Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Sukhmani Sahib·Bani / Ashtpadi

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 326 of 1430

ਐਸੇ ਘਰ ਹਮ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਸਾਏ ॥

aaise ghar ham bahut basaae ||

I lived in many such homes, O Lord,

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ਜਬ ਹਮ ਰਾਮ ਗਰਭ ਹੋਇ ਆਏ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jab ham raam garabh hoi aae ||1|| rahaau ||

before I came into the womb this time. ||1||Pause||

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ਜੋਗੀ ਜਤੀ ਤਪੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਚਾਰੀ ॥

jogee jatee tapee brahamachaaree ||

I was a Yogi, a celibate, a penitent, and a Brahmchaaree, with strict self-discipline.

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ਕਬਹੂ ਰਾਜਾ ਛਤ੍ਰਪਤਿ ਕਬਹੂ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ॥੨॥

kabahoo raajaa chhatrapat kabahoo bhekhaaree ||2||

Sometimes I was a king, sitting on the throne, and sometimes I was a beggar. ||2||

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ਸਾਕਤ ਮਰਹਿ ਸੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਜੀਵਹਿ ॥

saakat mareh sa(n)t sabh jeeveh ||

The faithless cynics shall die, while the Saints shall all survive.

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ਰਾਮ ਰਸਾਇਨੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਪੀਵਹਿ ॥੩॥

raam rasain rasanaa peeveh ||3||

They drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Essence with their tongues. ||3||

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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

kahu kabeer prabh kirapaa keejai ||

Says Kabeer, O God, have mercy on me.

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ਹਾਰਿ ਪਰੇ ਅਬ ਪੂਰਾ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੪॥੧੩॥

haar pare ab pooraa dheejai ||4||13||

I am so tired; now, please bless me with Your perfection. ||4||13||

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ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਰਲਾਇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

gauRee kabeer jee kee naal ralai likhiaa mahalaa panjavaa ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee, With Writings Of The Fifth Mehla:

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ਐਸੋ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਦੇਖਿਓ ਕਬੀਰ ॥

aaiso acharaj dhekhio kabeer ||

Kabeer has seen such wonders!

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ਦਧਿ ਕੈ ਭੋਲੈ ਬਿਰੋਲੈ ਨੀਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

dhadh kai bholai birolai neer ||1|| rahaau ||

Mistaking it for cream, the people are churning water. ||1||Pause||

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ਹਰੀ ਅੰਗੂਰੀ ਗਦਹਾ ਚਰੈ ॥

haree a(n)gooree gadhahaa charai ||

The donkey grazes upon the green grass;

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ਨਿਤ ਉਠਿ ਹਾਸੈ ਹੀਗੈ ਮਰੈ ॥੧॥

nit uTh haasai heegai marai ||1||

arising each day, he laughs and brays, and then dies. ||1||

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ਮਾਤਾ ਭੈਸਾ ਅੰਮੁਹਾ ਜਾਇ ॥

maataa bhaisaa a(n)muhaa jai ||

The bull is intoxicated, and runs around wildly.

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ਕੁਦਿ ਕੁਦਿ ਚਰੈ ਰਸਾਤਲਿ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥

kudh kudh charai rasaatal pai ||2||

He romps and eats and then falls into hell. ||2||

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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਭਈ ਖੇਡ ॥

kahu kabeer paragaT bhiee khedd ||

Says Kabeer, a strange sport has become manifest:

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ਲੇਲੇ ਕਉ ਚੂਘੈ ਨਿਤ ਭੇਡ ॥੩॥

lele kau chooghai nit bhedd ||3||

the sheep is sucking the milk of her lamb. ||3||

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ਰਾਮ ਰਮਤ ਮਤਿ ਪਰਗਟੀ ਆਈ ॥

raam ramat mat paragaTee aaiee ||

Chanting the Lord's Name, my intellect is enlightened.

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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਗੁਰਿ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥੧॥੧੪॥

kahu kabeer gur sojhee paiee ||4||1||14||

Says Kabeer, the Guru has blessed me with this understanding. ||4||1||14||

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ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ॥

gauRee kabeer jee pa(n)chapadhe ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Panch-Padhay:

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ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਛੋਡਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭਇਓ ਮੀਨਾ ॥

jiau jal chhodd baahar bhio meenaa ||

I am like a fish out of water,

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ਪੂਰਬ ਜਨਮ ਹਉ ਤਪ ਕਾ ਹੀਨਾ ॥੧॥

poorab janam hau tap kaa heenaa ||1||

because in my previous life, I did not practice penance and intense meditation. ||1||

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ਅਬ ਕਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਕਵਨ ਗਤਿ ਮੋਰੀ ॥

ab kahu raam kavan gat moree ||

Now tell me, Lord, what will my condition be?

