Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਮਾਰੂ

Raag Maru·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 1022 of 1430

ਗੰਗਾ ਜਮੁਨਾ ਕੇਲ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ ॥

ga(n)gaa jamunaa kel kedhaaraa ||

The Ganges, the Jamunaa where Krishna played, Kaydar Naat'h,

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ਕਾਸੀ ਕਾਂਤੀ ਪੁਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥

kaasee kaa(n)tee puree dhuaaraa ||

Benares, Kanchivaram, Puri, Dwaarkaa,

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ਗੰਗਾ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਬੇਣੀ ਸੰਗਮੁ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੯॥

ga(n)gaa saagar benee sa(n)gam aThasaTh a(n)k samaiee he ||9||

Ganga Saagar where the Ganges empties into the ocean, Trivaynee where the three rivers come together, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, are all merged in the Lord's Being. ||9||

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ਆਪੇ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

aape sidh saadhik veechaaree ||

He Himself is the Siddha, the seeker, in meditative contemplation.

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ਆਪੇ ਰਾਜਨੁ ਪੰਚਾ ਕਾਰੀ ॥

aape raajan pa(n)chaa kaaree ||

He Himself is the King and the Council.

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ਤਖਤਿ ਬਹੈ ਅਦਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮੁ ਭੇਦੁ ਭਉ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥

takhat bahai adhalee prabh aape bharam bhedh bhau jaiee he ||10||

God Himself, the wise Judge, sits on the throne; He takes away doubt, duality and fear. ||10||

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ਆਪੇ ਕਾਜੀ ਆਪੇ ਮੁਲਾ ॥

aape kaajee aape mulaa ||

He Himself is the Qazi; He Himself is the Mullah.

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ਆਪਿ ਅਭੁਲੁ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਭੁਲਾ ॥

aap abhul na kabahoo bhulaa ||

He Himself is infallible; He never makes mistakes.

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ਆਪੇ ਮਿਹਰ ਦਇਆਪਤਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਨਾ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੋ ਬੈਰਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੧॥

aape mihar dhiaapat dhaataa naa kisai ko bairaiee he ||11||

He Himself is the Giver of Grace, compassion and honor; He is no one's enemy. ||11||

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ਜਿਸੁ ਬਖਸੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

jis bakhase tis dhe vaddiaaiee ||

Whoever He forgives, He blesses with glorious greatness.

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ਸਭਸੈ ਦਾਤਾ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਈ ॥

sabhasai dhaataa til na tamaiee ||

He is the Giver of all; He does not have even an iota of greed.

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ਭਰਪੁਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲੁ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੁ ਸਭ ਠਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥

bharapur dhaar rahiaa nihakeval gupat pragaT sabh Thaiee he ||12||

The Immaculate Lord is all pervading, permeating everywhere, both hidden and manifest. ||12||

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ਕਿਆ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੈ ॥

kiaa saalaahee agam apaarai ||

How can I praise the inaccessible, infinite Lord?

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ਸਾਚੇ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰ ਮੁਰਾਰੈ ॥

saache sirajanahaar muraarai ||

The True Creator Lord is the Enemy of ego.

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ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੇਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੩॥

jis no nadhar kare tis mele mel milai melaiee he ||13||

He unites those whom He blesses with His Grace; uniting them in His Union, they are united. ||13||

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਦੁਆਰੈ ॥

brahamaa bisan mahes dhuaarai ||

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva stand at His Door;

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ਊਭੇ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੈ ॥

uoobhe seveh alakh apaarai ||

they serve the unseen, infinite Lord.

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ਹੋਰ ਕੇਤੀ ਦਰਿ ਦੀਸੈ ਬਿਲਲਾਦੀ ਮੈ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਕਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੪॥

hor ketee dhar dheesai bilalaadhee mai ganat na aavai kaiee he ||14||

Millions of others can be seen crying at His door; I cannot even estimate their numbers. ||14||

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ਸਾਚੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥

saachee keerat saachee baanee ||

True is the Kirtan of His Praise, and True is the Word of His Bani.

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ਹੋਰ ਨ ਦੀਸੈ ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ॥

hor na dheesai bedh puraanee ||

I can see no other in the Vedas and the Puraanas.

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ਪੂੰਜੀ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਚੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਾ ਮੈ ਧਰ ਹੋਰ ਨ ਕਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥

poo(n)jee saach sache gun gaavaa mai dhar hor na kaiee he ||15||

Truth is my capital; I sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. I have no other support at all. ||15||

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ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਹੋਸੀ ॥

jug jug saachaa hai bhee hosee ||

In each and every age, the True Lord is, and shall always be.

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ਕਉਣੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਕਉਣੁ ਨ ਮਰਸੀ ॥

kaun na mooaa kaun na marasee ||

Who has not died? Who shall not die?

