Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ

Raag Bilaval·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 831 of 1430

ਜੋਗ ਜਗ ਨਿਹਫਲ ਤਿਹ ਮਾਨਉ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਸੁ ਬਿਸਰਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

jog jag nihafal teh maanau jo prabh jas bisaraavai ||1||

Know that Yoga and sacrificial feasts are fruitless, if one forgets the Praises of God. ||1||

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 1

ਮਾਨ ਮੋਹ ਦੋਨੋ ਕਉ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

maan moh dhono kau parahar gobi(n)dh ke gun gaavai ||

One who lays aside both pride and attachment, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 2

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥੨॥੨॥

kahu naanak ieh bidh ko praanee jeevan mukat kahaavai ||2||2||

Says Nanak, the mortal who does this is said to be 'jivan mukta' - liberated while yet alive. ||2||2||

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 3

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥

bilaaval mahalaa nauvaa ||

Bilaaval, Ninth Mehla:

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ਜਾ ਮੈ ਭਜਨੁ ਰਾਮ ਕੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

jaa mai bhajan raam ko naahee ||

There is no meditation on the Lord within him.

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 5

ਤਿਹ ਨਰ ਜਨਮੁ ਅਕਾਰਥੁ ਖੋਇਆ ਯਹ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

teh nar janam akaarath khoiaa yeh raakhahu man maahee ||1|| rahaau ||

That man wastes his life uselessly - keep this in mind. ||1||Pause||

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 6

ਤੀਰਥ ਕਰੈ ਬ੍ਰਤ ਫੁਨਿ ਰਾਖੈ ਨਹ ਮਨੂਆ ਬਸਿ ਜਾ ਕੋ ॥

teerath karai brat fun raakhai neh manooaa bas jaa ko ||

He bathes at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and adheres to fasts, but he has no control over his mind.

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 7

ਨਿਹਫਲ ਧਰਮੁ ਤਾਹਿ ਤੁਮ ਮਾਨਹੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹਤ ਮੈ ਯਾ ਕਉ ॥੧॥

nihafal dharam taeh tum maanahu saach kahat mai yaa kau ||1||

Know that such religion is useless to him. I speak the Truth for his sake. ||1||

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 8

ਜੈਸੇ ਪਾਹਨੁ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਖਿਓ ਭੇਦੈ ਨਾਹਿ ਤਿਹ ਪਾਨੀ ॥

jaise paahan jal meh raakhio bhedhai naeh teh paanee ||

It's like a stone, kept immersed in water; still, the water does not penetrate it.

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 9

ਤੈਸੇ ਹੀ ਤੁਮ ਤਾਹਿ ਪਛਾਨਹੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਹੀਨ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ॥੨॥

taise hee tum taeh pachhaanahu bhagat heen jo praanee ||2||

So, understand it: that mortal being who lacks devotional worship is just like that. ||2||

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 10

ਕਲ ਮੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਤੇ ਪਾਵਤ ਗੁਰੁ ਯਹ ਭੇਦੁ ਬਤਾਵੈ ॥

kal mai mukat naam te paavat gur yeh bhedh bataavai ||

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, liberation comes from the Naam. The Guru has revealed this secret.

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 11

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋਈ ਨਰੁ ਗਰੂਆ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੩॥੩॥

kahu naanak soiee nar garooaa jo prabh ke gun gaavai ||3||3||

Says Nanak, he alone is a great man, who sings the Praises of God. ||3||3||

Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji·Line 12

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧੦

bilaaval asaTapadheeaa mahalaa pehilaa ghar dasvaa

Bilaaval, Ashtpadheeyaa, First Mehla, Tenth 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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ਨਿਕਟਿ ਵਸੈ ਦੇਖੈ ਸਭੁ ਸੋਈ ॥

nikaT vasai dhekhai sabh soiee ||

He dwells close at hand, and sees all,

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 15

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

gurmukh viralaa boojhai koiee ||

but how rare is the Gurmukh who understands this.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 16

ਵਿਣੁ ਭੈ ਪਇਐ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥

vin bhai piaai bhagat na hoiee ||

Without the Fear of God, there is no devotional worship.

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ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥

sabadh rate sadhaa sukh hoiee ||1||

Imbued with the Word of the Shabad, eternal peace is attained. ||1||

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ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

aaisaa giaan padhaarath naam ||

Such is the spiritual wisdom, the treasure of the Naam;

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 19

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵਸਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gurmukh paavas ras ras maan ||1|| rahaau ||

obtaining it, the Gurmukhs enjoy the subtle essence of this nectar. ||1||Pause||

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ਗਿਆਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਕਥੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ॥

giaan giaan kathai sabh koiee ||

Everyone talks about spiritual wisdom and spiritual knowledge.

