ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਘਟਿ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਆਨੇਰੁ ਬਿਨਾਸਣਿ ॥
gurmatee ghaT chaananaa aaner binaasan ||
Following the Guru's Teachings, one's heart is illumined, and the darkness is dispelled.
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਹੀ ਸਭ ਸਾਜੀਅਨੁ ਰਵਿਆ ਸਭ ਵਣਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਣਿ ॥
hukame hee sabh saajeean raviaa sabh van tiran ||
By the Hukam of His Command, He creates everything; He pervades and permeates all the woods and meadows.
ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਣਿ ॥
sabh kichh aape aap hai gurmukh sadhaa har bhan ||
He Himself is everything; the Gurmukh constantly chants the Lord's Name.
ਸਬਦੇ ਹੀ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਈ ਸਚੈ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੫॥
sabadhe hee sojhee piee sachai aap bujhaiee ||5||
Through the Shabad, understanding comes; the True Lord Himself inspires us to understand. ||5||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਅਭਿਆਗਤ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਜਿਨ ਕੇ ਚਿਤ ਮਹਿ ਭਰਮੁ ॥
abhiaagat eh na aakheean jin ke chit meh bharam ||
He is not called a renunciate, whose consciousness is filled with doubt.
ਤਿਸ ਦੈ ਦਿਤੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਤੇਹੋ ਜੇਹਾ ਧਰਮੁ ॥
tis dhai dhitai naanakaa teho jehaa dharam ||
Donations to him bring proportionate rewards.
ਅਭੈ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਭੂਖਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
abhai nira(n)jan param padh taa kaa bhookhaa hoi ||
He hungers for the supreme status of the Fearless, Immaculate Lord;
ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਪਾਏ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥
tis kaa bhojan naanakaa viralaa paae koi ||1||
O Nanak, how rare are those who offer him this food. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਅਭਿਆਗਤ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਜਿ ਪਰ ਘਰਿ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥
abhiaagat eh na aakheean j par ghar bhojan karen ||
They are not called renunciates, who take food in the homes of others.
ਉਦਰੈ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਆਪਣੇ ਬਹਲੇ ਭੇਖਿ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥
audharai kaaran aapane bahale bhekh karen ||
For the sake of their bellies, they wear various religious robes.
ਅਭਿਆਗਤ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿ ਆਤਮ ਗਉਣੁ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥
abhiaagat seiee naanakaa j aatam gaun karen ||
They alone are renunciates, O Nanak, who enter into their own souls.
ਭਾਲਿ ਲਹਨਿ ਸਹੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਰਹਣੁ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥੨॥
bhaal lahan sahu aapanaa nij ghar rahan karen ||2||
They seek and find their Husband Lord; they dwell within the home of their own inner self. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਅੰਬਰੁ ਧਰਤਿ ਵਿਛੋੜਿਅਨੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਚਾ ਅਸਰਾਉ ॥
a(n)bar dharat vichhoRian vich sachaa asaraau ||
They sky and the earth are separate, but the True Lord supports them from within.
ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਸਭੋ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
ghar dhar sabho sach hai jis vich sachaa naau ||
True are all those homes and gates, within which the True Name is enshrined.
ਸਭੁ ਸਚਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥
sabh sachaa hukam varatadhaa gurmukh sach samaau ||
The Hukam of the True Lord's Command is effective everywhere. The Gurmukh merges in the True Lord.
ਸਚਾ ਆਪਿ ਤਖਤੁ ਸਚਾ ਬਹਿ ਸਚਾ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਆਉ ॥
sachaa aap takhat sachaa beh sachaa kare niaau ||
He Himself is True, and True is His throne. Seated upon it, He administers true justice.
ਸਭੁ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਈ ॥੬॥
sabh sacho sach varatadhaa gurmukh alakh lakhaiee ||6||
The Truest of the True is all-pervading everywhere; the Gurmukh sees the unseen. ||6||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਰੈਣਾਇਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਅਨੰਤੁ ਹੈ ਕੂੜੀ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
rainair maeh ana(n)t hai kooRee aavai jai ||
In the world-ocean, the Infinite Lord abides. The false come and go in reincarnation.
ਭਾਣੈ ਚਲੈ ਆਪਣੈ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਲਹੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥
bhaanai chalai aapanai bahutee lahai sajai ||
One who walks according to his own will, suffers terrible punishment.
