ਸਲੋਕ ਸਹਸਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਤੇ ਭਗਤ ਬਾਣੀ

ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਤੁ ਖਾਧੈ ਤਿਪਤਾਇ ॥

har prabh veparavaahu hai kit khaadhai tipatai ||

My Lord God is Self-existent and Independent. What does He need to eat to be satisfied?

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਤਿਪਤਾਸੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥

satigur kai bhaanai jo chalai tipataasai har gun gai ||

Whoever walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru, and sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, is pleasing to Him.

ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਕਲਜੁਗਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿ ਚਲੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਇ ॥੧੨॥

dhan dhan kalajug naanakaa j chale satigur bhai ||12||

Blessed, blessed are they, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O Nanak, who walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru. ||12||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨ ਸੇਵਿਓ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਰਖਿਓ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥

satiguroo na sevio sabadh na rakhio ur dhaar ||

Those who do not serve the True Guru, and do not keep the Shabad enshrined in their hearts

ਧਿਗੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਕਿਤੁ ਆਏ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

dhig tinaa kaa jeeviaa kit aae sa(n)saar ||

cursed are their lives. Why did they even come into the world?

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਭਉ ਮਨਿ ਪਵੈ ਤਾਂ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਲਗੈ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥

gurmatee bhau man pavai taa(n) har ras lagai piaar ||

If one follows the Guru's Teachings, and keeps the Fear of God in his mind, then he is lovingly attuned to the sublime essence of the Lord.

ਨਾਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਿ ॥੧੩॥

naau milai dhur likhiaa jan naanak paar utaar ||13||

By his primal destiny, he obtains the Name; O Nanak, he is carried across. ||13||

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਜਗੁ ਭਰਮਿਆ ਘਰੁ ਮੁਸੈ ਖਬਰਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

maiaa moh jag bharamiaa ghar musai khabar na hoi ||

The world wanders lost in emotional attachment to Maya; it does not realize that its own home is being plundered.

ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਿ ਮਨੁ ਹਿਰਿ ਲਇਆ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧਾ ਲੋਇ ॥

kaam karodh man hir liaa manmukh a(n)dhaa loi ||

The self-willed manmukh is blind in the world; his mind is lured away by sexual desire and anger.

ਗਿਆਨ ਖੜਗ ਪੰਚ ਦੂਤ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਜਾਗੈ ਸੋਇ ॥

giaan khaRag pa(n)ch dhoot sa(n)ghaare gurmat jaagai soi ||

With the sword of spiritual wisdom, kill the five demons. Remain awake and aware to the Guru's Teachings.

ਨਾਮ ਰਤਨੁ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

naam ratan paragaasiaa man tan niramal hoi ||

The Jewel of the Naam is revealed, and the mind and body are purified.

ਨਾਮਹੀਨ ਨਕਟੇ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਹਿ ਰੋਇ ॥

naamaheen nakaTe fireh bin naavai beh roi ||

Those who lack the Naam wander around lost, with their noses cut off; without the Name, they sit and cry.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਮੇਟਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਇ ॥੧੪॥

naanak jo dhur karatai likhiaa su meT na sakai koi ||14||

O Nanak, no one can erase that which is pre-ordained by the Creator Lord. ||14||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਾ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਖਟਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

gurmukhaa har dhan khaTiaa gur kai sabadh veechaar ||

The Gurmukhs earn the wealth of the Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਅਤੁਟ ਭਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥

naam padhaarath paiaa atuT bhare bha(n)ddaar ||

They receive the wealth of the Naam; their treasures are overflowing.

ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਬਾਣੀ ਉਚਰਹਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥

har gun baanee uchareh a(n)t na paaraavaar ||

Through the Word of the Guru's Bani, they utter the Glorious Praises of the Lord, whose end and limitations cannot be found.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਭ ਕਾਰਣ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੈ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਿਰਜਨਹਾਰੁ ॥੧੫॥

naanak sabh kaaran karataa karai vekhai sirajanahaar ||15||

O Nanak, the Creator is the Doer of all; the Creator Lord beholds all. ||15||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਜੁ ਹੈ ਮਨੁ ਚੜਿਆ ਦਸਵੈ ਆਕਾਸਿ ॥

gurmukh a(n)tar sahaj hai man chaRiaa dhasavai aakaas ||

Within the Gurmukh is intuitive peace and poise; his mind ascends to the Tenth Plane of the Akaashic Ethers.

