Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਅਨੰਦੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Anand Sahib·Bani / Chhant

Guru Amar Das Ji

Ang 938 of 1430

ਬਿਦਿਆ ਸੋਧੈ ਤਤੁ ਲਹੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

bidhiaa sodhai tat lahai raam naam liv lai ||

Considering his knowledge, he finds the essence of reality, and lovingly focuses his attention on the Name of the Lord.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 1

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਬਿਕ੍ਰਦਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਟੇ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

manmukh bidhiaa bikaradhaa bikh khaTe bikh khai ||

The self-willed manmukh sells his knowledge; he earns poison, and eats poison.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 2

ਮੂਰਖੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਈ ਸੂਝ ਬੂਝ ਨਹ ਕਾਇ ॥੫੩॥

moorakh sabadh na cheeniee soojh boojh neh kai ||53||

The fool does not think of the Word of the Shabad. He has no understanding, no comprehension. ||53||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 3

ਪਾਧਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਖੀਐ ਚਾਟੜਿਆ ਮਤਿ ਦੇਇ ॥

paadhaa gurmukh aakheeaai chaaTaRiaa mat dhei ||

That Pandit is called Gurmukh, who imparts understanding to his students.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 4

ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਹੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੰਗਰਹੁ ਲਾਹਾ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਲੇਇ ॥

naam samaalahu naam sa(n)garahu laahaa jag meh lei ||

Contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord; gather in the Naam, and earn the true profit in this world.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 5

ਸਚੀ ਪਟੀ ਸਚੁ ਮਨਿ ਪੜੀਐ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

sachee paTee sach man paReeaai sabadhu su saar ||

With the true notebook of the true mind, study the most sublime Word of the Shabad.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 6

ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋ ਪੜਿਆ ਸੋ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਬੀਨਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗਲਿ ਹਾਰੁ ॥੫੪॥੧॥

naanak so paRiaa so pa(n)ddit beenaa jis raam naam gal haar ||54||1||

O Nanak, he alone is learned, and he alone is a wise Pandit, who wears the necklace of the Lord's Name. ||54||1||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 7

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਸਿਧ ਗੋਸਟਿ

raamakalee mahalaa pehilaa sidh gosaT

Raamkalee, First Mehla, Sidh Gosht ~ Conversations With The Siddhas:

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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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ਸਿਧ ਸਭਾ ਕਰਿ ਆਸਣਿ ਬੈਠੇ ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਜੈਕਾਰੋ ॥

sidh sabhaa kar aasan baiThe sa(n)t sabhaa jaikaaro ||

The Siddhas formed an assembly; sitting in their Yogic postures, they shouted, ""Salute this gathering of Saints.""

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 10

ਤਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਅਪਰ ਅਪਾਰੋ ॥

tis aagai raharaas hamaaree saachaa apar apaaro ||

I offer my salutation to the One who is true, infinite and incomparably beautiful.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 11

ਮਸਤਕੁ ਕਾਟਿ ਧਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਆਗੈ ਦੇਉ ॥

masatak kaaT dharee tis aagai tan man aagai dheau ||

I cut off my head, and offer it to Him; I dedicate my body and mind to Him.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 12

ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਤੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਹਜ ਭਾਇ ਜਸੁ ਲੇਉ ॥੧॥

naanak sa(n)t milai sach paieeaai sahaj bhai jas leau ||1||

O Nanak, meeting with the Saints, Truth is obtained, and one is spontaneously blessed with distinction. ||1||

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ਕਿਆ ਭਵੀਐ ਸਚਿ ਸੂਚਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

kiaa bhaveeaai sach soochaa hoi ||

What is the use of wandering around? Purity comes only through Truth.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 14

ਸਾਚ ਸਬਦ ਬਿਨੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

saach sabadh bin mukat na koi ||1|| rahaau ||

Without the True Word of the Shabad, no one finds liberation. ||1||Pause||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 15

ਕਵਨ ਤੁਮੇ ਕਿਆ ਨਾਉ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ਕਉਨੁ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਕਉਨੁ ਸੁਆਓ ॥

kavan tume kiaa naau tumaaraa kaun maarag kaun suaao ||

"Who are you? What is your name? What is your way? What is your goal?

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ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹਉ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਹਉ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਓ ॥

saach kahau aradhaas hamaaree hau sa(n)t janaa bal jaao ||

We pray that you will answer us truthfully; we are a sacrifice to the humble Saints.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 17

ਕਹ ਬੈਸਹੁ ਕਹ ਰਹੀਐ ਬਾਲੇ ਕਹ ਆਵਹੁ ਕਹ ਜਾਹੋ ॥

keh baisahu keh raheeaai baale keh aavahu keh jaaho ||

Where is your seat? Where do you live, boy? Where did you come from, and where are you going?

