ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੪॥੧੩॥੩੩॥
naanak naam rate nihakeval nirabaanee ||4||13||33||
O Nanak, attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they are detached, in the perfect balance of Nirvaanaa. ||4||13||33||
ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
gauRee guaareree mahalaa teejaa ||
Gauree Gwaarayree, Third Mehla:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਭਾਗਿ ਸੰਜੋਗ ॥
satigur milai vaddabhaag sa(n)jog ||
Through great good fortune and high destiny, one meets the True Guru.
ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ॥੧॥
hiradhai naam nit har ras bhog ||1||
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is constantly within the heart, and one enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord. ||1||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
gurmukh praanee naam har dhiaai ||
O mortal, become Gurmukh, and meditate on the Name of the Lord.
ਜਨਮੁ ਜੀਤਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
janam jeet laahaa naam pai ||1|| rahaau ||
Be victorious in the game of life, and earn the profit of the Naam. ||1||Pause||
ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਹੈ ਮੀਠਾ ॥
giaan dhiaan gur sabadh hai meeThaa ||
Spiritual wisdom and meditation come to those unto whom the Word of the Guru's Shabad is sweet.
ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਕਿਨੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਚਖਿ ਡੀਠਾ ॥੨॥
gur kirapaa te kinai viralai chakh ddeeThaa ||2||
By Guru's Grace, a few have tasted, and seen it. ||2||
ਕਰਮ ਕਾਂਡ ਬਹੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਅਚਾਰ ॥
karam kaa(n)dd bahu kareh achaar ||
They may perform all sorts of religious rituals and good actions,
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰ ॥੩॥
bin naavai dhirag dhirag aha(n)kaar ||3||
but without the Name, the egotistical ones are cursed and doomed. ||3||
ਬੰਧਨਿ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਮਾਇਆ ਫਾਸ ॥
ba(n)dhan baadhio maiaa faas ||
They are bound and gagged, and hung by Maya's noose;
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਛੂਟੈ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਗਾਸ ॥੪॥੧੪॥੩੪॥
jan naanak chhooTai gur paragaas ||4||14||34||
O servant Nanak, they shall be released only by Guru's Grace. ||4||14||34||
ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ॥
mahalaa teejaa gauRee bairaagan ||
Third Mehla, Gauree Bairaagan:
ਜੈਸੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਊਪਰਿਮੇਘੁਲਾ ਬਰਸਤੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਆ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਧੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
jaisee dharatee uooparimeghulaa barasat hai kiaa dharatee madhe paanee naahee ||
The clouds pour their rain down upon the earth, but isn't there water within the earth as well?
ਜੈਸੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਧੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਗਾ ਵਰਸਤ ਫਿਰਾਹੀ ॥੧॥
jaise dharatee madhe paanee paragaasiaa bin pagaa varasat firaahee ||1||
Water is contained within the earth; without feet, the clouds run around and let down their rain. ||1||
ਬਾਬਾ ਤੂੰ ਐਸੇ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਹੀ ॥
baabaa too(n) aaise bharam chukaahee ||
O Baba, get rid of your doubts like this.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਤੁ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ਕੋਈ ਹੈ ਰੇ ਤੈਸੇ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਹੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jo kichh karat hai soiee koiee hai re taise jai samaahee ||1|| rahaau ||
As you act, so shall you become, and so you shall go and mingle. ||1||Pause||
ਇਸਤਰੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਕਿਆ ਓਇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਹੀ ॥
eisataree purakh hoi kai kiaa oi karam kamaahee ||
As woman or man, what can anyone do?
ਨਾਨਾ ਰੂਪ ਸਦਾ ਹਹਿ ਤੇਰੇ ਤੁਝ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਹੀ ॥੨॥
naanaa roop sadhaa heh tere tujh hee maeh samaahee ||2||
The many and various forms are always Yours, O Lord; they shall merge again into You. ||2||
ਇਤਨੇ ਜਨਮ ਭੂਲਿ ਪਰੇ ਸੇ ਜਾ ਪਾਇਆ ਤਾ ਭੂਲੇ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
eitane janam bhool pare se jaa paiaa taa bhoole naahee ||
In countless incarnations, I went astray. Now that I have found You, I shall no longer wander.
