ਗਉੜੀ

ਨਾਮ ਬਿਹੂਨੇ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਹੋਤ ਜਾਤ ਸਭੁ ਧੂਰ ॥੧॥

naam bihoone naanakaa hot jaat sabh dhoor ||1||

Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O Nanak, all are reduced to dust. ||1||

ਪਵੜੀ ॥

pavaRee ||

Pauree:

ਧਧਾ ਧੂਰਿ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਤੇਰੇ ਜਨੂਆ ॥

dhadhaa dhoor puneet tere janooaa ||

DHADHA: The dust of the feet of the Saints is sacred.

ਧਨਿ ਤੇਊ ਜਿਹ ਰੁਚ ਇਆ ਮਨੂਆ ॥

dhan teuoo jeh ruch iaa manooaa ||

Blessed are those whose minds are filled with this longing.

ਧਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਬਾਛਹਿ ਸੁਰਗ ਨ ਆਛਹਿ ॥

dhan nahee baachheh surag na aachheh ||

They do not seek wealth, and they do not desire paradise.

ਅਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਸਾਧ ਰਜ ਰਾਚਹਿ ॥

at pria preet saadh raj raacheh ||

They are immersed in the deep love of their Beloved, and the dust of the feet of the Holy.

ਧੰਧੇ ਕਹਾ ਬਿਆਪਹਿ ਤਾਹੂ ॥ ਜੋ ਏਕ ਛਾਡਿ ਅਨ ਕਤਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਹੂ ॥

dha(n)dhe kahaa biaapeh taahoo || jo ek chhaadd an kateh na jaahoo ||

How can worldly affairs affect those who do not abandon the One Lord, and who go nowhere else?

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹੀਐ ਦੀਓ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਮ ॥

jaa kai heeaai dheeo prabh naam ||

One whose heart is filled with God's Name,

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਧ ਪੂਰਨ ਭਗਵਾਨ ॥੪॥

naanak saadh pooran bhagavaan ||4||

O Nanak, is a perfect spiritual being of God. ||4||

ਸਲੋਕ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਅਨਿਕ ਭੇਖ ਅਰੁ ਙਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਮਨਹਠਿ ਮਿਲਿਅਉ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

anik bhekh ar n(g)iaan dhiaan manahaTh miliaau na koi ||

By all sorts of religious robes, knowledge, meditation and stubborn-mindedness, no one has ever met God.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਭਈ ਭਗਤੁ ਙਿਆਨੀ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥

kahu naanak kirapaa bhiee bhagat n(g)iaanee soi ||1||

Says Nanak, those upon whom God showers His Mercy, are devotees of spiritual wisdom. ||1||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਙੰਙਾ ਙਿਆਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਮੁਖ ਬਾਤਉ ॥

n(g)(n)n(g)aa n(g)iaan nahee mukh baatau ||

NGANGA: Spiritual wisdom is not obtained by mere words of mouth.

ਅਨਿਕ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਤਉ ॥

anik jugat saasatr kar bhaatau ||

It is not obtained through the various debates of the Shaastras and scriptures.

ਙਿਆਨੀ ਸੋਇ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ ਸੋਊ ॥

n(g)iaanee soi jaa kai dhiraR souoo ||

They alone are spiritually wise, whose minds are firmly fixed on the Lord.

ਕਹਤ ਸੁਨਤ ਕਛੁ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਊ ॥

kahat sunat kachh jog na houoo ||

Hearing and telling stories, no one attains Yoga.

ਙਿਆਨੀ ਰਹਤ ਆਗਿਆ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ॥

n(g)iaanee rahat aagiaa dhiraR jaa kai ||

They alone are spiritually wise, who remain firmly committed to the Lord's Command.

ਉਸਨ ਸੀਤ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਸਭ ਤਾ ਕੈ ॥

ausan seet samasar sabh taa kai ||

Heat and cold are all the same to them.

ਙਿਆਨੀ ਤਤੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

n(g)iaanee tat gurmukh beechaaree ||

The true people of spiritual wisdom are the Gurmukhs, who contemplate the essence of reality;

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ॥੫॥

naanak jaa kau kirapaa dhaaree ||5||

O Nanak, the Lord showers His Mercy upon them. ||5||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਆਵਨ ਆਏ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਮਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਪਸੁ ਢੋਰ ॥

aavan aae sirasaT meh bin boojhe pas ddor ||

Those who have come into the world without understanding are like animals and beasts.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੋ ਬੁਝੈ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਭਾਗ ਮਥੋਰ ॥੧॥

naanak gurmukh so bujhai jaa kai bhaag mathor ||1||

O Nanak, those who become Gurmukh understand; upon their foreheads is such pre-ordained destiny. ||1||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਯਾ ਜੁਗ ਮਹਿ ਏਕਹਿ ਕਉ ਆਇਆ ॥

yaa jug meh ekeh kau aaiaa ||

They have come into this world to meditate on the One Lord.

ਜਨਮਤ ਮੋਹਿਓ ਮੋਹਨੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

janamat mohio mohanee maiaa ||

But ever since their birth, they have been enticed by the fascination of Maya.

ਗਰਭ ਕੁੰਟ ਮਹਿ ਉਰਧ ਤਪ ਕਰਤੇ ॥

garabh ku(n)T meh uradh tap karate ||

Upside-down in the chamber of the womb, they performed intense meditation.

ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਰਹਤੇ ॥

saas saas simarat prabh rahate ||

They remembered God in meditation with each and every breath.

