Ang 152
ਸਰਮ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਸਸੁਰ ਭਏ ॥
saram surat dui sasur bhae ||
Modesty, humility and intuitive understanding are my mother-in-law and father-in-law;
ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਨ ਲਏ ॥੨॥
karanee kaaman kar man lae ||2||
I have made good deeds my spouse. ||2||
ਸਾਹਾ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਵੀਆਹੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ॥
saahaa sa(n)jog veeaahu vijog ||
Union with the Holy is my wedding date, and separation from the world is my marriage.
ਸਚੁ ਸੰਤਤਿ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੁ ॥੩॥੩॥
sach sa(n)tat kahu naanak jog ||3||3||
Says Nanak, Truth is the child born of this Union. ||3||3||
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gauRee mahalaa 1 ||
Gauree, First Mehl:
ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਕਾ ਮੇਲੁ ॥
paunai paanee aganee kaa mel ||
The union of air, water and fire
ਚੰਚਲ ਚਪਲ ਬੁਧਿ ਕਾ ਖੇਲੁ ॥
cha(n)chal chapal budh kaa khel ||
the body is the play-thing of the fickle and unsteady intellect.
ਨਉ ਦਰਵਾਜੇ ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥
nau daravaaje dasavaa duaar ||
It has nine doors, and then there is the Tenth Gate.
ਬੁਝੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
bujh re giaanee ehu beechaar ||1||
Reflect upon this and understand it, O wise one. ||1||
ਕਥਤਾ ਬਕਤਾ ਸੁਨਤਾ ਸੋਈ ॥
kathataa bakataa sunataa soee ||
The Lord is the One who speaks, teaches and listens.
ਆਪੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੁ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aap beechaare s giaanee hoee ||1|| rahaau ||
One who contemplates his own self is truly wise. ||1||Pause||
ਦੇਹੀ ਮਾਟੀ ਬੋਲੈ ਪਉਣੁ ॥
dehee maatee bolai paun ||
The body is dust; the wind speaks through it.
ਬੁਝੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਮੂਆ ਹੈ ਕਉਣੁ ॥
bujh re giaanee mooaa hai kaun ||
Understand, O wise one, who has died.
ਮੂਈ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਬਾਦੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
mooee surat baad aha(n)kaar ||
Awareness, conflict and ego have died,
ਓਹੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਜੋ ਦੇਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
ohu na mooaa jo dekhanahaar ||2||
but the One who sees does not die. ||2||
ਜੈ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਤਟਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਹੀ ॥
jai kaaran tat teerath jaahee ||
For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers;
ਰਤਨ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
ratan padaarath ghat hee maahee ||
but this priceless jewel is within your own heart.
ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਬਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥
paR paR pa(n)dit baad vakhaanai ||
The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read endlessly; they stir up arguments and controversies,
ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹੋਦੀ ਵਸਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥੩॥
bheetar hodee vasat na jaanai ||3||
but they do not know the secret deep within. ||3||
ਹਉ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਮੁਈ ਬਲਾਇ ॥
hau na mooaa meree muee balaai ||
I have not died - that evil nature within me has died.
ਓਹੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਜੋ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
ohu na mooaa jo rahiaa samaai ||
The One who is pervading everywhere does not die.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥
kahu naanak gur braham dikhaaiaa ||
Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me,
ਮਰਤਾ ਜਾਤਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥੪॥੪॥
marataa jaataa nadar na aaiaa ||4||4||
and now I see that there is no such thing as birth or death. ||4||4||
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥
gauRee mahalaa 1 dakhanee ||
Gauree, First Mehl, Dakhanee:
ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਮਾਨੈ ਨਾਉ ॥
sun sun boojhai maanai naau ||
I am forever a sacrifice to the one who listens and hears,
ਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥
taa kai sad balihaarai jaau ||
Who understands and believes in the Name.
ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥
aap bhulaae thaur na thaau ||
When the Lord Himself leads us astray, there is no other place of rest for us to find.
ਤੂੰ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥੧॥
too(n) samajhaavahi mel milaau ||1||
You impart understanding, and You unite us in Your Union. ||1||
ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਚਲੈ ਮੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
naam milai chalai mai naal ||
I obtain the Naam, which shall go along with me in the end.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਾਧੀ ਸਭ ਕਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bin naavai baadhee sabh kaal ||1|| rahaau ||
Without the Name, all are held in the grip of Death. ||1||Pause||
ਖੇਤੀ ਵਣਜੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੀ ਓਟ ॥
khetee vanaj naavai kee ot ||
My farming and my trading are by the Support of the Name.
ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਜ ਕੀ ਪੋਟ ॥
paap pu(n)n beej kee pot ||
The seeds of sin and virtue are bound together.
ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਜੀਅ ਮਹਿ ਚੋਟ ॥
kaam krodh jee mahi chot ||
Sexual desire and anger are the wounds of the soul.
ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਚਲੇ ਮਨਿ ਖੋਟ ॥੨॥
naam visaar chale man khot ||2||
The evil-minded ones forget the Naam, and then depart. ||2||
ਸਾਚੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਸੀਖ ॥
saache gur kee saachee seekh ||
True are the Teachings of the True Guru.
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਰੀਖ ॥
tan man seetal saach pareekh ||
The body and mind are cooled and soothed, by the touchstone of Truth.
ਜਲ ਪੁਰਾਇਨਿ ਰਸ ਕਮਲ ਪਰੀਖ ॥
jal puraain ras kamal pareekh ||
This is the true mark of wisdom: that one remains detached, like the water-lily, or the lotus upon the water.
ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਮੀਠੇ ਰਸ ਈਖ ॥੩॥
sabad rate meethe ras eekh ||3||
Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, one becomes sweet, like the juice of the sugar cane. ||3||
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਗੜਿ ਦਸ ਦੁਆਰ ॥
hukam sa(n)jogee gaR das duaar ||
By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the castle of the body has ten gates.
ਪੰਚ ਵਸਹਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
pa(n)ch vasahi mil jot apaar ||
The five passions dwell there, together with the Divine Light of the Infinite.
ਆਪਿ ਤੁਲੈ ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜਾਰ ॥
aap tulai aape vanajaar ||
The Lord Himself is the merchandise, and He Himself is the trader.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰ ॥੪॥੫॥
naanak naam savaaranahaar ||4||5||
O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, we are adorned and rejuvenated. ||4||5||
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gauRee mahalaa 1 ||
Gauree, First Mehl:
ਜਾਤੋ ਜਾਇ ਕਹਾ ਤੇ ਆਵੈ ॥
jaato jaai kahaa te aavai ||
How can we know where we came from?
ਕਹ ਉਪਜੈ ਕਹ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
kah upajai kah jaai samaavai ||
Where did we originate, and where will we go and merge?
ਕਿਉ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਕਿਉ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
kiu baadhio kiu mukatee paavai ||
How are we bound, and how do we obtain liberation?
ਕਿਉ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
kiu abinaasee sahaj samaavai ||1||
How do we merge with intuitive ease into the Eternal, Imperishable Lord? ||1||
ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
naam ridai a(n)mrit mukh naam ||
With the Naam in the heart and the Ambrosial Naam on our lips,
ਨਰਹਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਰਹਰ ਨਿਹਕਾਮੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
narahar naam narahar nihakaam ||1|| rahaau ||
through the Name of the Lord, we rise above desire, like the Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਸਹਜੇ ਆਵੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਜਾਇ ॥
sahaje aavai sahaje jaai ||
With intuitive ease we come, and with intuitive ease we depart.
ਮਨ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
man te upajai man maahi samaai ||
From the mind we originate, and into the mind we are absorbed.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਕਤੋ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
guramukh mukato ba(n)dh na paai ||
As Gurmukh, we are liberated, and are not bound.
ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਛੁਟੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੨॥
sabad beechaar chhutai har naai ||2||
Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated through the Name of the Lord. ||2||
ਤਰਵਰ ਪੰਖੀ ਬਹੁ ਨਿਸਿ ਬਾਸੁ ॥
taravar pa(n)khee bahu nis baas ||
At night, lots of birds settle on the tree.
ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਮਨਿ ਮੋਹ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥
sukh dukheeaa man moh vinaas ||
Some are happy, and some are sad. Caught in the desires of the mind, they perish.
ਸਾਝ ਬਿਹਾਗ ਤਕਹਿ ਆਗਾਸੁ ॥
saajh bihaag takahi aagaas ||
And when the life-night comes to its end, then they look to the sky.
ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਧਾਵਹਿ ਕਰਮਿ ਲਿਖਿਆਸੁ ॥੩॥
dah dis dhaavahi karam likhiaas ||3||
They fly away in all ten directions, according to their pre-ordained destiny. ||3||