Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਆਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਰ

Aasa Di Var·Vaar

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Angad Dev Ji

Ang 486 of 1430

ਰਾਮ ਰਸਾਇਨ ਪੀਉ ਰੇ ਦਗਰਾ ॥੩॥੪॥

raam rasain peeau re dhagaraa ||3||4||

Drink in the sublime elixir of the Lord, O deceitful one. ||3||4||

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji·Line 1

ਆਸਾ ॥

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

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ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਜਿ ਚੀਨੑਸੀ ਆਸਾ ਤੇ ਨ ਭਾਵਸੀ ॥

paarabraham j cheen(h)see aasaa te na bhaavasee ||

One who recognizes the Supreme Lord God, dislikes other desires.

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji·Line 3

ਰਾਮਾ ਭਗਤਹ ਚੇਤੀਅਲੇ ਅਚਿੰਤ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਖਸੀ ॥੧॥

raamaa bhagateh cheteeale achi(n)t man raakhasee ||1||

He focuses his consciousness on the Lord's devotional worship, and keeps his mind free of anxiety. ||1||

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji·Line 4

ਕੈਸੇ ਮਨ ਤਰਹਿਗਾ ਰੇ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਬਿਖੈ ਕੋ ਬਨਾ ॥

kaise man tarahigaa re sa(n)saar saagar bikhai ko banaa ||

O my mind, how will you cross over the world-ocean, if you are filled with the water of corruption?

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji·Line 5

ਝੂਠੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਦੇਖਿ ਕੈ ਭੂਲਾ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jhooThee maiaa dhekh kai bhoolaa re manaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Gazing upon the falseness of Maya, you have gone astray, O my mind. ||1||Pause||

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji·Line 6

ਛੀਪੇ ਕੇ ਘਰਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਦੈਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਭੈਲਾ ॥

chheepe ke ghar janam dhailaa gur upadhes bhailaa ||

You have given me birth in the house of a calico-printer, but I have found the Teachings of the Guru.

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji·Line 7

ਸੰਤਹ ਕੈ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਹਰਿ ਭੇਟੁਲਾ ॥੨॥੫॥

sa(n)teh kai parasaadh naamaa har bheTulaa ||2||5||

By the Grace of the Saint, Naam Dayv has met the Lord. ||2||5||

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji·Line 8

ਆਸਾ ਬਾਣੀ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀਉ ਕੀ

aasaa baanee sree ravidhaas jeeau kee

Aasaa, The Word Of The Reverend Ravi Daas Jee:

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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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ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਮੀਨ ਭ੍ਰਿੰਗ ਪਤੰਗ ਕੁੰਚਰ ਏਕ ਦੋਖ ਬਿਨਾਸ ॥

mirag meen bhira(n)g pata(n)g ku(n)char ek dhokh binaas ||

The deer, the fish, the bumble bee, the moth and the elephant are destroyed, each for a single defect.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 11

ਪੰਚ ਦੋਖ ਅਸਾਧ ਜਾ ਮਹਿ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਕੇਤਕ ਆਸ ॥੧॥

pa(n)ch dhokh asaadh jaa meh taa kee ketak aas ||1||

So the one who is filled with the five incurable vices - what hope is there for him? ||1||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 12

ਮਾਧੋ ਅਬਿਦਿਆ ਹਿਤ ਕੀਨ ॥

maadho abidhiaa hit keen ||

O Lord, he is in love with ignorance.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 13

ਬਿਬੇਕ ਦੀਪ ਮਲੀਨ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bibek dheep maleen ||1|| rahaau ||

His lamp of clear wisdom has grown dim. ||1||Pause||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 14

ਤ੍ਰਿਗਦ ਜੋਨਿ ਅਚੇਤ ਸੰਭਵ ਪੁੰਨ ਪਾਪ ਅਸੋਚ ॥

tiragadh jon achet sa(n)bhav pu(n)n paap asoch ||

The creeping creatures live thoughtless lives, and cannot discriminate between good and evil.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 15

