Ang 906
ਤੀਰਥਿ ਭਰਮਸਿ ਬਿਆਧਿ ਨ ਜਾਵੈ ॥
teerath bharamas biaadh na jaavai ||
and wandering around at places of pilgrimage, the disease is not taken away.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੪॥
naam binaa kaise sukh paavai ||4||
Without the Naam, how can one find peace? ||4||
ਜਤਨ ਕਰੈ ਬਿੰਦੁ ਕਿਵੈ ਨ ਰਹਾਈ ॥
jatan karai bi(n)d kivai na rahaaee ||
No matter how much he tries, he cannot control his semen and seed.
ਮਨੂਆ ਡੋਲੈ ਨਰਕੇ ਪਾਈ ॥
manooaa dolai narake paaee ||
His mind wavers, and he falls into hell.
ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਬਾਧੋ ਲਹੈ ਸਜਾਈ ॥
jam pur baadho lahai sajaaee ||
Bound and gagged in the City of Death, he is tortured.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ਜਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੫॥
bin naavai jeeu jal bal jaaee ||5||
Without the Name, his soul cries out in agony. ||5||
ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਕੇਤੇ ਮੁਨਿ ਦੇਵਾ ॥
sidh saadhik kete mun devaa ||
The many Siddhas and seekers, silent sages and demi-gods
ਹਠਿ ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਹਿ ਭੇਵਾ ॥
hath nigrahi na tripataavahi bhevaa ||
cannot satisfy themselves by practicing restraint through Hatha Yoga.
ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਗਹਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ॥
sabad veechaar gahahi gur sevaa ||
One who contemplates the Word of the Shabad, and serves the Guru
ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਅਭਿਮਾਨ ਅਭੇਵਾ ॥੬॥
man tan niramal abhimaan abhevaa ||6||
- his mind and body become immaculate, and his egotistical pride is obliterated. ||6||
ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਵੈ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥
karam milai paavai sach naau ||
Blessed with Your Grace, I obtain the True Name.
ਤੁਮ ਸਰਣਾਗਤਿ ਰਹਉ ਸੁਭਾਉ ॥
tum saranaagat rahau subhaau ||
I remain in Your Sanctuary, in loving devotion.
ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਭਗਤੀ ਭਾਉ ॥
tum te upajio bhagatee bhaau ||
Love for Your devotional worship has welled up within me.
ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥੭॥
jap jaapau guramukh har naau ||7||
As Gurmukh, I chant and meditate on the Lord's Name. ||7||
ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਜਾਇ ਮਨ ਭੀਨੈ ॥
haumai garab jaai man bheenai ||
When one is rid of egotism and pride, his mind is drenched in the Lord's Love.
ਝੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਾਵਸਿ ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਕੀਨੈ ॥
jhooth na paavas paakha(n)d keenai ||
Practicing fraud and hypocrisy, he does not find God.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦ ਨਹੀ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਰੁ ॥
bin gurasabad nahee ghar baar ||
Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he cannot find the Lord's Door.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੮॥੬॥
naanak guramukh tat beechaar ||8||6||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh contemplates the essence of reality. ||8||6||
ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
raamakalee mahalaa 1 ||
Raamkalee, First Mehl:
ਜਿਉ ਆਇਆ ਤਿਉ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਬਉਰੇ ਜਿਉ ਜਨਮੇ ਤਿਉ ਮਰਣੁ ਭਇਆ ॥
jiu aaiaa tiu jaavahi baure jiu janame tiu maran bhaiaa ||
As you come, so will you leave, you fool; as you were born, so will you die.
ਜਿਉ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ਕੀਏ ਤੇਤਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਭਵਜਲਿ ਪਇਆ ॥੧॥
jiu ras bhog keee tetaa dukh laagai naam visaar bhavajal paiaa ||1||
As you enjoy pleasures, so will you suffer pain. Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you will fall into the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||
ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਦੇਖਤ ਗਰਬਿ ਗਇਆ ॥
tan dhan dekhat garab gaiaa ||
Gazing upon your body and wealth, you are so proud.
ਕਨਿਕ ਕਾਮਨੀ ਸਿਉ ਹੇਤੁ ਵਧਾਇਹਿ ਕੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਹਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kanik kaamanee siu het vadhaaihi kee naam visaarahi bharam gaiaa ||1|| rahaau ||
Your love for gold and sexual pleasures increases; why have you forgotten the Naam, and why do you wander in doubt? ||1||Pause||
ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸੀਲੁ ਨ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰੇਤ ਪਿੰਜਰ ਮਹਿ ਕਾਸਟੁ ਭਇਆ ॥
jat sat sa(n)jam seel na raakhiaa pret pi(n)jar mahi kaasat bhaiaa ||
You do not practice truth, abstinence, self-discipline or humility; the ghost within your skeleton has turned to dry wood.
ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਨ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਬਾਦਿ ਜਇਆ ॥੨॥
pu(n)n daan isanaan na sa(n)jam saadhasa(n)gat bin baad jaiaa ||2||
You have not practiced charity, donations, cleansing baths or austerities. Without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, your life has gone in vain. ||2||
ਲਾਲਚਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਆਵਤ ਜਾਵਤ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਇਆ ॥
laalach laagai naam bisaario aavat jaavat janam gaiaa ||
Attached to greed, you have forgotten the Naam. Coming and going, your life has been ruined.
ਜਾ ਜਮੁ ਧਾਇ ਕੇਸ ਗਹਿ ਮਾਰੈ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਲ ਗਇਆ ॥੩॥
jaa jam dhaai kes gahi maarai surat nahee mukh kaal gaiaa ||3||
When the Messenger of Death grabs you by your hair, you will be punished. You are unconscious, and have fallen into Death's mouth. ||3||
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਤਾਤਿ ਪਰਾਈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਸਰਬ ਦਇਆ ॥
ahinis ni(n)daa taat paraaee hiradai naam na sarab daiaa ||
Day and night, you jealously slander others; in your heart, you have neither the Naam, nor compassion for all.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦ ਨ ਗਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਰਕਿ ਗਇਆ ॥੪॥
bin gurasabad na gat pat paavahi raam naam bin narak gaiaa ||4||
Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you will not find salvation or honor. Without the Lord's Name, you shall go to hell. ||4||
ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਵੇਸ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਟੂਆ ਜਿਉ ਮੋਹ ਪਾਪ ਮਹਿ ਗਲਤੁ ਗਇਆ ॥
khin mahi ves karahi natooaa jiu moh paap mahi galat gaiaa ||
In an instant, you change into various costumes, like a juggler; you are entangled in emotional attachment and sin.
ਇਤ ਉਤ ਮਾਇਆ ਦੇਖਿ ਪਸਾਰੀ ਮੋਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੈ ਮਗਨੁ ਭਇਆ ॥੫॥
it ut maaiaa dekh pasaaree moh maaiaa kai magan bhaiaa ||5||
You gaze here and there upon the expanse of Maya; you are intoxicated with attachment to Maya. ||5||
ਕਰਹਿ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਵਿਥਾਰ ਘਨੇਰੇ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਬਦ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਪਇਆ ॥
karahi bikaar vithaar ghanere surat sabad bin bharam paiaa ||
You act in corruption, and put on ostentatious shows, but without awareness of the Shabad, you have fallen into confusion.
ਹਉਮੈ ਰੋਗੁ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਲੇਵਹੁ ਰੋਗੁ ਗਇਆ ॥੬॥
haumai rog mahaa dukh laagaa guramat levahu rog gaiaa ||6||
You suffer great pain from the disease of egotism. Following the Guru's Teachings, you shall be rid of this disease. ||6||
ਸੁਖ ਸੰਪਤਿ ਕਉ ਆਵਤ ਦੇਖੈ ਸਾਕਤ ਮਨਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਭਇਆ ॥
sukh sa(n)pat kau aavat dekhai saakat man abhimaan bhaiaa ||
Seeing peace and wealth come to him, the faithless cynic become proud in his mind.
ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸੋ ਫਿਰਿ ਲੇਵੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਸਾ ਦੂਖੁ ਪਇਆ ॥੭॥
jis kaa ihu tan dhan so phir levai a(n)tar sahasaa dookh paiaa ||7||
But He who owns this body and wealth, takes them back again, and then the mortal feels anxiety and pain deep within. ||7||
ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਚਾਲੈ ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸਭੁ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਮਇਆ ॥
a(n)t kaal kichh saath na chaalai jo deesai sabh tisahi maiaa ||
At the very last instant, nothing goes along with you; all is visible only by His Mercy.
ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਲੈ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਇਆ ॥੮॥
aad purakh apara(n)par so prabh har naam ridai lai paar paiaa ||8||
God is our Primal and Infinite Lord; enshrining the Lord's Name in the heart, one crosses over. ||8||
ਮੂਏ ਕਉ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਕਿਸਹਿ ਸੁਣਾਵਹਿ ਭੈ ਸਾਗਰ ਅਸਰਾਲਿ ਪਇਆ ॥
mooe kau rovahi kisahi sunaavahi bhai saagar asaraal paiaa ||
You weep for the dead, but who hears you weeping? The dead have fallen to the serpent in the terrifying world-ocean.
ਦੇਖਿ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਸਾਕਤੁ ਜੰਜਾਲਿ ਪਰਾਲਿ ਪਇਆ ॥੯॥
dekh kuta(n)b maaiaa grih ma(n)dar saakat ja(n)jaal paraal paiaa ||9||
Gazing upon his family, wealth, household and mansions, the faithless cynic is entangled in worthless worldly affairs. ||9||