Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ

Raag Devgandhari·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 534 of 1430

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਸਰਨੀ ਪਰੀਐ ਚਰਣ ਰੇਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਬਾਛੈ ॥੧॥

saadhasa(n)gat kee saranee pareeaai charan ren man baachhai ||1||

I have sought the Sanctuary of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; my mind longs for the dust of their Feet. ||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 1

ਜੁਗਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਾ ਗੁਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਮਾਇ ਆਛੈ ॥

jugat na jaanaa gun nahee koiee mahaa dhutar mai aachhai ||

I do not know the way, and I have no virtue. It is so difficult to escape from Maya!

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 2

ਆਇ ਪਇਓ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਨੀ ਤਉ ਉਤਰੀ ਸਗਲ ਦੁਰਾਛੈ ॥੨॥੨॥੨੮॥

aai pio naanak gur charanee tau utaree sagal dhuraachhai ||2||2||28||

Nanak has come and fallen at the Guru's feet; all of his evil inclinations have vanished. ||2||2||28||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 3

ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ੫ ॥

dhevaga(n)dhaaree 5 ||

Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehla:

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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਬਚਨ ਤੁਹਾਰੇ ॥

a(n)mritaa pria bachan tuhaare ||

O Beloved, Your Words are Ambrosial Nectar.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 5

ਅਤਿ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਭਹੂ ਮਧਿ ਨਿਰਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

at su(n)dhar manmohan piaare sabhahoo madh niraare ||1|| rahaau ||

O supremely beautiful Enticer, O Beloved, You are among all, and yet distinct from all. ||1||Pause||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 6

ਰਾਜੁ ਨ ਚਾਹਉ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਚਾਹਉ ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲਾਰੇ ॥

raaj na chaahau mukat na chaahau man preet charan kamalaare ||

I do not seek power, and I do not seek liberation. My mind is in love with Your Lotus Feet.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 7

ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮਹੇਸ ਸਿਧ ਮੁਨਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹੀ ਦਰਸਾਰੇ ॥੧॥

braham mahes sidh mun i(n)dhraa moh Thaakur hee dharasaare ||1||

Brahma, Shiva, the Siddhas, the silent sages and Indra - I seek only the Blessed Vision of my Lord and Master's Darshan. ||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 8

ਦੀਨੁ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਆਇਓ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਰਨਿ ਪਰਿਓ ਸੰਤ ਹਾਰੇ ॥

dheen dhuaarai aaio Thaakur saran pario sa(n)t haare ||

I have come, helpless, to Your Door, O Lord Master; I am exhausted - I seek the Sanctuary of the Saints.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 9

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲੇ ਮਨੋਹਰ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲ ਬਿਗਸਾਰੇ ॥੨॥੩॥੨੯॥

kahu naanak prabh mile manohar man seetal bigasaare ||2||3||29||

Says Nanak, I have met my Enticing Lord God; my mind is cooled and soothed - it blossoms forth in joy. ||2||3||29||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 10

ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

dhevaga(n)dhaaree mahalaa panjavaa ||

Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehla:

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ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਿਓ ॥

har jap sevak paar utaario ||

Meditating on the Lord, His servant swims across to salvation.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 12

ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਭਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਪਨੇ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਨਹੀ ਮਾਰਿਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

dheen dhiaal bhe prabh apane bahuR janam nahee maario ||1|| rahaau ||

When God becomes merciful to the meek, then one does not have to suffer reincarnation, only to die again. ||1||Pause||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 13

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਮਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਰਤਨ ਜਨਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਹਾਰਿਓ ॥

saadhasa(n)gam gun gaaveh har ke ratan janam nahee haario ||

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and he does not lose the jewel of this human life.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 14

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਬਿਖੈ ਬਨੁ ਤਰਿਆ ਕੁਲਹ ਸਮੂਹ ਉਧਾਰਿਓ ॥੧॥

prabh gun gai bikhai ban tariaa kuleh samooh udhaario ||1||

Singing the Glories of God, he crosses over the ocean of poison, and saves all his generations as well. ||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 15

ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਬਸਿਆ ਰਿਦ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਉਚਾਰਿਓ ॥

charan kamal basiaa ridh bheetar saas giraas uchaario ||

The Lotus Feet of the Lord abide within his heart, and with every breath and morsel of food, he chants the Lord's Name.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 16

