Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਗਉੜੀ

Raag Gauri·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 246 of 1430

ਇਸਤਰੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਾਮਿ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਜੀਉ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣੀ ॥

eisataree purakh kaam viaape jeeau raam naam kee bidh nahee jaanee ||

Men and women are obsessed with sex; they do not know the Way of the Lord's Name.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 1

ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਭਾਈ ਖਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜੀਉ ਡੂਬਿ ਮੁਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਾਣੀ ॥

maat pitaa sut bhaiee khare piaare jeeau ddoob mue bin paanee ||

Mother, father, children and siblings are very dear, but they drown, even without water.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 2

ਡੂਬਿ ਮੁਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਧਾਤੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੇ ॥

ddoob mue bin paanee gat nahee jaanee haumai dhaat sa(n)saare ||

They are drowned to death without water - they do not know the path of salvation, and they wander around the world in egotism.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 3

ਜੋ ਆਇਆ ਸੋ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਾਸੀ ਉਬਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥

jo aaiaa so sabh ko jaasee ubare gur veechaare ||

All those who come into the world shall depart. Only those who contemplate the Guru shall be saved.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 4

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੇ ॥

gurmukh hovai raam naam vakhaanai aap tarai kul taare ||

Those who become Gurmukh and chant the Lord's Name, save themselves and save their families as well.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 5

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੨॥

naanak naam vasai ghaT a(n)tar gurmat mile piaare ||2||

O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within their hearts; through the Guru's Teachings, they meet their Beloved. ||2||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 6

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਕੋ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ਬਾਜੀ ਹੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥

raam naam bin ko thir naahee jeeau baajee hai sa(n)saaraa ||

Without the Lord's Name, nothing is stable. This world is just a drama.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 7

ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਚੀ ਜੀਉ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਾਪਾਰਾ ॥

dhiraR bhagat sachee jeeau raam naam vaapaaraa ||

Implant true devotional worship within your heart, and trade in the Name of the Lord.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 8

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਾਪਾਰਾ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

raam naam vaapaaraa agam apaaraa gurmatee dhan paieeaai ||

Trade in the Lord's Name is infinite and unfathomable. Through the Guru's Teachings, this wealth is obtained.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 9

ਸੇਵਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਇਹ ਸਾਚੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥

sevaa surat bhagat ieh saachee vichahu aap gavaieeaai ||

This selfless service, meditation and devotion is true, if you eliminate selfishness and conceit from within.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 10

ਹਮ ਮਤਿ ਹੀਣ ਮੂਰਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਅੰਧੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥

ham mat heen moorakh mugadh a(n)dhe satigur maarag paae ||

I am senseless, foolish, idiotic and blind, but the True Guru has placed me on the Path.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 11

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੇ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਏ ॥੩॥

naanak gurmukh sabadh suhaave anadhin har gun gaae ||3||

O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are adorned with the Shabad; night and day, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 12

ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰੇ ਆਪਿ ਜੀਉ ਆਪੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥

aap karaae kare aap jeeau aape sabadh savaare ||

He Himself acts, and inspires others to act; He Himself embellishes us with the Word of His Shabad.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 13

ਆਪੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਆਪਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਜੀਉ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਭਗਤ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥

aape satigur aap sabadh jeeau jug jug bhagat piaare ||

He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the Shabad; in each and every age, He loves His devotees.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 14

ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਭਗਤ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਭਗਤੀ ਲਾਏ ॥

jug jug bhagat piaare har aap savaare aape bhagatee laae ||

In age after age, He loves His devotees; the Lord Himself adorns them, and He Himself enjoins them to worship Him with devotion.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 15

ਆਪੇ ਦਾਨਾ ਆਪੇ ਬੀਨਾ ਆਪੇ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਏ ॥

aape dhaanaa aape beenaa aape sev karaae ||

He Himself is All-knowing, and He Himself is All-seeing; He inspires us to serve Him.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 16

ਆਪੇ ਗੁਣਦਾਤਾ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਕਾਟੇ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

aape gunadhaataa avagun kaaTe hiradhai naam vasaae ||

He Himself is the Giver of merits, and the Destroyer of demerits; He causes His Name to dwell within our hearts.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 17

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਸਚੇ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ॥੪॥੪॥

naanak sadh balihaaree sache viTahu aape kare karaae ||4||4||

Nanak is forever a sacrifice to the True Lord, who Himself is the Doer, the Cause of causes. ||4||4||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 18

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

gauRee mahalaa teejaa ||

Gauree, Third Mehla:

Line 19

ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਿ ਪਿਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ॥

gur kee sevaa kar piraa jeeau har naam dhiaae ||

Serve the Guru, O my dear soul; meditate on the Lord's Name.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 20

ਮੰਞਹੁ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਹਿ ਪਿਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਘਰਿ ਬੈਠਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਏ ॥

ma(n)n(j)h dhoor na jaeh piraa jeeau ghar baiThiaa har paae ||

Do not leave me, O my dear soul - you shall find the Lord while sitting within the home of your own being.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 21

ਘਰਿ ਬੈਠਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਏ ਸਦਾ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਤਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥

ghar baiThiaa har paae sadhaa chit laae sahaje sat subhaae ||

You shall obtain the Lord while sitting within the home of your own being, focusing your consciousness constantly upon the Lord, with true intuitive faith.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 22

ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਖਰੀ ਸੁਖਾਲੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ॥

gur kee sevaa kharee sukhaalee jis no aap karaae ||

Serving the Guru brings great peace; they alone do it, whom the Lord inspires to do so.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 23

ਨਾਮੋ ਬੀਜੇ ਨਾਮੋ ਜੰਮੈ ਨਾਮੋ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

naamo beeje naamo ja(n)mai naamo ma(n)n vasaae ||

They plant the seed of the Name, and the Name sprouts within; the Name abides within the mind.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 24

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਏ ॥੧॥

naanak sach naam vaddiaaiee poorab likhiaa paae ||1||

O Nanak, glorious greatness rests in the True Name; It is obtained by perfect pre-ordained destiny. ||1||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 25

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਪਿਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਜਾ ਚਾਖਹਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥

har kaa naam meeThaa piraa jeeau jaa chaakheh chit laae ||

The Name of the Lord is so sweet, O my dear; taste it, and focus your consciousness on it.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 26

ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖੁ ਮੁਯੇ ਜੀਉ ਅਨ ਰਸ ਸਾਦ ਗਵਾਏ ॥

rasanaa har ras chaakh muye jeeau an ras saadh gavaae ||

Taste the sublime essence of the Lord with your tongue, my dear, and renounce the pleasures of other tastes.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 27

ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਏ ਜਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਏ ਰਸਨਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਏ ॥

sadhaa har ras paae jaa har bhaae rasanaa sabadh suhaae ||

You shall obtain the everlasting essence of the Lord when it pleases the Lord; your tongue shall be adorned with the Word of His Shabad.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 28

ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥

naam dhiaae sadhaa sukh paae naam rahai liv laae ||

Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, a lasting peace is obtained; so remain lovingly focused on the Naam.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 29

ਨਾਮੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਨਾਮੇ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਨਾਮੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥

naame upajai naame binasai naame sach samaae ||

From the Naam we originate, and into the Naam we shall pass; through the Naam, we are absorbed in the Truth.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 30

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਆਪੇ ਲਏ ਲਵਾਏ ॥੨॥

naanak naam gurmatee paieeaai aape le lavaae ||2||

O Nanak, the Naam is obtained through the Guru's Teachings; He Himself attaches us to it. ||2||

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 31

ਏਹ ਵਿਡਾਣੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਪਿਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਧਨ ਛੋਡਿ ਪਰਦੇਸਿ ਸਿਧਾਏ ॥

eh viddaanee chaakaree piraa jeeau dhan chhodd paradhes sidhaae ||

Working for someone else, O my dear, is like forsaking the bride, and going to foreign countries.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 32

ਦੂਜੈ ਕਿਨੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਪਿਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਲੋਭਿ ਲੁਭਾਏ ॥

dhoojai kinai sukh na paio piraa jeeau bikhiaa lobh lubhaae ||

In duality, no one has ever found peace, O my dear; you are greedy for corruption and greed.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 33

ਬਿਖਿਆ ਲੋਭਿ ਲੁਭਾਏ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਓਹੁ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

bikhiaa lobh lubhaae bharam bhulaae oh kiau kar sukh paae ||

Greedy for corruption and greed, and deluded by doubt, how can anyone find peace?

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 34

ਚਾਕਰੀ ਵਿਡਾਣੀ ਖਰੀ ਦੁਖਾਲੀ ਆਪੁ ਵੇਚਿ ਧਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥

chaakaree viddaanee kharee dhukhaalee aap vech dharam gavaae ||

Working for strangers is very painful; doing so, one sells himself and loses his faith in the Dharma.

Guru Amar Daas Ji·Line 35

Completed Ang 246

Advancing to Ang 247