KANREH KI VAAR M4
SGGS Ang 1312-1318
KANREH Ki Vaar is the final Vaar of the 22 Vaars in SGGS Ji. This Vaar has the instruction inscribed upon it that it is to be sung to the dhuni of Musse Ki Vaar.
Musa was a brave Pathan. He was an expert horseman and warrior. He owned large tracts of land. He was engaged to a pretty daughter from a noble family. Just before his marriage, some malicious rumors were spread about him by jealous persons. It was said that Musa was cowardly and untrustworthy.
The girl’s parents believed the rumors, broke off her engagement with Musa and she was married off to another Pathan.
Musa felt insulted as he knew the stories about him were untrue. His close friends taunted him and insulted his masculinity.
Musa attacked the new bridegroom and his bride. He captured them and held them prisoners. He challenged anyone to a fight if they wanted to release the prisoners. No one dared to challenge him.
Musa then questioned the new bride as to whom she would choose to live with. She said since she was already married, she chose to live with her husband. Musa was touched by her integrity. He released her and blessed both her husband and his bride.
The minstrels wrote an ode to his decent nature, his magnanimity and honorable act. That Ode has a particular folk tune, a dhuni. Kanreh Ki Vaar M.4, is to be sung to that particular dhuni, that folk tune.
Kanreh Ki Vaar has 15 pauris and 30 Sloks. All are by Guru Ramdas Ji. The signature “Nanak” appears at Pauris 5, 10 and 15. Hence, the Vaar is divided broadly into 3 different sections.
The 1st part of the Vaar with the Sloks up to Pauri no. 5, stresses that Naam is the True Treasure and Naam from a Satguru is the only way to union with God.
The 2nd part of the Vaar from Pauris nos. 6 to 10, tells us God is Agam Agochar, Unfathomable and cannot be reached by physical means. He can only be accessed by Naam, Love and the Guru’s Grace.
The 3rd part, from Pauris nos. 11-15 emphasises that the union with God is internal as a gurmukh, with the Guru’s Grace.
IN Slok no. 1 (Pauri no. 1 (P.1) Guru Ji advises the Sikh – Naam is the only True, Everlasting Treasure and you should enshrine it in your heart.
“ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਖੁ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
Follow the Guru’s Teachings, and enshrine the Treasure of the Lord’s Name within your heart.
ਦਾਸਨ ਦਾਸਾ ਹੋਇ ਰਹੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਮਾਰਿ ॥
Become the slave of the Lord’s slaves, and conquer egotism and corruption.
ਜਨਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਜੀਤਿਆ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਹਾਰਿ ॥
You shall win this treasure of life; you shall never lose.
ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਸਾਰਿ ॥੧॥
Blessed, blessed and very fortunate are those, O Nanak, who savor the Sublime Essence of the Lord through the Guru’s Teachings. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.1) Guru Ji stresses that Naam consists of Gunn, Attributes of God and God Himself is the Enlightener and Treasure of all Gunn.
“ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥
Govind, Govind, Govind – the Lord God, the Lord of the Universe is the Treasure of Virtue.
ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਤਾਂ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਾਨੁ ॥
Meditating on Govind, Govind, the Lord of the Universe, through the Guru’s Teachings, you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord.
ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਜਪਿ ਮੁਖੁ ਊਜਲਾ ਪਰਧਾਨੁ ॥
Meditating on God, chanting Govind, Govind, Govind, your face shall be radiant; you shall be famous and exalted.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, the Guru is the Lord God, the Lord of the Universe; meeting Him, you shall obtain the Name of the Lord. ||2||”
ALL Sloks are in the form of Advice by the Guru to all Sikhs. The Pauris are in the form of a personal Ardas to God by an enlightened Sikh. The Pauris contain Praises of God and repeatedly say God is indeed Everything.
