Ang 1344
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥
prabhaatee mahalaa 1 dakhanee ||
Prabhaatee, First Mehl, Dakhnee:
ਗੋਤਮੁ ਤਪਾ ਅਹਿਲਿਆ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੁ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ ॥
gotam tapaa ahiliaa isatree tis dekh i(n)dr lubhaaiaa ||
Ahalyaa was the wife of Gautam the seer. Seeing her, Indra was enticed.
ਸਹਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਚਿਹਨ ਭਗ ਹੂਏ ਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਪਛੋਤਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
sahas sareer chihan bhag hooe taa man pachhotaaiaa ||1||
When he received a thousand marks of disgrace on his body, then he felt regret in his mind. ||1||
ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਭੂਲੈ ਭਾਈ ॥
koee jaan na bhoolai bhaaee ||
O Siblings of Destiny, no one knowingly makes mistakes.
ਸੋ ਭੂਲੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੈ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
so bhoolai jis aap bhulaae boojhai jisai bujhaaee ||1|| rahaau ||
He alone is mistaken, whom the Lord Himself makes so. He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand. ||1||Pause||
ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰੀ ਚੰਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੈ ਕਾਗਦਿ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
tin haree cha(n)d prithamee pat raajai kaagad keem na paaee ||
Harichand, the king and ruler of his land, did not appreciate the value of his pre-ordained destiny.
ਅਉਗਣੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਤ ਪੁੰਨ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਕਿਉ ਨੇਖਾਸਿ ਬਿਕਾਈ ॥੨॥
augan jaanai ta pu(n)n kare kiu kiu nekhaas bikaaee ||2||
If he had known that it was a mistake, he would not have made such a show of giving in charity, and he would not have been sold in the market. ||2||
ਕਰਉ ਅਢਾਈ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਬਾਵਨ ਰੂਪਿ ਬਹਾਨੈ ॥
karau adhaaee dharatee maa(n)gee baavan roop bahaanai ||
The Lord took the form of a dwarf, and asked for some land.
ਕਿਉ ਪਇਆਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਉ ਛਲੀਐ ਜੇ ਬਲਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੩॥
kiu paiaal jaai kiu chhaleeai je bal roop pachhaanai ||3||
If Bal the king has recognized Him, he would not have been deceived, and sent to the underworld. ||3||
ਰਾਜਾ ਜਨਮੇਜਾ ਦੇ ਮਤਂੀ ਬਰਜਿ ਬਿਆਸਿ ਪੜੑਾਇਆ ॥
raajaa janamejaa de mata(n)ee baraj biaas paRhaaiaa ||
Vyaas taught and warned the king Janmayjaa not to do three things.
ਤਿਨੑਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਗ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਘਾਏ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
tinhi kar jag athaarah ghaae kirat na chalai chalaaiaa ||4||
But he performed the sacred feast and killed eighteen Brahmins; the record of one's past deeds cannot be erased. ||4||
ਗਣਤ ਨ ਗਣਂੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ਬੋਲੀ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥
ganat na gana(n)ee hukam pachhaanaa bolee bhaai subhaaee ||
I do not try to calculate the account; I accept the Hukam of God's Command. I speak with intuitive love and respect.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਤੁਧੈ ਸਲਾਹਂੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੫॥
jo kichh varatai tudhai salaaha(n)ee sabh teree vadiaaee ||5||
No matter what happens, I will praise the Lord. It is all Your Glorious Greatness, O Lord. ||5||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਲੇਪੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
guramukh alipat lep kade na laagai sadaa rahai saranaaee ||
The Gurmukh remains detached; filth never attaches itself to him. He remains forever in God's Sanctuary.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਆਗੈ ਚੇਤੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ॥੬॥
manamukh mugadh aagai chetai naahee dukh laagai pachhutaaee ||6||
The foolish self-willed manmukh does not think of the future; he is overtaken by pain, and then he regrets. ||6||
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹ ਰਚਨਾ ਰਚੀਐ ॥
aape kare karaae karataa jin eh rachanaa racheeai ||
The Creator who created this creation acts, and causes all to act.
ਹਰਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਅਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੇ ਪੈ ਪਚੀਐ ॥੭॥
har abhimaan na jaaee jeeahu abhimaane pai pacheeai ||7||
O Lord, egotistical pride does not depart from the soul. Falling into egotistical pride, one is ruined. ||7||
ਭੁਲਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਭੁਲੈ ॥
bhulan vich keeaa sabh koee karataa aap na bhulai ||
Everyone makes mistakes; only the Creator does not make mistakes.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਘੁਲੈ ॥੮॥੪॥
naanak sach naam nisataaraa ko gur parasaad aghulai ||8||4||
O Nanak, salvation comes through the True Name. By Guru's Grace, one is released. ||8||4||
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
prabhaatee mahalaa 1 ||
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:
ਆਖਣਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥
aakhanaa sunanaa naam adhaar ||
To chant and listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my Support.
ਧੰਧਾ ਛੁਟਕਿ ਗਇਆ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ॥
dha(n)dhaa chhutak gaiaa vekaar ||
Worthless entanglements are ended and gone.
ਜਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥
jiu manamukh doojai pat khoee ||
The self-willed manmukh, caught in duality, loses his honor.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥
bin naavai mai avar na koee ||1||
Except for the Name, I have no other at all. ||1||
ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
sun man a(n)dhe moorakh gavaar ||
Listen, O blind, foolish, idiotic mind.
ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਲਾਜ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਡੈ ਬਾਰੋ ਬਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aavat jaat laaj nahee laagai bin gur boodai baaro baar ||1|| rahaau ||
Aren't you ashamed of your comings and goings in reincarnation? Without the Guru, you shall drown, over and over again. ||1||Pause||
ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥
is man maaiaa mohi binaas ||
This mind is ruined by its attachment to Maya.
ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਸੁ ॥
dhur hukam likhiaa taa(n) kaheeai kaas ||
The Command of the Primal Lord is pre-ordained. Before whom should I cry?
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਚੀਨੑੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
guramukh viralaa cheenhai koee ||
Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਹੂਨਾ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥
naam bihoonaa mukat na hoee ||2||
Without the Naam, no one is liberated. ||2||
ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਡੋਲੈ ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ॥
bhram bhram dolai lakh chauraasee ||
People wander lost, staggering and stumbling through 8.4 million incarnations.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਝੇ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ॥
bin gur boojhe jam kee phaasee ||
Without knowing the Guru, they cannot escape the noose of Death.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਊਭਿ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥
ihu manooaa khin khin oobh paiaal ||
This mind, from one moment to the next, goes from the heavens to the underworld.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਛੂਟੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੩॥
guramukh chhootai naam samhaal ||3||
The Gurmukh contemplates the Naam, and is released. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਸਦੇ ਢਿਲ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
aape sade dhil na hoi ||
When God sends His Summons, there is no time to delay.
ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਸਹਿਲਾ ਜੀਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
sabad marai sahilaa jeevai soi ||
When one dies in the Word of the Shabad, he lives in peace.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
bin gur sojhee kisai na hoi ||
Without the Guru, no one understands.
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੈ ਕਰਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥
aape karai karaavai soi ||4||
The Lord Himself acts, and inspires all to act. ||4||
ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
jhagaR chukaavai har gun gaavai ||
Inner conflict comes to an end, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
pooraa satigur sahaj samaavai ||
Through the Perfect True Guru, one is intuitively absorbed into the Lord.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਡੋਲਤ ਤਉ ਠਹਰਾਵੈ ॥
ihu man dolat tau thaharaavai ||
This wobbling, unsteady mind is stabilized,
ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੫॥
sach karanee kar kaar kamaavai ||5||
and one lives the lifestyle of true actions. ||5||
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੂਠਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
a(n)tar joothaa kiu such hoi ||
If someone is false within his own self, then how can he be pure?
ਸਬਦੀ ਧੋਵੈ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋਇ ॥
sabadee dhovai viralaa koi ||
How rare are those who wash with the Shabad.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
guramukh koee sach kamaavai ||
How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, live the Truth.
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਵੈ ॥੬॥
aavan jaanaa thaak rahaavai ||6||
Their comings and goings in reincarnation are over and done. ||6||