ਰੈਣਾਇਰ ਮਹਿ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੈ ਕਰਮੀ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
rainair meh sabh kichh hai karamee palai pai ||
All things are in the world-ocean, but they are obtained only by the karma of good actions.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੇ ਚਲੈ ਤਿਸੈ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੧॥
naanak nau nidh paieeaai je chalai tisai rajai ||1||
O Nanak, he alone obtains the nine treasures, who walks in the Will of the Lord. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਸਹਜੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨ ਸੇਵਿਓ ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਨਮਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥
sahaje satigur na sevio vich haumai janam binaas ||
One who doesn't intuitively serves the True Guru, loses his life in egotism.
ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਨ ਚਖਿਓ ਕਮਲੁ ਨ ਹੋਇਓ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥
rasanaa har ras na chakhio kamal na hoio paragaas ||
His tongue does not taste the sublime essence of the Lord, and his heart-lotus does not blossom forth.
ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਧੀ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥
bikh khaadhee manmukh muaa maiaa moh vinaas ||
The self-willed manmukh eats poison and dies; he is ruined by love and attachment to Maya.
ਇਕਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
eikas har ke naam vin dhirag jeevan dhirag vaas ||
Without the Name of the One Lord, his life is cursed, and his home is cursed as well.
ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਚਾ ਤਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸੁ ॥
jaa aape nadhar kare prabh sachaa taa hovai dhaasan dhaas ||
When God Himself bestows His Glance of Grace, then one becomes the slave of His slaves.
ਤਾ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਪਾਸੁ ॥
taa anadhin sevaa kare satiguroo kee kabeh na chhoddai paas ||
And then, night and day, he serves the True Guru, and never leaves His side.
ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਅਲਿਪਤੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਤਿਉ ਵਿਚੇ ਗਿਰਹ ਉਦਾਸੁ ॥
jiau jal meh kamal alipato varatai tiau viche gireh udhaas ||
As the lotus flower floats unaffected in the water, so does he remain detached in his own household.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥੨॥
jan naanak kare karaiaa sabh ko jiau bhaavai tiv har gunataas ||2||
O servant Nanak, the Lord acts, and inspires everyone to act, according to the Pleasure of His Will. He is the treasure of virtue. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਛਤੀਹ ਜੁਗ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਸਾ ਆਪੇ ਗਣਤ ਕੀਨੀ ॥
chhateeh jug gubaar saa aape ganat keenee ||
For thirty-six ages, there was utter darkness. Then, the Lord revealed Himself.
ਆਪੇ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸਭ ਸਾਜੀਅਨੁ ਆਪਿ ਮਤਿ ਦੀਨੀ ॥
aape sirasaT sabh saajeean aap mat dheenee ||
He Himself created the entire universe. He Himself blessed it with understanding.
ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ ਸਾਜਿਅਨੁ ਪਾਪ ਪੁੰਨ ਗਣਤ ਗਣੀਨੀ ॥
simirat saasat saajian paap pu(n)n ganat ganeenee ||
He created the Simritees and the Shaastras; He calculates the accounts of virtue and vice.
ਜਿਸੁ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਸੋ ਬੁਝਸੀ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਤੀਨੀ ॥
jis bujhaae so bujhasee sachai sabadh pateenee ||
He alone understands, whom the Lord inspires to understand and to be pleased with the True Word of the Shabad.
ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੭॥
sabh aape aap varatadhaa aape bakhas milaiee ||7||
He Himself is all-pervading; He Himself forgives, and unites with Himself. ||7||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਸਭੋ ਰਤੁ ਹੈ ਰਤੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਤੰਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
eih tan sabho rat hai rat bin ta(n)n na hoi ||
This body is all blood; without blood, the body cannot exist.
ਜੋ ਸਹਿ ਰਤੇ ਆਪਣੈ ਤਿਨ ਤਨਿ ਲੋਭ ਰਤੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
jo seh rate aapanai tin tan lobh rat na hoi ||
Those who are attuned to their Lord - their bodies are not filled with the blood of greed.
ਭੈ ਪਇਐ ਤਨੁ ਖੀਣੁ ਹੋਇ ਲੋਭ ਰਤੁ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
bhai piaai tan kheen hoi lobh rat vichahu jai ||
In the Fear of God, the body becomes thin, and the blood of greed passes out of the body.