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ਕਥਿ ਕਥਿ ਬਾਦੁ ਕਰੇ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥

kath kath baadh kare dhukh hoiee ||

Talking, talking, they argue, and suffer.

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ਕਥਿ ਕਹਣੈ ਤੇ ਰਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

kath kahanai te rahai na koiee ||

No one can stop talking and discussing it.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 23

ਬਿਨੁ ਰਸ ਰਾਤੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥

bin ras raate mukat na hoiee ||2||

Without being imbued with the subtle essence, there is no liberation. ||2||

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ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹੋਈ ॥

giaan dhiaan sabh gur te hoiee ||

Spiritual wisdom and meditation all come from the Guru.

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ਸਾਚੀ ਰਹਤ ਸਾਚਾ ਮਨਿ ਸੋਈ ॥

saachee rahat saachaa man soiee ||

Through the lifestyle of Truth, the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind.

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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਥਨੀ ਹੈ ਪਰੁ ਰਹਤ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥

manmukh kathanee hai par rahat na hoiee ||

The self-willed manmukh talks about it, but does not practice it.

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ਨਾਵਹੁ ਭੂਲੇ ਥਾਉ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੩॥

naavahu bhoole thaau na koiee ||3||

Forgetting the Name, he finds no place of rest. ||3||

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ਮਨੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਬੰਧਿਓ ਸਰ ਜਾਲਿ ॥

man maiaa ba(n)dhio sar jaal ||

Maya has caught the mind in the trap of the whirlpool.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 29

ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਬਿਆਪਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਬਿਖੁ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

ghaT ghaT biaap rahio bikh naal ||

Each and every heart is trapped by this bait of poison and sin.

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ਜੋ ਆਂਜੈ ਸੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਕਾਲਿ ॥

jo aa(n)jai so dheesai kaal ||

See that whoever has come, is subject to death.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 31

ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸੀਧੋ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੪॥

kaaraj seedho ridhai sam(h)aal ||4||

Your affairs shall be adjusted, if you contemplate the Lord in your heart. ||4||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 32

ਸੋ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥

so giaanee jin sabadh liv laiee ||

He alone is a spiritual teacher, who lovingly focuses his consciousness on the Word of the Shabad.

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ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥

manmukh haumai pat gavaiee ||

The self-willed, egotistical manmukh loses his honor.

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ਆਪੇ ਕਰਤੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਾਈ ॥

aape karatai bhagat karaiee ||

The Creator Lord Himself inspires us to His devotional worship.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੫॥

gurmukh aape dhe vaddiaaiee ||5||

He Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glorious greatness. ||5||

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ਰੈਣਿ ਅੰਧਾਰੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋਤਿ ॥

rain a(n)dhaaree niramal jot ||

The life-night is dark, while the Divine Light is immaculate.

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ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਝੂਠੇ ਕੁਚਲ ਕਛੋਤਿ ॥

naam binaa jhooThe kuchal kachhot ||

Those who lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are false, filthy and untouchable.

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ਬੇਦੁ ਪੁਕਾਰੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਰੋਤਿ ॥

bedh pukaarai bhagat sarot ||

The Vedas preach sermons of devotional worship.

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ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਮਾਨੈ ਵੇਖੈ ਜੋਤਿ ॥੬॥

sun sun maanai vekhai jot ||6||

Listening, hearing and believing, one beholds the Divine Light. ||6||

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ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਮੰ ॥

saasatr simirat naam dhiraRaama(n) ||

The Shaastras and Simritees implant the Naam within.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਕਰਾਮੰ ॥

gurmukh saa(n)t uootam karaama(n) ||

The Gurmukh lives in peace and tranquility, doing deeds of sublime purity.

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ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਜੋਨੀ ਦੂਖ ਸਹਾਮੰ ॥

manmukh jonee dhookh sahaama(n) ||

The self-willed manmukh suffers the pains of reincarnation.

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ਬੰਧਨ ਤੂਟੇ ਇਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਾਮੰ ॥੭॥

ba(n)dhan tooTe ik naam vasaama(n) ||7||

His bonds are broken, enshrining the Name of the One Lord. ||7||

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ਮੰਨੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਚੀ ਪਤਿ ਪੂਜਾ ॥

ma(n)ne naam sachee pat poojaa ||

Believing in the Naam, one obtains true honor and adoration.

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ਕਿਸੁ ਵੇਖਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਦੂਜਾ ॥

kis vekhaa naahee ko dhoojaa ||

Who should I see? There is none other than the Lord.

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ਦੇਖਿ ਕਹਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਮਨਿ ਸੋਇ ॥

dhekh kahau bhaavai man soi ||

I see, and I say, that He alone is pleasing to my mind.

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥੮॥੧॥

naanak kahai avar nahee koi ||8||1||

Says Nanak, there is no other at all. ||8||1||

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Completed Ang 831

Advancing to Ang 832