ਤਿਥੈ ਊਂਘ ਨ ਭੁਖ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਖ ਵਾਸੁ ॥

tithai uoo(n)gh na bhukh hai har a(n)mirat naam sukh vaas ||

No one is sleepy or hungry there; they dwell in the peace of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਵਿਆਪਤ ਨਹੀ ਜਿਥੈ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸੁ ॥੧੬॥

naanak dhukh sukh viaapat nahee jithai aatam raam pragaas ||16||

O Nanak, pain and pleasure do not afflict anyone, where the Light of the Lord, the Supreme Soul, illuminates. ||16||

ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਕਾ ਚੋਲੜਾ ਸਭ ਗਲਿ ਆਏ ਪਾਇ ॥

kaam karodh kaa cholaRaa sabh gal aae pai ||

All have come, wearing the robes of sexual desire and anger.

ਇਕਿ ਉਪਜਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਂਹਿ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

eik upajeh ik binas jaa(n)h hukame aavai jai ||

Some are born, and some pass away. They come and go according to the Hukam of the Lord's Command.

ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਚੁਕਈ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਗਾ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥

ja(n)man maran na chukiee ra(n)g lagaa dhoojai bhai ||

Their comings and goings in reincarnation do not end; they are imbued with the love of duality.

ਬੰਧਨਿ ਬੰਧਿ ਭਵਾਈਅਨੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧੭॥

ba(n)dhan ba(n)dh bhavaieean karanaa kachhoo na jai ||17||

Bound in bondage, they are made to wander, and they cannot do anything about it. ||17||

ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀਅਨੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਇ ॥

jin kau kirapaa dhaareean tinaa satigur miliaa aai ||

Those, upon whom the Lord showers His Mercy, come and meet the True Guru.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਉਲਟੀ ਭਈ ਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

satigur mile ulaTee bhiee mar jeeviaa sahaj subhai ||

Meeting with the True Guru, they turn away from the world; they remain dead while still alive, with intuitive peace and poise.

ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧੮॥

naanak bhagatee ratiaa har har naam samai ||18||

O Nanak, the devotees are imbued with the Lord; they are absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||18||

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਚੰਚਲ ਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥

manmukh cha(n)chal mat hai a(n)tar bahut chaturaiee ||

The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is fickle; he is very tricky and clever within.

ਕੀਤਾ ਕਰਤਿਆ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਗਇਆ ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

keetaa karatiaa birathaa giaa ik til thai na paiee ||

Whatever he has done, and all that he does, is useless. Not even an iota of it is acceptable.

ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨੁ ਜੋ ਬੀਜਦੇ ਸਭ ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਕੈ ਜਾਈ ॥

pu(n)n dhaan jo beejadhe sabh dharam rai kai jaiee ||

The charity and generosity he pretends to give will be judged by the Righteous Judge of Dharma.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਈ ॥

bin satiguroo jamakaal na chhoddiee dhoojai bhai khuaaiee ||

Without the True Guru, the Messenger of Death does not leave the mortal alone; he is ruined by the love of duality.

ਜੋਬਨੁ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਜਰੁ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਈ ॥

joban jaa(n)dhaa nadhar na aaviee jar pahuchai mar jaiee ||

Youth slips away imperceptibly, old age comes, and then he dies.

ਪੁਤੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਹੇਤੁ ਹੈ ਅੰਤਿ ਬੇਲੀ ਕੋ ਨ ਸਖਾਈ ॥

put kalat moh het hai a(n)t belee ko na sakhaiee ||

The mortal is caught in love and emotional attachment to children and spouse, but none of them will be his helper and support in the end.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਨਾਉ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਈ ॥

satigur seve so sukh paae naau vasai man aaiee ||

Whoever serves the True Guru finds peace; the Name comes to abide in the mind.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇ ਵਡੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਜਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੧੯॥

naanak se vadde vaddabhaagee j gurmukh naam samaiee ||19||

O Nanak, great and very fortunate are those who, as Gurmukh, are absorbed in the Naam. ||19||

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਨੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖ ਰੋਇ ॥

manmukh naam na chetanee bin naavai dhukh roi ||

The self-willed manmukhs do not even think of the Name; without the Name, they cry in pain.