Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਗਉੜੀ

Raag Gauri·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 229 of 1430

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

gauRee mahalaa pehilaa ||

Gauree, First Mehla:

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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੂਝਿ ਲੇ ਤਉ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ॥

gur parasaadhee boojh le tau hoi niberaa ||

By Guru's Grace, one comes to understand, and then, the account is settled.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 2

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਾ ਸੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥੧॥

ghar ghar naam nira(n)janaa so Thaakur meraa ||1||

In each and every heart is the Name of the Immaculate Lord; He is my Lord and Master. ||1||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 3

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦ ਨ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

bin gur sabadh na chhooTeeaai dhekhahu veechaaraa ||

Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, no one is emancipated. See this, and reflect upon it.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 4

ਜੇ ਲਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਹੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

je lakh karam kamaavahee bin gur a(n)dhiaaraa ||1|| rahaau ||

Even though you may perform hundreds of thousands of rituals, without the Guru, there is only darkness. ||1||Pause||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 5

ਅੰਧੇ ਅਕਲੀ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਕਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਸਿਉ ਕਹੀਐ ॥

a(n)dhe akalee baahare kiaa tin siau kaheeaai ||

What can you say, to one who is blind and without wisdom?

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 6

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੰਥੁ ਨ ਸੂਝਈ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਿਰਬਹੀਐ ॥੨॥

bin gur pa(n)th na soojhiee kit bidh nirabaheeaai ||2||

Without the Guru, the Path cannot be seen. How can anyone proceed? ||2||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 7

ਖੋਟੇ ਕਉ ਖਰਾ ਕਹੈ ਖਰੇ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥

khoTe kau kharaa kahai khare saar na jaanai ||

He calls the counterfeit genuine, and does not know the value of the genuine.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 8

ਅੰਧੇ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਰਖੂ ਕਲੀ ਕਾਲ ਵਿਡਾਣੈ ॥੩॥

a(n)dhe kaa naau paarakhoo kalee kaal viddaanai ||3||

The blind man is known as an appraiser; this Dark Age of Kali Yuga is so strange! ||3||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 9

ਸੂਤੇ ਕਉ ਜਾਗਤੁ ਕਹੈ ਜਾਗਤ ਕਉ ਸੂਤਾ ॥

soote kau jaagat kahai jaagat kau sootaa ||

The sleeper is said to be awake, and those who are awake are like sleepers.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 10

ਜੀਵਤ ਕਉ ਮੂਆ ਕਹੈ ਮੂਏ ਨਹੀ ਰੋਤਾ ॥੪॥

jeevat kau mooaa kahai mooe nahee rotaa ||4||

The living are said to be dead, and no one mourns for those who have died. ||4||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 11

ਆਵਤ ਕਉ ਜਾਤਾ ਕਹੈ ਜਾਤੇ ਕਉ ਆਇਆ ॥

aavat kau jaataa kahai jaate kau aaiaa ||

One who is coming is said to be going, and one who is gone is said to have come.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 12

ਪਰ ਕੀ ਕਉ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਕਹੈ ਅਪੁਨੋ ਨਹੀ ਭਾਇਆ ॥੫॥

par kee kau apunee kahai apuno nahee bhaiaa ||5||

That which belongs to others, he calls his own, but he has no liking for that which is his. ||5||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 13

ਮੀਠੇ ਕਉ ਕਉੜਾ ਕਹੈ ਕੜੂਏ ਕਉ ਮੀਠਾ ॥

meeThe kau kauRaa kahai kaRooe kau meeThaa ||

That which is sweet is said to be bitter, and the bitter is said to be sweet.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 14

ਰਾਤੇ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਐਸਾ ਕਲਿ ਮਹਿ ਡੀਠਾ ॥੬॥

raate kee ni(n)dhaa kareh aaisaa kal meh ddeeThaa ||6||

One who is imbued with the Lord's Love is slandered - this is what I have seen in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||6||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 15

ਚੇਰੀ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਦੀਸੈ ॥

cheree kee sevaa kareh Thaakur nahee dheesai ||

He serves the maid, and does not see his Lord and Master.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 16

ਪੋਖਰੁ ਨੀਰੁ ਵਿਰੋਲੀਐ ਮਾਖਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਰੀਸੈ ॥੭॥

pokhar neer viroleeaai maakhan nahee reesai ||7||

Churning the water in the pond, no butter is produced. ||7||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 17

ਇਸੁ ਪਦ ਜੋ ਅਰਥਾਇ ਲੇਇ ਸੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥

eis padh jo arathai lei so guroo hamaaraa ||

One who understands the meaning of this verse is my Guru.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 18