ਉਰਝਿ ਪਰੇ ਜੋ ਛੋਡਿ ਛਡਾਨਾ ॥

aurajh pare jo chhodd chhaddaanaa ||

But now, they are entangled in things which they must leave behind.

ਦੇਵਨਹਾਰੁ ਮਨਹਿ ਬਿਸਰਾਨਾ ॥

dhevanahaar maneh bisaraanaa ||

They forget the Great Giver from their minds.

ਧਾਰਹੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਜਿਸਹਿ ਗੁਸਾਈ ॥ ਇਤ ਉਤ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਸਰਹੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੬॥

dhaarahu kirapaa jiseh gusaiee || it ut naanak tis bisarahu naahee ||6||

O Nanak, those upon whom the Lord showers His Mercy, do not forget Him, here or hereafter. ||6||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਆਵਤ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਬਿਨਾਸ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਆਗਿਆ ਭਿੰਨ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

aavat hukam binaas hukam aagiaa bhi(n)n na koi ||

By His Command, we come, and by His Command, we go; no one is beyond His Command.

ਆਵਨ ਜਾਨਾ ਤਿਹ ਮਿਟੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਹ ਮਨਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥

aavan jaanaa teh miTai naanak jeh man soi ||1||

Coming and going in reincarnation is ended, O Nanak, for those whose minds are filled with the Lord. ||1||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਏਊ ਜੀਅ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਗ੍ਰਭ ਵਾਸੇ ॥

euoo jeea bahut grabh vaase ||

This soul has lived in many wombs.

ਮੋਹ ਮਗਨ ਮੀਠ ਜੋਨਿ ਫਾਸੇ ॥

moh magan meeTh jon faase ||

Enticed by sweet attachment, it has been trapped in reincarnation.

ਇਨਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਸਿ ਕੀਨੇ ॥

ein maiaa trai gun bas keene ||

This Maya has subjugated beings through the three qualities.

ਆਪਨ ਮੋਹ ਘਟੇ ਘਟਿ ਦੀਨੇ ॥

aapan moh ghaTe ghaT dheene ||

Maya has infused attachment to itself in each and every heart.

ਏ ਸਾਜਨ ਕਛੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥

e saajan kachh kahahu upaiaa ||

O friend, tell me some way,

ਜਾ ਤੇ ਤਰਉ ਬਿਖਮ ਇਹ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

jaa te tarau bikham ieh maiaa ||

by which I may swim across this treacherous ocean of Maya.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸਤਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

kar kirapaa satasa(n)g milaae ||

The Lord showers His Mercy, and leads us to join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਨ ਮਾਏ ॥੭॥

naanak taa kai nikaT na maae ||7||

O Nanak, Maya does not even come near. ||7||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਕਿਰਤ ਕਮਾਵਨ ਸੁਭ ਅਸੁਭ ਕੀਨੇ ਤਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ॥

kirat kamaavan subh asubh keene tin prabh aap ||

God Himself causes one to perform good and bad actions.

ਪਸੁ ਆਪਨ ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਹਾ ਕਮਾਤਿ ॥੧॥

pas aapan hau hau karai naanak bin har kahaa kamaat ||1||

The beast indulges in egotism, selfishness and conceit; O Nanak, without the Lord, what can anyone do? ||1||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਏਕਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਵਨਹਾਰਾ ॥

ekeh aap karaavanahaaraa ||

The One Lord Himself is the Cause of all actions.

ਆਪਹਿ ਪਾਪ ਪੁੰਨ ਬਿਸਥਾਰਾ ॥

aapeh paap pu(n)n bisathaaraa ||

He Himself distributes sins and noble acts.

ਇਆ ਜੁਗ ਜਿਤੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਆਪਹਿ ਲਾਇਓ ॥

eiaa jug jit jit aapeh laio ||

In this age, people are attached as the Lord attaches them.

ਸੋ ਸੋ ਪਾਇਓ ਜੁ ਆਪਿ ਦਿਵਾਇਓ ॥

so so paio ju aap dhivaio ||

They receive that which the Lord Himself gives.

ਉਆ ਕਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਨੈ ਕੋਊ ॥

auaa kaa a(n)t na jaanai kouoo ||

No one knows His limits.

ਜੋ ਜੋ ਕਰੈ ਸੋਊ ਫੁਨਿ ਹੋਊ ॥

jo jo karai souoo fun houoo ||

Whatever He does, comes to pass.

ਏਕਹਿ ਤੇ ਸਗਲਾ ਬਿਸਥਾਰਾ ॥

ekeh te sagalaa bisathaaraa ||

From the One, the entire expanse of the Universe emanated.

ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਸਵਾਰਨਹਾਰਾ ॥੮॥

naanak aap savaaranahaaraa ||8||

O Nanak, He Himself is our Saving Grace. ||8||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਰਾਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਬਨਿਤਾ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਕੁਸਮ ਰੰਗ ਬਿਖ ਸੋਰ ॥

raach rahe banitaa binodh kusam ra(n)g bikh sor ||

Man remains engrossed in women and playful pleasures; the tumult of his passion is like the dye of the safflower, which fades away all too soon.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਹ ਸਰਨੀ ਪਰਉ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਇ ਮੈ ਮੋਰ ॥੧॥

naanak teh saranee parau binas jai mai mor ||1||

O Nanak, seek God's Sanctuary, and your selfishness and conceit shall be taken away. ||1||