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੈ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਕਿਆ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ਰਾਹੋ ॥੨॥

naanak bolai sun bairaagee kiaa tumaaraa raaho ||2||

Tell us, Nanak - the detached Siddhas wait to hear your reply. What is your path?""||2||

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ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਬੈਸਿ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਚਾਲਹਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਏ ॥

ghaT ghaT bais nira(n)tar raheeaai chaaleh satigur bhaae ||

He dwells deep within the nucleus of each and every heart. This is my seat and my home. I walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru.

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ਸਹਜੇ ਆਏ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਿਧਾਏ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦਾ ਰਜਾਏ ॥

sahaje aae hukam sidhaae naanak sadhaa rajaae ||

I came from the Celestial Lord God; I go wherever He orders me to go. I am Nanak, forever under the Command of His Will.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 21

ਆਸਣਿ ਬੈਸਣਿ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਐਸੀ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਾਏ ॥

aasan baisan thir naarain aaisee gurmat paae ||

I sit in the posture of the eternal, imperishable Lord. These are the Teachings I have received from the Guru.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਸਚੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥੩॥

gurmukh boojhai aap pachhaanai sache sach samaae ||3||

As Gurmukh, I have come to understand and realize myself; I merge in the Truest of the True. ||3||

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ਦੁਨੀਆ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਾਰੋ ॥

dhuneeaa saagar dhutar kaheeaai kiau kar paieeaai paaro ||

"The world-ocean is treacherous and impassable; how can one cross over?

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ਚਰਪਟੁ ਬੋਲੈ ਅਉਧੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਹੁ ਸਚਾ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥

charapaT bolai aaudhoo naanak dheh sachaa beechaaro ||

Charpat the Yogi says, O Nanak, think it over, and give us your true reply.""

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 25

ਆਪੇ ਆਖੈ ਆਪੇ ਸਮਝੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਿਆ ਉਤਰੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥

aape aakhai aape samajhai tis kiaa utar dheejai ||

What answer can I give to someone, who claims to understand himself?

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 26

ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਤੁਮ ਪਾਰਗਰਾਮੀ ਤੁਝੁ ਕਿਆ ਬੈਸਣੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੪॥

saach kahahu tum paaragaraamee tujh kiaa baisan dheejai ||4||

I speak the Truth; if you have already crossed over, how can I argue with you? ||4||

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ਜੈਸੇ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਮੁਰਗਾਈ ਨੈ ਸਾਣੇ ॥

jaise jal meh kamal niraalam muragaiee nai saane ||

The lotus flower floats untouched upon the surface of the water, and the duck swims through the stream;

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 28

ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਭਵ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਰੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੇ ॥

surat sabadh bhav saagar tareeaai naanak naam vakhaane ||

with one's consciousness focused on the Word of the Shabad, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. O Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 29

ਰਹਹਿ ਇਕਾਂਤਿ ਏਕੋ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਆਸਾ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਸੋ ॥

raheh ikaa(n)t eko man vasiaa aasaa maeh niraaso ||

One who lives alone, as a hermit, enshrining the One Lord in his mind, remaining unaffected by hope in the midst of hope,

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ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਦਾਸੋ ॥੫॥

agam agochar dhekh dhikhaae naanak taa kaa dhaaso ||5||

sees and inspires others to see the inaccessible, unfathomable Lord. Nanak is his slave. ||5||

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ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਪੂਛਉ ਸਾਚੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥

sun suaamee aradhaas hamaaree poochhau saach beechaaro ||

"Listen, Lord, to our prayer. We seek your true opinion.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 32

ਰੋਸੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ਉਤਰੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਕਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰ ਦੁਆਰੋ ॥

ros na keejai utar dheejai kiau paieeaai gur dhuaaro ||

Don't be angry with us - please tell us: How can we find the Guru's Door?""

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ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਚਲਤਉ ਸਚ ਘਰਿ ਬੈਸੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੋ ॥

eih man chalatau sach ghar baisai naanak naam adhaaro ||

This fickle mind sits in its true home, O Nanak, through the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

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ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਾਚਿ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥੬॥

aape mel milaae karataa laagai saach piaaro ||6||

The Creator Himself unites us in Union, and inspires us to love the Truth. ||6||

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ਹਾਟੀ ਬਾਟੀ ਰਹਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਲੇ ਰੂਖਿ ਬਿਰਖਿ ਉਦਿਆਨੇ ॥

haaTee baaTee raheh niraale rookh birakh udhiaane ||

"Away from stores and highways, we live in the woods, among plants and trees.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 36

ਕੰਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਅਹਾਰੋ ਖਾਈਐ ਅਉਧੂ ਬੋਲੈ ਗਿਆਨੇ ॥

ka(n)dh mool ahaaro khaieeaai aaudhoo bolai giaane ||

For food, we take fruits and roots. This is the spiritual wisdom spoken by the renunciates.

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Completed Ang 938

Advancing to Ang 939