Ang 327
ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਹੋਤੀ ਕੋਟਿ ਉਪਾਧਿ ॥
tan mahi hotee kot upaadh ||
My body was afflicted with millions of diseases.
ਉਲਟਿ ਭਈ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਧਿ ॥
ulat bhaee sukh sahaj samaadh ||
They have been transformed into the peaceful, tranquil concentration of Samaadhi.
ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ਆਪੈ ਆਪ ॥
aap pachhaanai aapai aap ||
When someone understands his own self,
ਰੋਗੁ ਨ ਬਿਆਪੈ ਤੀਨੌ ਤਾਪ ॥੨॥
rog na biaapai teenau taap ||2||
he no longer suffers from illness and the three fevers. ||2||
ਅਬ ਮਨੁ ਉਲਟਿ ਸਨਾਤਨੁ ਹੂਆ ॥
ab man ulat sanaatan hooaa ||
My mind has now been restored to its original purity.
ਤਬ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਜਬ ਜੀਵਤ ਮੂਆ ॥
tab jaaniaa jab jeevat mooaa ||
When I became dead while yet alive, only then did I come to know the Lord.
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵਉ ॥
kahu kabeer sukh sahaj samaavau ||
Says Kabeer, I am now immersed in intuitive peace and poise.
ਆਪਿ ਨ ਡਰਉ ਨ ਅਵਰ ਡਰਾਵਉ ॥੩॥੧੭॥
aap na darau na avar daraavau ||3||17||
I do not fear anyone, and I do not strike fear into anyone else. ||3||17||
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥
gauRee kabeer jee ||
Gauree, Kabeer Jee:
ਪਿੰਡਿ ਮੂਐ ਜੀਉ ਕਿਹ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਤਾ ॥
pi(n)d mooai jeeu kih ghar jaataa ||
When the body dies, where does the soul go?
ਸਬਦਿ ਅਤੀਤਿ ਅਨਾਹਦਿ ਰਾਤਾ ॥
sabad ateet anaahad raataa ||
It is absorbed into the untouched, unstruck melody of the Word of the Shabad.
ਜਿਨਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਤਿਨਹਿ ਪਛਾਨਿਆ ॥
jin raam jaaniaa tinahi pachhaaniaa ||
Only one who knows the Lord realizes Him.
ਜਿਉ ਗੂੰਗੇ ਸਾਕਰ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥
jiu goo(n)ge saakar man maaniaa ||1||
The mind is satisfied and satiated, like the mute who eats the sugar candy and just smiles, without speaking. ||1||
ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਕਥੈ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥
aisaa giaan kathai banavaaree ||
Such is the spiritual wisdom which the Lord has imparted.
ਮਨ ਰੇ ਪਵਨ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ ਸੁਖਮਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
man re pavan driR sukhaman naaree ||1|| rahaau ||
O mind, hold your breath steady within the central channel of the Sushmanaa. ||1||Pause||
ਸੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਕਰਨਾ ॥
so gur karahu j bahur na karanaa ||
Adopt such a Guru, that you shall not have to adopt another again.
ਸੋ ਪਦੁ ਰਵਹੁ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਰਵਨਾ ॥
so pad ravahu j bahur na ravanaa ||
Dwell in such a state, that you shall never have to dwell in any other.
ਸੋ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧਰਹੁ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਧਰਨਾ ॥
so dhiaan dharahu j bahur na dharanaa ||
Embrace such a meditation, that you shall never have to embrace any other.
ਐਸੇ ਮਰਹੁ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਮਰਨਾ ॥੨॥
aise marahu j bahur na maranaa ||2||
Die in such a way, that you shall never have to die again. ||2||
ਉਲਟੀ ਗੰਗਾ ਜਮੁਨ ਮਿਲਾਵਉ ॥
ulatee ga(n)gaa jamun milaavau ||
Turn your breath away from the left channel, and away from the right channel, and unite them in the central channel of the Sushmanaa.
ਬਿਨੁ ਜਲ ਸੰਗਮ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਨੑਾਵਉ ॥
bin jal sa(n)gam man mahi nhaavau ||
At their confluence within your mind, take your bath there without water.
ਲੋਚਾ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਇਹੁ ਬਿਉਹਾਰਾ ॥
lochaa samasar ihu biuhaaraa ||
To look upon all with an impartial eye - let this be your daily occupation.
ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਕਿਆ ਅਵਰਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥੩॥
tat beechaar kiaa avar beechaaraa ||3||
Contemplate this essence of reality - what else is there to contemplate? ||3||
ਅਪੁ ਤੇਜੁ ਬਾਇ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਆਕਾਸਾ ॥
ap tej baai prithamee aakaasaa ||
Water, fire, wind, earth and ether
ਐਸੀ ਰਹਤ ਰਹਉ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਸਾ ॥
aisee rahat rahau har paasaa ||
adopt such a way of life and you shall be close to the Lord.
ਕਹੈ ਕਬੀਰ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਧਿਆਵਉ ॥
kahai kabeer nira(n)jan dhiaavau ||
Says Kabeer, meditate on the Immaculate Lord.
ਤਿਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਉ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਉ ॥੪॥੧੮॥
tit ghar jaau j bahur na aavau ||4||18||
Go to that home, which you shall never have to leave. ||4||18||
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਤਿਪਦੇ₁₅ ॥
gauRee kabeer jee tipade₁₅ ||
Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Thi-Padhay:
ਕੰਚਨ ਸਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਹੀ ਤੋਲਿ ॥
ka(n)chan siu paaeeai nahee tol ||
He cannot be obtained by offering your weight in gold.
ਮਨੁ ਦੇ ਰਾਮੁ ਲੀਆ ਹੈ ਮੋਲਿ ॥੧॥
man de raam leeaa hai mol ||1||
But I have bought the Lord by giving my mind to Him. ||1||
ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
ab mohi raam apunaa kar jaaniaa ||
Now I recognize that He is my Lord.
ਸਹਜ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sahaj subhaai meraa man maaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||
My mind is intuitively pleased with Him. ||1||Pause||
ਬ੍ਰਹਮੈ ਕਥਿ ਕਥਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
brahamai kath kath a(n)t na paaiaa ||
Brahma spoke of Him continually, but could not find His limit.
ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਬੈਠੇ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੨॥
raam bhagat baithe ghar aaiaa ||2||
Because of my devotion to the Lord, He has come to sit within the home of my inner being. ||2||
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਚੰਚਲ ਮਤਿ ਤਿਆਗੀ ॥
kahu kabeer cha(n)chal mat tiaagee ||
Says Kabeer, I have renounced my restless intellect.
ਕੇਵਲ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਨਿਜ ਭਾਗੀ ॥੩॥੧॥੧੯॥
keval raam bhagat nij bhaagee ||3||1||19||
It is my destiny to worship the Lord alone. ||3||1||19||
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥
gauRee kabeer jee ||
Gauree, Kabeer Jee:
ਜਿਹ ਮਰਨੈ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਤਰਾਸਿਆ ॥
jih maranai sabh jagat taraasiaa ||
That death which terrifies the entire world
ਸੋ ਮਰਨਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸਿਆ ॥੧॥
so maranaa gur sabad pragaasiaa ||1||
- the nature of that death has been revealed to me, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
ਅਬ ਕੈਸੇ ਮਰਉ ਮਰਨਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
ab kaise marau maran man maaniaa ||
Now, how shall I die? My mind has already accepted death.
ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਤੇ ਜਿਨ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mar mar jaate jin raam na jaaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||
Those who do not know the Lord, die over and over again, and then depart. ||1||Pause||
ਮਰਨੋ ਮਰਨੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ॥
marano maran kahai sabh koee ||
Everyone says, I will die, I will die.
ਸਹਜੇ ਮਰੈ ਅਮਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਸੋਈ ॥੨॥
sahaje marai amar hoi soee ||2||
But he alone becomes immortal, who dies with intuitive understanding. ||2||
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਮਨਿ ਭਇਆ ਅਨੰਦਾ ॥
kahu kabeer man bhaiaa ana(n)daa ||
Says Kabeer, my mind is filled with bliss;
ਗਇਆ ਭਰਮੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦਾ ॥੩॥੨੦॥
gaiaa bharam rahiaa paramaana(n)daa ||3||20||
my doubts have been eliminated, and I am in ecstasy. ||3||20||
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥
gauRee kabeer jee ||
Gauree, Kabeer Jee:
ਕਤ ਨਹੀ ਠਉਰ ਮੂਲੁ ਕਤ ਲਾਵਉ ॥
kat nahee thaur mool kat laavau ||
There is no special place where the soul aches; where should I apply the ointment?
ਖੋਜਤ ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਵਉ ॥੧॥
khojat tan mahi thaur na paavau ||1||
I have searched the body, but I have not found such a place. ||1||
ਲਾਗੀ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਜਾਨੈ ਪੀਰ ॥
laagee hoi s jaanai peer ||
He alone knows it, who feels the pain of such love;
ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਅਨੀਆਲੇ ਤੀਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
raam bhagat aneeaale teer ||1|| rahaau ||
the arrows of the Lord's devotional worship are so sharp! ||1||Pause||
ਏਕ ਭਾਇ ਦੇਖਉ ਸਭ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
ek bhaai dekhau sabh naaree ||
I look upon all His soul-brides with an impartial eye;
ਕਿਆ ਜਾਨਉ ਸਹ ਕਉਨ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥੨॥
kiaa jaanau sah kaun piaaree ||2||
how can I know which ones are dear to the Husband Lord? ||2||
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗੁ ॥
kahu kabeer jaa kai masatak bhaag ||
Says Kabeer, one who has such destiny inscribed upon her forehead
ਸਭ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਤਾ ਕਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੁਹਾਗੁ ॥੩॥੨੧॥
sabh parahar taa kau milai suhaag ||3||21||
- her Husband Lord turns all others away, and meets with her. ||3||21||