ਨਾਨਕ ਓਟ ਗਹੀ ਜਗਦੀਸੁਰ ਪੁਨਹ ਪੁਨਹ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਿਓ ॥੨॥੪॥੩੦॥

naanak oT gahee jagadheesur puneh puneh balihaario ||2||4||30||

Nanak has grasped the Support of the Lord of the Universe; again and again, he is a sacrifice to Him. ||2||4||30||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 17

ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੪

raag dhevaga(n)dhaaree mahalaa panjavaa ghar chauthhaa

Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehla, Fourth House:

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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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ਕਰਤ ਫਿਰੇ ਬਨ ਭੇਖ ਮੋਹਨ ਰਹਤ ਨਿਰਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

karat fire ban bhekh mohan rahat niraar ||1|| rahaau ||

Some wander around the forests, wearing religious robes, but the Fascinating Lord remains distant from them. ||1||Pause||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 20

ਕਥਨ ਸੁਨਾਵਨ ਗੀਤ ਨੀਕੇ ਗਾਵਨ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਧਰਤੇ ਗਾਰ ॥੧॥

kathan sunaavan geet neeke gaavan man meh dharate gaar ||1||

They talk, preach, and sing their lovely songs, but within their minds, the filth of their sins remains. ||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 21

ਅਤਿ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਬਹੁ ਚਤੁਰ ਸਿਆਨੇ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਰਸਨਾ ਚਾਰ ॥੨॥

at su(n)dhar bahu chatur siaane bidhiaa rasanaa chaar ||2||

They may be very beautiful, extremely clever, wise and educated, and they may speak very sweetly. ||2||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 22

ਮਾਨ ਮੋਹ ਮੇਰ ਤੇਰ ਬਿਬਰਜਿਤ ਏਹੁ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਖੰਡੇ ਧਾਰ ॥੩॥

maan moh mer ter bibarajit eh maarag kha(n)dde dhaar ||3||

To forsake pride, emotional attachment, and the sense of 'mine and yours', is the path of the double-edged sword. ||3||

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨਿ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਤਰੀਅਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸੰਤ ਸੰਗਾਰ ॥੪॥੧॥੩੧॥

kahu naanak tin bhavajal tareeale prabh kirapaa sa(n)t sa(n)gaar ||4||1||31||

Says Nanak, they alone swim across the terrifying world-ocean, who, by God's Grace, join the Society of the Saints. ||4||1||31||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 24

ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੫

raag dhevaga(n)dhaaree mahalaa panjavaa ghar panjavaa

Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehla, Fifth House:

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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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ਮੈ ਪੇਖਿਓ ਰੀ ਊਚਾ ਮੋਹਨੁ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚਾ ॥

mai pekhio ree uoochaa mohan sabh te uoochaa ||

I have seen the Lord to be on high; the Fascinating Lord is the highest of all.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 27

ਆਨ ਨ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਕੋਊ ਲਾਗੈ ਢੂਢਿ ਰਹੇ ਹਮ ਮੂਚਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aan na samasar kouoo laagai ddoodd rahe ham moochaa ||1|| rahaau ||

No one else is equal to Him - I have made the most extensive search on this. ||1||Pause||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 28

ਬਹੁ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਅਤਿ ਬਡੋ ਗਾਹਰੋ ਥਾਹ ਨਹੀ ਅਗਹੂਚਾ ॥

bahu bea(n)t at baddo gaaharo thaeh nahee agahoochaa ||

Utterly infinite, exceedingly great, deep and unfathomable - He is lofty, beyond reach.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 29

ਤੋਲਿ ਨ ਤੁਲੀਐ ਮੋਲਿ ਨ ਮੁਲੀਐ ਕਤ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਨ ਰੂਚਾ ॥੧॥

tol na tuleeaai mol na muleeaai kat paieeaai man roochaa ||1||

His weight cannot be weighed, His value cannot be estimated. How can the Enticer of the mind be obtained? ||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 30

ਖੋਜ ਅਸੰਖਾ ਅਨਿਕ ਤਪੰਥਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਨਹੀ ਪਹੂਚਾ ॥

khoj asa(n)khaa anik tapa(n)thaa bin gur nahee pahoochaa ||

Millions search for Him, on various paths, but without the Guru, none find Him.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 31

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੀ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਰਸ ਭੂੰਚਾ ॥੨॥੧॥੩੨॥

kahu naanak kirapaa karee Thaakur mil saadhoo ras bhoo(n)chaa ||2||1||32||

Says Nanak, the Lord Master has become Merciful. Meeting the Holy Saint, I drink in the sublime essence. ||2||1||32||

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Completed Ang 534

Advancing to Ang 535