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਦਰਿ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੬॥੨॥

naanak neech kahai bena(n)tee dhar dhekhahu liv laiee he ||16||2||

Nanak the lowly offers this prayer; see Him within your own self, and lovingly focus on the Lord. ||16||2||

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ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa pehilaa ||

Maaroo, First Mehla:

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ਦੂਜੀ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਅੰਨੀ ਬੋਲੀ ॥

dhoojee dhuramat a(n)nee bolee ||

In duality and evil-mindedness, the soul-bride is blind and deaf.

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ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਕੀ ਕਚੀ ਚੋਲੀ ॥

kaam karodh kee kachee cholee ||

She wears the dress of sexual desire and anger.

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ਘਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਸਹਜੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਛੋਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਪਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧॥

ghar var sahaj na jaanai chhohar bin pir needh na paiee he ||1||

Her Husband Lord is within the home of her own heart, but she does not know Him; without her Husband Lord, she cannot go to sleep. ||1||

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲੈ ਭੜਕਾਰੇ ॥

a(n)tar agan jalai bhaRakaare ||

The great fire of desire blazes within her.

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ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਤਕੇ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਚਾਰੇ ॥

manmukh take ku(n)ddaa chaare ||

The self-willed manmukh looks around in the four directions.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਾਚੇ ਹਾਥਿ ਵਡਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੨॥

bin satigur seve kiau sukh paieeaai saache haath vaddaiee he ||2||

Without serving the True Guru, how can she find peace? Glorious greatness rests in the hands of the True Lord. ||2||

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ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥

kaam karodh aha(n)kaar nivaare ||

Eradicating sexual desire, anger and egotism,

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ਤਸਕਰ ਪੰਚ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ ॥

tasakar pa(n)ch sabadh sa(n)ghaare ||

she destroys the five thieves through the Word of the Shabad.

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ਗਿਆਨ ਖੜਗੁ ਲੈ ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਲੂਝੈ ਮਨਸਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਸਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੩॥

giaan khaRag lai man siau loojhai manasaa maneh samaiee he ||3||

Taking up the sword of spiritual wisdom, she struggles with her mind, and hope and desire are smoothed over in her mind. ||3||

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ਮਾ ਕੀ ਰਕਤੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਬਿਦੁ ਧਾਰਾ ॥

maa kee rakat pitaa bidh dhaaraa ||

From the union of the mother's egg and the father's sperm,

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ਮੂਰਤਿ ਸੂਰਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਆਪਾਰਾ ॥

moorat soorat kar aapaaraa ||

the form of infinite beauty has been created.

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ਜੋਤਿ ਦਾਤਿ ਜੇਤੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਤੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭ ਠਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੪॥

jot dhaat jetee sabh teree too karataa sabh Thaiee he ||4||

The blessings of light all come from You; You are the Creator Lord, pervading everywhere. ||4||

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ਤੁਝ ਹੀ ਕੀਆ ਜੰਮਣ ਮਰਣਾ ॥

tujh hee keeaa ja(n)man maranaa ||

You have created birth and death.

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ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸਮਝ ਪੜੀ ਕਿਆ ਡਰਣਾ ॥

gur te samajh paRee kiaa ddaranaa ||

Why should anyone fear, if they come to understand through the Guru?

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ਤੂ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਸਰੀਰਹੁ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੫॥

too dhiaal dhiaa kar dhekheh dhukh dharadh sareerahu jaiee he ||5||

When You, O Merciful Lord, look with Your kindness, then pain and suffering leave the body. ||5||

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ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਬੈਸਿ ਰਹੇ ਭਉ ਖਾਇਆ ॥

nij ghar bais rahe bhau khaiaa ||

One who sits in the home of his own self, eats his own fears.

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ਧਾਵਤ ਰਾਖੇ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇਆ ॥

dhaavat raakhe Thaak rahaiaa ||

He quiets and holds his wandering mind still.

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ਕਮਲ ਬਿਗਾਸ ਹਰੇ ਸਰ ਸੁਭਰ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਸਖਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੬॥

kamal bigaas hare sar subhar aatam raam sakhaiee he ||6||

His heart-lotus blossoms forth in the overflowing green pool, and the Lord of his soul becomes his companion and helper. ||6||

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ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਮੰਡਲ ਮਹਿ ਆਏ ॥

maran likhai ma(n)ddal meh aae ||

With their death already ordained, mortals come into this world.

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ਕਿਉ ਰਹੀਐ ਚਲਣਾ ਪਰਥਾਏ ॥

kiau raheeaai chalanaa parathaae ||

How can they remain here? They have to go to the world beyond.

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ਸਚਾ ਅਮਰੁ ਸਚੇ ਅਮਰਾ ਪੁਰਿ ਸੋ ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੭॥

sachaa amar sache amaraa pur so sach milai vaddaiee he ||7||

True is the Lord's Command; the true ones dwell in the eternal city. The True Lord blesses them with glorious greatness. ||7||

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ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਜਗਤੁ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥

aap upaiaa jagat sabaiaa ||

He Himself created the whole world.

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ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

jin siriaa tin dha(n)dhai laiaa ||

The One who made it, assigns the tasks to it.

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Completed Ang 1022

Advancing to Ang 1023