ਨਾਨਕ ਚੀਨੈ ਆਪ ਕਉ ਸੋ ਅਪਰ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥੮॥

naanak cheenai aap kau so apar apaaraa ||8||

O Nanak, one who knows his own self, is infinite and incomparable. ||8||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 19

ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮਾਇਆ ॥

sabh aape aap varatadhaa aape bharamaiaa ||

He Himself is All-pervading; He Himself misleads the people.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 20

ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਬੂਝੀਐ ਸਭੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੯॥੨॥੧੮॥

gur kirapaa te boojheeaai sabh braham samaiaa ||9||2||18||

By Guru's Grace, one comes to understand, that God is contained in all. ||9||2||18||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 21

ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ

raag gauRee guaareree mahalaa teejaa asaTapadheeaa

Raag Gauree Gwaarayree, Third Mehla, Ashtpadheeyaa:

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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ॥

man kaa sootak dhoojaa bhaau ||

The pollution of the mind is the love of duality.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 24

ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲੇ ਆਵਉ ਜਾਉ ॥੧॥

bharame bhoole aavau jaau ||1||

Deluded by doubt, people come and go in reincarnation. ||1||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 25

ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

manmukh sootak kabeh na jai ||

The pollution of the self-willed manmukhs will never go away,

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 26

ਜਿਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jichar sabadh na bheejai har kai nai ||1|| rahaau ||

as long as they do not dwell on the Shabad, and the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 27

ਸਭੋ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਜੇਤਾ ਮੋਹੁ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥

sabho sootak jetaa moh aakaar ||

All the created beings are contaminated by emotional attachment;

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 28

ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥੨॥

mar mar ja(n)mai vaaro vaar ||2||

they die and are reborn, only to die over and over again. ||2||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 29

ਸੂਤਕੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

sootak agan paunai paanee maeh ||

Fire, air and water are polluted.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 30

ਸੂਤਕੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਜੇਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਖਾਹਿ ॥੩॥

sootak bhojan jetaa kichh khaeh ||3||

The food which is eaten is polluted. ||3||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 31

ਸੂਤਕਿ ਕਰਮ ਨ ਪੂਜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

sootak karam na poojaa hoi ||

The actions of those who do not worship the Lord are polluted.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 32

ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥

naam rate man niramal hoi ||4||

Attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind becomes immaculate. ||4||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 33

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

satigur seviaai sootak jai ||

Serving the True Guru, pollution is eradicated,

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 34

ਮਰੈ ਨ ਜਨਮੈ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥੫॥

marai na janamai kaal na khai ||5||

and then, one does not suffer death and rebirth, or get devoured by death. ||5||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 35

ਸਾਸਤ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸੋਧਿ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

saasat si(n)mirat sodh dhekhahu koi ||

You may study and examine the Shaastras and the Simritees,

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 36

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੬॥

vin naavai ko mukat na hoi ||6||

but without the Name, no one is liberated. ||6||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 37

ਜੁਗ ਚਾਰੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਤਮੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

jug chaare naam utam sabadh beechaar ||

Throughout the four ages, the Naam is the ultimate; reflect upon the Word of the Shabad.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 38

ਕਲਿ ਮਹਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥੭॥

kal meh gurmukh utaras paar ||7||

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, only the Gurmukhs cross over. ||7||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 39

ਸਾਚਾ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

saachaa marai na aavai jai ||

The True Lord does not die; He does not come or go.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 40

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੮॥੧॥

naanak gurmukh rahai samai ||8||1||

O Nanak, the Gurmukh remains absorbed in the Lord. ||8||1||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 41

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

gauRee mahalaa teejaa ||

Gauree, Third Mehla:

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥

gurmukh sevaa praan adhaaraa ||

Selfless service is the support of the breath of life of the Gurmukh.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 43

ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਾ ॥

har jeeau raakhahu hiradhai ur dhaaraa ||

Keep the Dear Lord enshrined in your heart.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 44

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਸਾਚ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੧॥

gurmukh sobhaa saach dhuaaraa ||1||

The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the True Lord. ||1||

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ਪੰਡਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਪੜੁ ਤਜਹੁ ਵਿਕਾਰਾ ॥

pa(n)ddit har paR tajahu vikaaraa ||

O Pandit, O religious scholar, read about the Lord, and renounce your corrupt ways.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 46

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਉਜਲੁ ਉਤਰਹੁ ਪਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gurmukh bhaujal utarahu paaraa ||1|| rahaau ||

The Gurmukh crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||Pause||

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Completed Ang 229

Advancing to Ang 230