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ਤਜੀ ਲੇ ਬਨਾਰਸ ਮਤਿ ਭਈ ਥੋਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tajee le banaaras mat bhiee thoree ||1|| rahaau ||

I left Benares - I had little common sense. ||1||Pause||

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ਸਗਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਿਵ ਪੁਰੀ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥

sagal janam siv puree gavaiaa ||

I wasted my whole life in the city of Shiva;

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ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਮਗਹਰਿ ਉਠਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੨॥

maratee baar magahar uTh aaiaa ||2||

at the time of my death, I moved to Magahar. ||2||

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ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਰਸ ਤਪੁ ਕੀਆ ਕਾਸੀ ॥

bahut baras tap keeaa kaasee ||

For many years, I practiced penance and intense meditation at Kaashi;

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ਮਰਨੁ ਭਇਆ ਮਗਹਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਸੀ ॥੩॥

maran bhiaa magahar kee baasee ||3||

now that my time to die has come, I have come to dwell at Magahar! ||3||

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ਕਾਸੀ ਮਗਹਰ ਸਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

kaasee magahar sam beechaaree ||

Kaashi and Magahar - I consider them the same.

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ਓਛੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰੀ ॥੪॥

ochhee bhagat kaise utaras paaree ||4||

With inadequate devotion, how can anyone swim across? ||4||

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ਕਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਜ ਸਿਵ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਾਨੈ ॥

kahu gur gaj siv sabh ko jaanai ||

Says Kabeer, the Guru and Ganaysha and Shiva all know

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ਮੁਆ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਮਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮੈ ॥੫॥੧੫॥

muaa kabeer ramat sree raamai ||5||15||

that Kabeer died chanting the Lord's Name. ||5||15||

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ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥

gauRee kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

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ਚੋਆ ਚੰਦਨ ਮਰਦਨ ਅੰਗਾ ॥

choaa cha(n)dhan maradhan a(n)gaa ||

You may anoint your limbs with sandalwood oil,

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ਸੋ ਤਨੁ ਜਲੈ ਕਾਠ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਾ ॥੧॥

so tan jalai kaaTh kai sa(n)gaa ||1||

but in the end, that body will be burned with the firewood. ||1||

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ਇਸੁ ਤਨ ਧਨ ਕੀ ਕਵਨ ਬਡਾਈ ॥

eis tan dhan kee kavan baddaiee ||

Why should anyone take pride in this body or wealth?

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ਧਰਨਿ ਪਰੈ ਉਰਵਾਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

dharan parai uravaar na jaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

They shall end up lying on the ground; they shall not go along with you to the world beyond. ||1||Pause||

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ਰਾਤਿ ਜਿ ਸੋਵਹਿ ਦਿਨ ਕਰਹਿ ਕਾਮ ॥

raat j soveh dhin kareh kaam ||

They sleep by night and work during the day,

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ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਲੇਹਿ ਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮ ॥੨॥

eik khin leh na har ko naam ||2||

but they do not chant the Lord's Name, even for an instant. ||2||

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ਹਾਥਿ ਤ ਡੋਰ ਮੁਖਿ ਖਾਇਓ ਤੰਬੋਰ ॥

haath ta ddor mukh khaio ta(n)bor ||

They hold the string of the kite in their hands, and chew betel leaves in their mouths,

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ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਕਸਿ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਚੋਰ ॥੩॥

maratee baar kas baadhio chor ||3||

but at the time of death, they shall be tied up tight, like thieves. ||3||

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ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

gurmat ras ras har gun gaavai ||

Through the Guru's Teachings, and immersed in His Love, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

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ਰਾਮੈ ਰਾਮ ਰਮਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੪॥

raamai raam ramat sukh paavai ||4||

Chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, and find peace. ||4||

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ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਈ ॥

kirapaa kar kai naam dhiraRaiee ||

In His Mercy, He implants the Naam within us;

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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬਾਸੁ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਬਸਾਈ ॥੫॥

har har baas suga(n)dh basaiee ||5||

inhale deeply the sweet aroma and fragrance of the Lord, Har, Har. ||5||

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ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਚੇਤਿ ਰੇ ਅੰਧਾ ॥

kahat kabeer chet re a(n)dhaa ||

Says Kabeer, remember Him, you blind fool!

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ਸਤਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਝੂਠਾ ਸਭੁ ਧੰਧਾ ॥੬॥੧੬॥

sat raam jhooThaa sabh dha(n)dhaa ||6||16||

The Lord is True; all worldly affairs are false. ||6||16||

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ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਤਿਪਦੇ ਚਾਰਤੁਕੇ ॥

gauRee kabeer jee tipadhe chaaratuke ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Thi-Padhay And Chau-Thukay:

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ਜਮ ਤੇ ਉਲਟਿ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਰਾਮ ॥

jam te ulaT bhe hai raam ||

I have turned away from death and turned to the Lord.

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ਦੁਖ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਸੁਖ ਕੀਓ ਬਿਸਰਾਮ ॥

dhukh binase sukh keeo bisaraam ||

Pain has been eliminated, and I dwell in peac and comfort.

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ਬੈਰੀ ਉਲਟਿ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਮੀਤਾ ॥

bairee ulaT bhe hai meetaa ||

My enemies have been transformed into friends.

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ਸਾਕਤ ਉਲਟਿ ਸੁਜਨ ਭਏ ਚੀਤਾ ॥੧॥

saakat ulaT sujan bhe cheetaa ||1||

The faithless cynics have been transformed into good-hearted people. ||1||

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ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਰਬ ਕੁਸਲ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥

ab moh sarab kusal kar maaniaa ||

Now, I feel that everything brings me peace.

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ਸਾਂਤਿ ਭਈ ਜਬ ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

saa(n)t bhiee jab gobidh jaaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Peace and tranquility have come, since I realized the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||

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Completed Ang 326

Advancing to Ang 327