ਮਾਨੁਖਾ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਦੁਲਭ ਤਿਹੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪੋਚ ॥੨॥

maanukhaa avataar dhulabh tihee sa(n)gat poch ||2||

It is so difficult to obtain this human incarnation, and yet, they keep company with the low. ||2||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 16

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਜਹਾ ਜਹਾ ਲਗੁ ਕਰਮ ਕੇ ਬਸਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

jeea ja(n)t jahaa jahaa lag karam ke bas jai ||

Wherever the beings and creatures are, they are born according to the karma of their past actions.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 17

ਕਾਲ ਫਾਸ ਅਬਧ ਲਾਗੇ ਕਛੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਉਪਾਇ ॥੩॥

kaal faas abadh laage kachh na chalai upai ||3||

The noose of death is unforgiving, and it shall catch them; it cannot be warded off. ||3||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 18

ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਦਾਸ ਉਦਾਸ ਤਜੁ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਤਪਨ ਤਪੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ॥

ravidhaas dhaas udhaas taj bhram tapan tap gur giaan ||

O servant Ravi Daas, dispel your sorrow and doubt, and know that Guru-given spiritual wisdom is the penance of penances.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 19

ਭਗਤ ਜਨ ਭੈ ਹਰਨ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦ ਕਰਹੁ ਨਿਦਾਨ ॥੪॥੧॥

bhagat jan bhai haran paramaana(n)dh karahu nidhaan ||4||1||

O Lord, Destroyer of the fears of Your humble devotees, make me supremely blissful in the end. ||4||1||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 20

ਆਸਾ ॥

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

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ਸੰਤ ਤੁਝੀ ਤਨੁ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ॥

sa(n)t tujhee tan sa(n)gat praan ||

Your Saints are Your body, and their company is Your breath of life.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 22

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਨੈ ਸੰਤ ਦੇਵਾ ਦੇਵ ॥੧॥

satigur giaan jaanai sa(n)t dhevaa dhev ||1||

By the True Guru-given spiritual wisdom, I know the Saints as the gods of gods. ||1||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 23

ਸੰਤ ਚੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਸੰਤ ਕਥਾ ਰਸੁ ॥ ਸੰਤ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਮਾਝੈ ਦੀਜੈ ਦੇਵਾ ਦੇਵ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sa(n)t chee sa(n)gat sa(n)t kathaa ras || sa(n)t prem maajhai dheejai dhevaa dhev ||1|| rahaau ||

O Lord, God of gods, grant me the Society of the Saints, the sublime essence of the Saints' conversation, and the Love of the Saints. ||1||Pause||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 24

ਸੰਤ ਆਚਰਣ ਸੰਤ ਚੋ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਸੰਤ ਚ ਓਲ੍ਹਗ ਓਲ੍ਹਗਣੀ ॥੨॥

sa(n)t aacharan sa(n)t cho maarag sa(n)t ch olhag olhaganee ||2||

The Character of the Saints, the lifestyle of the Saints, and the service of the servant of the Saints. ||2||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 25

ਅਉਰ ਇਕ ਮਾਗਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਚਿੰਤਾਮਣਿ ॥

aaur ik maagau bhagat chi(n)taaman ||

I ask for these, and for one thing more - devotional worship, which shall fulfill my desires.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 26

ਜਣੀ ਲਖਾਵਹੁ ਅਸੰਤ ਪਾਪੀ ਸਣਿ ॥੩॥

janee lakhaavahu asa(n)t paapee san ||3||

Do not show me the wicked sinners. ||3||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 27

ਰਵਿਦਾਸੁ ਭਣੈ ਜੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

ravidhaas bhanai jo jaanai so jaan ||

Says Ravi Daas, he alone is wise, who knows this:

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 28

ਸੰਤ ਅਨੰਤਹਿ ਅੰਤਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੪॥੨॥

sa(n)t ana(n)teh a(n)tar naahee ||4||2||

there is no difference between the Saints and the Infinite Lord. ||4||2||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 29

ਆਸਾ ॥

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

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ਤੁਮ ਚੰਦਨ ਹਮ ਇਰੰਡ ਬਾਪੁਰੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੇ ਬਾਸਾ ॥

tum cha(n)dhan ham ira(n)dd baapure sa(n)g tumaare baasaa ||

You are sandalwood, and I am the poor castor oil plant, dwelling close to you.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 31

ਨੀਚ ਰੂਖ ਤੇ ਊਚ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਗੰਧ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ॥੧॥

neech rookh te uooch bhe hai ga(n)dh suga(n)dh nivaasaa ||1||

From a lowly tree, I have become exalted; Your fragrance, Your exquisite fragrance now permeates me. ||1||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 32

ਮਾਧਉ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਰਨਿ ਤੁਮੑਾਰੀ ॥

maadhau satasa(n)gat saran tum(h)aaree ||

O Lord, I seek the Sanctuary of the company of Your Saints;

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 33

ਹਮ ਅਉਗਨ ਤੁਮੑ ਉਪਕਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ham aaugan tum(h) upakaaree ||1|| rahaau ||

I am worthless, and You are so benevolent. ||1||Pause||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 34

ਤੁਮ ਮਖਤੂਲ ਸੁਪੇਦ ਸਪੀਅਲ ਹਮ ਬਪੁਰੇ ਜਸ ਕੀਰਾ ॥

tum makhatool supedh sapeeal ham bapure jas keeraa ||

You are the white and yellow threads of silk, and I am like a poor worm.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 35

ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਮਾਧਉ ਜੈਸੇ ਮਧੁਪ ਮਖੀਰਾ ॥੨॥

satasa(n)gat mil raheeaai maadhau jaise madhup makheeraa ||2||

O Lord, I seek to live in the Company of the Saints, like the bee with its honey. ||2||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 36

ਜਾਤੀ ਓਛਾ ਪਾਤੀ ਓਛਾ ਓਛਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥

jaatee ochhaa paatee ochhaa ochhaa janam hamaaraa ||

My social status is low, my ancestry is low, and my birth is low as well.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 37

ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ ਨ ਕੀਨੀ ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਚਮਾਰਾ ॥੩॥੩॥

raajaa raam kee sev na keenee keh ravidhaas chamaaraa ||3||3||

I have not performed the service of the Lord, the Lord, says Ravi Daas the cobbler. ||3||3||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 38

ਆਸਾ ॥

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

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ਕਹਾ ਭਇਓ ਜਉ ਤਨੁ ਭਇਓ ਛਿਨੁ ਛਿਨੁ ॥

kahaa bhio jau tan bhio chhin chhin ||

What would it matter, if my body were cut into pieces?

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 40

ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਜਾਇ ਤਉ ਡਰਪੈ ਤੇਰੋ ਜਨੁ ॥੧॥

prem jai tau ddarapai tero jan ||1||

If I were to lose Your Love, Lord, then Your humble servant would be afraid. ||1||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 41

ਤੁਝਹਿ ਚਰਨ ਅਰਬਿੰਦ ਭਵਨ ਮਨੁ ॥

tujheh charan arabi(n)dh bhavan man ||

Your lotus feet are the home of my mind.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 42

ਪਾਨ ਕਰਤ ਪਾਇਓ ਪਾਇਓ ਰਾਮਈਆ ਧਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

paan karat paio paio raamieeaa dhan ||1|| rahaau ||

Drinking in Your Nectar, I have obtained the wealth of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 43

ਸੰਪਤਿ ਬਿਪਤਿ ਪਟਲ ਮਾਇਆ ਧਨੁ ॥

sa(n)pat bipat paTal maiaa dhan ||

Prosperity, adversity, property and wealth are just Maya.

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 44

Completed Ang 486

Advancing to Ang 487