ਗਉੜੀ

ਨਾਮ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਗੋਇਲਿ ਥਾਟੁ ॥

naam sa(n)jogee goil thaaT ||

Those who are committed to the Naam, see the world as merely a temporary pasture.

ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਫੂਟੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਮਾਟੁ ॥

kaam karodh fooTai bikh maaT ||

Sexual desire and anger are broken, like a jar of poison.

ਬਿਨੁ ਵਖਰ ਸੂਨੋ ਘਰੁ ਹਾਟੁ ॥

bin vakhar soono ghar haaT ||

Without the merchandise of the Name, the house of the body and the store of the mind are empty.

ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੋਲੇ ਬਜਰ ਕਪਾਟ ॥੪॥

gur mil khole bajar kapaaT ||4||

Meeting the Guru, the hard and heavy doors are opened. ||4||

ਸਾਧੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਪੂਰਬ ਸੰਜੋਗ ॥

saadh milai poorab sa(n)jog ||

One meets the Holy Saint only through perfect destiny.

ਸਚਿ ਰਹਸੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਲੋਗ ॥

sach rahase poore har log ||

The Lord's perfect people rejoice in the Truth.

ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਦੇ ਲੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

man tan dhe lai sahaj subhai ||

Surrendering their minds and bodies, they find the Lord with intuitive ease.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਇ ॥੫॥੬॥

naanak tin kai laagau pai ||5||6||

Nanak falls at their feet. ||5||6||

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

gauRee mahalaa pehilaa ||

Gauree, First Mehla:

ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਿ ਚੀਤੁ ॥

kaam karodh maiaa meh cheet ||

The conscious mind is engrossed in sexual desire, anger and Maya.

ਝੂਠ ਵਿਕਾਰਿ ਜਾਗੈ ਹਿਤ ਚੀਤੁ ॥

jhooTh vikaar jaagai hit cheet ||

The conscious mind is awake only to falsehood, corruption and attachment.

ਪੂੰਜੀ ਪਾਪ ਲੋਭ ਕੀ ਕੀਤੁ ॥

poo(n)jee paap lobh kee keet ||

It gathers in the assets of sin and greed.

ਤਰੁ ਤਾਰੀ ਮਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਚੀਤੁ ॥੧॥

tar taaree man naam sucheet ||1||

So swim across the river of life, O my mind, with the Sacred Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਮੈ ਤੇਰੀ ਟੇਕ ॥

vaahu vaahu saache mai teree Tek ||

Waaho! Waaho! - Great! Great is my True Lord! I seek Your All-powerful Support.

ਹਉ ਪਾਪੀ ਤੂੰ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਏਕ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

hau paapee too(n) niramal ek ||1|| rahaau ||

I am a sinner - You alone are pure. ||1||Pause||

ਅਗਨਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੋਲੈ ਭੜਵਾਉ ॥

agan paanee bolai bhaRavaau ||

Fire and water join together, and the breath roars in its fury!

ਜਿਹਵਾ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਏਕੁ ਸੁਆਉ ॥

jihavaa i(n)dhree ek suaau ||

The tongue and the sex organs each seek to taste.

ਦਿਸਟਿ ਵਿਕਾਰੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਭਉ ਭਾਉ ॥

dhisaT vikaaree naahee bhau bhaau ||

The eyes which look upon corruption do not know the Love and the Fear of God.

ਆਪੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਤਾ ਪਾਏ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥

aap maare taa paae naau ||2||

Conquering self-conceit, one obtains the Name. ||2||

ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

sabadh marai fir maran na hoi ||

One who dies in the Word of the Shabad, shall never again have to die.

ਬਿਨੁ ਮੂਏ ਕਿਉ ਪੂਰਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

bin mooe kiau pooraa hoi ||

Without such a death, how can one attain perfection?

ਪਰਪੰਚਿ ਵਿਆਪਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਦੋਇ ॥

parapa(n)ch viaap rahiaa man dhoi ||

The mind is engrossed in deception, treachery and duality.

ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥

thir naarain kare su hoi ||3||

Whatever the Immortal Lord does, comes to pass. ||3||

ਬੋਹਿਥਿ ਚੜਉ ਜਾ ਆਵੈ ਵਾਰੁ ॥

bohith chaRau jaa aavai vaar ||

So get aboard that boat when your turn comes.

ਠਾਕੇ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਾਰ ॥

Thaake bohith dharageh maar ||

Those who fail to embark upon that boat shall be beaten in the Court of the Lord.

ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

sach saalaahee dha(n)n gurdhuaar ||

Blessed is that Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, where the Praises of the True Lord are sung.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥੪॥੭॥

naanak dhar ghar eka(n)kaar ||4||7||

O Nanak, the One Creator Lord is pervading hearth and home. ||4||7||

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

gauRee mahalaa pehilaa ||

Gauree, First Mehla:

ਉਲਟਿਓ ਕਮਲੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

aulaTio kamal braham beechaar ||

The inverted heart-lotus has been turned upright, through reflective meditation on God.