ਜਾ ਕਾ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸੋਈ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਹੀ ॥੩॥
jaa kaa kaaraj soiee par jaanai je gur kai sabadh samaahee ||3||
It is His work; those who are absorbed in the Word of the Guru's Shabad come to know it well. ||3||
ਤੇਰਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਹਹਿ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮੁ ਕਹਾਹੀ ॥
teraa sabadh too(n)hai heh aape bharam kahaahee ||
The Shabad is Yours; You are Yourself. Where is there any doubt?
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਤੁ ਤਤ ਸਿਉ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪੁਨਰਪਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਆਹੀ ॥੪॥੧॥੧੫॥੩੫॥
naanak tat tat siau miliaa punarap janam na aahee ||4||1||15||35||
O Nanak, one whose essence is merged with the Lord's essence does not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation again. ||4||1||15||35||
ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
gauRee bairaagan mahalaa teejaa ||
Gauree Bairaagan, Third Mehla:
ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਕਾਲੈ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਬਾਧਾ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
sabh jag kaalai vas hai baadhaa dhoojai bhai ||
The whole world is under the power of Death, bound by the love of duality.
ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੧॥
haumai karam kamaavadhe manmukh milai sajai ||1||
The self-willed manmukhs do their deeds in ego; they receive their just rewards. ||1||
ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
mere man gur charanee chit lai ||
O my mind, focus your consciousness on the Guru's Feet.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਲੈ ਦਰਗਹ ਲਏ ਛਡਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gurmukh naam nidhaan lai dharageh le chhaddai ||1|| rahaau ||
As Gurmukh, you shall be awarded the treasure of the Naam. In the Court of the Lord, you shall be saved. ||1||Pause||
ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਭਰਮਦੇ ਮਨਹਠਿ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
lakh chauraaseeh bharamadhe manahaTh aavai jai ||
Through 8.4 million incarnations, people wander lost; in stubborn-mindedness, they come and go.
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਿਓ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੋਨੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥
gur kaa sabadh na cheenio fir fir jonee pai ||2||
They do not realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad; they are reincarnated over and over again. ||2||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
gurmukh aap pachhaaniaa har naam vasiaa man aai ||
The Gurmukh understands his own self. The Lord's Name comes to dwell within the mind.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੩॥
anadhin bhagatee ratiaa har naame sukh samai ||3||
Imbued with devotion to the Lord's Name, night and day, he merges in peace. ||3||
ਮਨੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਪਰਤੀਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਹਉਮੈ ਤਜੇ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥
man sabadh marai parateet hoi haumai taje vikaar ||
When one's mind dies in the Shabad, one radiates faith and confidence, shedding egotism and corruption.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮੀ ਪਾਈਅਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥੪॥੨॥੧੬॥੩੬॥
jan naanak karamee paieean har naamaa bhagat bha(n)ddaar ||4||2||16||36||
O servant Nanak, through the karma of good actions, the treasure of devotional worship and the Name of the Lord are attained. ||4||2||16||36||
ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
gauRee bairaagan mahalaa teejaa ||
Gauree Bairaagan, Third Mehla:
ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
peieeaRai dhin chaar hai har har likh paiaa ||
The Lord, Har, Har, has ordained that the soul is to stay in her parents' home for only a few short days.
ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਆ ॥
sobhaava(n)tee naar hai gurmukh gun gaiaa ||
Glorious is that soul-bride, who as Gurmukh, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਪੇਵਕੜੈ ਗੁਣ ਸੰਮਲੈ ਸਾਹੁਰੈ ਵਾਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
pevakaRai gun sa(n)malai saahurai vaas paiaa ||
She who cultivates virtue in her parents' home, shall obtain a home at her in-laws.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਣੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
gurmukh sahaj samaaneeaa har har man bhaiaa ||1||
The Gurmukhs are intuitively absorbed into the Lord. The Lord is pleasing to their minds. ||1||
ਸਸੁਰੈ ਪੇਈਐ ਪਿਰੁ ਵਸੈ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
sasurai peieeaai pir vasai kahu kit bidh paieeaai ||
Our Husband Lord dwells in this world, and in the world beyond. Tell me, how can He be found?
ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aap nira(n)jan alakh hai aape melaieeaai ||1|| rahaau ||
The Immaculate Lord Himself is unseen. He unites us with Himself. ||1||Pause||