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਧਾਰ ਗਗਨਿ ਦਸ ਦੁਆਰਿ ॥

a(n)mirat dhaar gagan dhas dhuaar ||

From the Sky of the Tenth Gate, the Ambrosial Nectar trickles down.

ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਆਪਿ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥੧॥

tirabhavan bedhiaa aap muraar ||1||

The Lord Himself is pervading the three worlds. ||1||

ਰੇ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

re man mere bharam na keejai ||

O my mind, do not give in to doubt.

ਮਨਿ ਮਾਨਿਐ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

man maaniaai a(n)mirat ras peejai ||1|| rahaau ||

When the mind surrenders to the Name, it drinks in the essence of Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||

ਜਨਮੁ ਜੀਤਿ ਮਰਣਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥

janam jeet maran man maaniaa ||

So win the game of life; let your mind surrender and accept death.

ਆਪਿ ਮੂਆ ਮਨੁ ਮਨ ਤੇ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥

aap mooaa man man te jaaniaa ||

When the self dies, the individual mind comes to know the Supreme Mind.

ਨਜਰਿ ਭਈ ਘਰੁ ਘਰ ਤੇ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੨॥

najar bhiee ghar ghar te jaaniaa ||2||

As the inner vision is awakened, one comes to know one's own home, deep within the self. ||2||

ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਮਜਨੁ ਨਾਮਿ ॥

jat sat teerath majan naam ||

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is austerity, chastity and cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

ਅਧਿਕ ਬਿਥਾਰੁ ਕਰਉ ਕਿਸੁ ਕਾਮਿ ॥

adhik bithaar karau kis kaam ||

What good are ostentatious displays?

ਨਰ ਨਾਰਾਇਣ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮਿ ॥੩॥

nar naarain a(n)tarajaam ||3||

The All-pervading Lord is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||3||

ਆਨ ਮਨਉ ਤਉ ਪਰ ਘਰ ਜਾਉ ॥

aan manau tau par ghar jaau ||

If I had faith in someone else, then I would go to that one's house.

ਕਿਸੁ ਜਾਚਉ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਥਾਉ ॥

kis jaachau naahee ko thaau ||

But where should I go, to beg? There is no other place for me.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੪॥੮॥

naanak gurmat sahaj samaau ||4||8||

O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, I am intuitively absorbed in the Lord. ||4||8||

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

gauRee mahalaa pehilaa ||

Gauree, First Mehla:

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਦਿਖਾਏ ॥

satigur milai su maran dhikhaae ||

Meeting the True Guru, we are shown the way to die.

ਮਰਣ ਰਹਣ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭਾਏ ॥

maran rahan ras a(n)tar bhaae ||

Remaining alive in this death brings joy deep within.

ਗਰਬੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਗਗਨ ਪੁਰੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੧॥

garab nivaar gagan pur paae ||1||

Overcoming egotistical pride, the Tenth Gate is found. ||1||

ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਆਏ ਨਹੀ ਰਹਣਾ ॥

maran likhai aae nahee rahanaa ||

Death is pre-ordained - no one who comes can remain here.

ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਜਾਪਿ ਰਹਣੁ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

har jap jaap rahan har saranaa ||1|| rahaau ||

So chant and meditate on the Lord, and remain in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਭਾਗੈ ॥

satigur milai ta dhubidhaa bhaagai ||

Meeting the True Guru, duality is dispelled.

ਕਮਲੁ ਬਿਗਾਸਿ ਮਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਲਾਗੈ ॥

kamal bigaas man har prabh laagai ||

The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and the mind is attached to the Lord God.

ਜੀਵਤੁ ਮਰੈ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਆਗੈ ॥੨॥

jeevat marai mahaa ras aagai ||2||

One who remains dead while yet alive obtains the greatest happiness hereafter. ||2||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸਚ ਸੰਜਮਿ ਸੂਚਾ ॥

satigur miliaai sach sa(n)jam soochaa ||

Meeting the True Guru, one becomes truthful, chaste and pure.

ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਪਉੜੀ ਊਚੋ ਊਚਾ ॥

gur kee pauRee uoocho uoochaa ||

Climbing up the steps of the Guru's Path, one becomes the highest of the high.

ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਭਉ ਮੂਚਾ ॥੩॥

karam milai jam kaa bhau moochaa ||3||

When the Lord grants His Mercy, the fear of death is conquered. ||3||

ਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਮਿਲਿ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥

gur miliaai mil a(n)k samaiaa ||

Uniting in Guru's Union, we are absorbed in His Loving Embrace.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਘਰੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥

kar kirapaa ghar mahal dhikhaiaa ||

Granting His Grace, He reveals the Mansion of His Presence, within the home of the self.

ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੯॥

naanak haumai maar milaiaa ||4||9||

O Nanak, conquering egotism, we are absorbed into the Lord. ||4||9||