Thus, Pauri no.1 says God, You are the Master and the Student too. You are the Experience and the Person who Experiences the Sensation. You are the Real Doer and whatever You do, comes to pass. Blessed, Blessed, Blessed is the satsanggat where your Name is sung. All are encouraged to gather and sing the Lord’s Praises, and such singing will erase all your sins.
“ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕੋ ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਜੁਗ ਜੋਗੀਆ ॥
You Yourself are the Siddha and the seeker; You Yourself are the Yoga and the Yogi.
ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਰਸ ਰਸੀਅੜਾ ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਭੋਗ ਭੋਗੀਆ ॥
You Yourself are the Taster of tastes; You Yourself are the Enjoyer of pleasures.
ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੁ ਹੋਗੀਆ ॥
You Yourself are All-pervading; whatever You do comes to pass.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਧੰਨੁ ਧਨੋੁ ਧੰਨ ਧੰਨ ਧਨੋ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੁਲਗ ਬੁਲੋਗੀਆ ॥
Blessed, blessed, blessed, blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation of the True Guru. Join them – speak and chant the Lord’s Name.
ਸਭਿ ਕਹਹੁ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲਤ ਸਭਿ ਪਾਪ ਲਹੋਗੀਆ ॥੧॥
Let everyone chant together the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Haray, Har, Har, Haray; chanting Har, all sins are washed away. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.2) , Guru Ji advises that it is a rare person as a gurmukh who enshrines the Lord’s Name within himself. This Naam destroys evil tendencies and cleanses you.
“ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
Har, Har, Har, Har is the Name of the Lord; rare are those who, as Gurmukh, obtain it.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮਮਤਾ ਨਾਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਕਢੈ ਧੋਇ ॥
Egotism and possessiveness are eradicated, and evil-mindedness is washed away.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਗੁਣ ਉਚਰੈ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, one who is blessed with such pre-ordained destiny chants the Lord’s Praises, night and day. ||1|||”
SLOK no. 2 (P.2) tells us that God is the Real Doer and is the Greatest of all. The gurmukhs Praise such a Wonderful Lord and their minds and bodies are cooled and soothed.
“ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
The Lord Himself is Merciful; whatever the Lord Himself does, comes to pass.
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
The Lord Himself is All-pervading. There is no other as Great as the Lord.
ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
Whatever pleases the Lord God’s Will comes to pass; whatever the Lord God does is done.
ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਇ ॥
No one can appraise His Value; the Lord God is Endless.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਆ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, as Gurmukh, praise the Lord; your body and mind shall be cooled and soothed. ||2||”
IN Pauri no. 2, Guru Ji says the Formless Lord operates through His Jote. He is Niranjan, beyond maya, and He is Rikhikesh, the Master of all our senses and faculties.
“ਸਭ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਜਗਜੀਵਨਾ ਤੂ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗ ਰੰਗਨਾ ॥
You are the Light of all, the Life of the World; You imbue each and every heart with Your Love.
ਸਭਿ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮਾ ਤੂ ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਾ ॥
All meditate on You, O my Beloved; You are the True, True Primal Being, the Immaculate Lord.
ਇਕੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਭਿਖਾਰੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਚਹਿ ਸਭ ਮੰਗ ਮੰਗਨਾ ॥
The One is the Giver; the whole world is the beggar. All the beggars beg for His Gifts.
ਸੇਵਕੁ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸਭੁ ਤੂਹੈ ਤੂਹੈ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਚੰਗ ਚੰਗਨਾ ॥
You are the servant, and You are the Lord and Master of all. Through the Guru’s Teachings, we are ennobled and uplifted.
ਸਭਿ ਕਹਹੁ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਰਿਖੀਕੇਸੁ ਹਰੇ ਰਿਖੀਕੇਸੁ ਹਰੇ ਜਿਤੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਸਭ ਫਲ ਫਲਨਾ ॥੨॥
Let everyone say that the Lord is the Master of the senses, the Master of all faculties; through Him, we obtain all fruits and rewards. ||2||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.3), Guru Ji advises the mann. Meditate upon the Lord and you shall receive Divine honor. Your ego will erode away and your sins will be washed off.
“ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥
O mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord.
ਜੋ ਇਛਹਿ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਲਗੈ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
You shall obtain the fruits that you desire, focusing your meditation on the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਪਾਪ ਸਭਿ ਕਟੀਅਹਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਚੁਕੈ ਗੁਮਾਨੁ ॥
All your sins and mistakes shall be wiped away, and you shall be rid of egotism and pride.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਆਤਮ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਛਾਨੁ ॥
The heart-lotus of the Gurmukh blossoms forth, recognizing God within every soul.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੧॥
O Lord God, please shower Your Mercy upon servant Nanak, that he may chant the Lord’s Name. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.3), Guru Ji says Naam is Pure and will purify you. You must conduct yourself in His Will and live in utter humility.
“ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਵਿਤੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਦੁਖੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Sacred and Immaculate. Chanting the Naam, pain is dispelled.
ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਆਇ ॥
God comes to abide in the minds of those who have such pre-ordained destiny.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਤਿਨ ਦਾਲਦੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
Those who walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru are rid of pain and poverty.
ਆਪਣੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਜਨ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਮਨਿ ਪਤੀਆਇ ॥
No one finds the Lord by his own will; see this, and satisfy your mind.
ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਦਾਸਨ ਦਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਲਾਗੇ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥
Servant Nanak is the slave of the slave of those who fall at the Feet of the True Guru. ||2||”
IN Pauri no. 1, Guru Ji stresses He is “ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕੋ ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਜੁਗ ਜੋਗੀਆ ॥.’’
You are all sensations, awareness and all life belongs to You. In Pauri no. 2, Guru Ji said “ਸਭ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਜਗਜੀਵਨਾ ਤੂ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗ ਰੰਗਨਾ ॥”. You operate through Your Jote. In Pauri no. 3 now, Guru Ji says His Jote is pervading all and is the base of all creation. ਤੂੰ ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰਿ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ਹਹਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਣਤ ਬਣਾਵਣੀ ॥. In His Mercy, He unites one with the Satguru (Shabad)
“ਤੂੰ ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰਿ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ਹਹਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਣਤ ਬਣਾਵਣੀ ॥
You are pervading and permeating all places and inter-spaces, O Creator. You made all that has been made.
ਰੰਗ ਪਰੰਗ ਸਿਸਟਿ ਸਭ ਸਾਜੀ ਬਹੁ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਉਪਾਵਣੀ ॥
You created the entire universe, with all its colors and shades; in so many ways and means and forms You formed it.
ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਰਤਹਿ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਤੁਧੈ ਲਾਵਣੀ ॥
O Lord of Light, Your Light is infused within all; You link us to the Guru’s Teachings.
ਜਿਨ ਹੋਹਿ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਮਝਾਵਣੀ ॥
They alone meet the True Guru, unto whom You are Merciful; O Lord, You instruct them in the Guru’s Word.
ਸਭਿ ਬੋਲਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਰਮੋ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮ ਰਮੋ ਜਿਤੁ ਦਾਲਦੁ ਦੁਖ ਭੁਖ ਸਭ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵਣੀ ॥੩॥
Let everyone chant the Name of the Lord, chant the Name of the Great Lord; all poverty, pain and hunger shall be taken away. ||3||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.4), Guru Ji says Naam is sweet and gives rass – an inner joy and exhilaration. He and His rass is found in satsangat.
“ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨਾਮ ਰਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet; enshrine this Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord within your heart.
ਵਿਚਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਬੁਝਹੁ ਸਬਦ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
The Lord God prevails in the Sangat, the Holy Congregation; reflect upon the Shabad and understand.
ਮਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਬਿਖੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਢੀ ਮਾਰਿ ॥
Meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within the mind, the poison of egotism is eradicated.
ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਤਿਨ ਜੂਐ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਭੁ ਹਾਰਿ ॥
One who does not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, shall totally lose this life in the gamble.
ਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਹਰਿ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
By Guru’s Grace, one remembers the Lord, and enshrines the Lord’s Name within the heart.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਤਿਤੁ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੧॥
O servant Nanak, his face shall be radiant in the Court of the True Lord. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.4), Guru Ji advises that of all tasks, singing the Lord’s Praises is the most sublime. Any act done without Naam in the mind is an act done in haumai. You must listen to His Name and believe. Have faith in Naam too.
“ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਉਤਮੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਲਿਜੁਗ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
To chant the Lord’s Praise and His Name is sublime and exalted. This is the most excellent deed in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.
ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਹਰਿ ਉਰਿ ਹਾਰੁ ॥
His Praises come through the Guru’s Teachings and Instructions; wear the Necklace of the Lord’s Name.
ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਸਉਪਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਭੰਡਾਰੁ ॥
Those who meditate on the Lord are very fortunate. They are entrusted with the Treasure of the Lord.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਣੇ ਨਿਤ ਹਉਮੈ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥
Without the Name, no matter what people may do, they continue to waste away in egotism.
ਜਲਿ ਹਸਤੀ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਵਾਲੀਐ ਸਿਰਿ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਛਾਰੁ ॥
Elephants can be washed and bathed in water, but they only throw dust on their heads again.
ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
O Kind and Compassionate True Guru, please unite me with the Lord, that the One Creator of the Universe may abide within my mind.
ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਜੈਕਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
Those Gurmukhs who listen to the Lord and believe in Him – servant Nanak salutes them. ||2||”
IN Pauri no. 4, Guru Ji says the entire world is made up of traders. Trading in Naam of Nirankar is the trade of the most precious merchandise.
“ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਰੁ ਹੈ ਊਤਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇਕੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥
The Lord’s Name is the most sublime and precious merchandise. The Primal Lord God is my Lord and Master.
ਹਰਿ ਖੇਲੁ ਕੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਕੀਆ ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ॥
The Lord has staged His Play, and He Himself permeates it. The whole world deals in this merchandise.
ਸਭ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋਤੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਪਾਸਾਰਾ ॥
Your Light is the light in all beings, O Creator. All Your Expanse is True.
ਸਭਿ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਫਲ ਸੇ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰਾ ॥
All those who meditate on You become prosperous; through the Guru’s Teachings, they sing Your Praises, O Formless Lord.
ਸਭਿ ਚਵਹੁ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਜਗੰਨਾਥੁ ਜਗੰਨਾਥੁ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੋ ਜਿਤੁ ਭਵਜਲ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਾ ॥੪॥
Let everyone chant the Lord, the Lord of the World, the Lord of the Universe, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||4||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.5), Guru Ji says we must acknowledge and accept our insignificance in the face of God’s Sovereignty and Power. One must pray for sublime wisdom, satsanggat and plead to be forgiven of all sins and to be ferried across.
“ਹਮਰੀ ਜਿਹਬਾ ਏਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਅਗਮ ਅਥਾਹ ॥
I have only one tongue, and the Glorious Virtues of the Lord God are Unapproachable and Unfathomable.
ਹਮ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਜਪਹ ਇਆਣਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਤੁਮ ਵਡ ਅਗਮ ਅਗਾਹ ॥
I am ignorant – how can I meditate on You, Lord? You are Great, Unapproachable and Immeasurable.
ਹਰਿ ਦੇਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਮਤਿ ਊਤਮਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਪਗਿ ਪਾਹ ॥
O Lord God, please bless me with that sublime wisdom, that I may fall at the Feet of the Guru, the True Guru.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹਮ ਪਾਪੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਤਰਾਹ ॥
O Lord God, please lead me to the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where even a sinner like myself may be saved.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਬਖਸਿ ਲੈਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਹ ॥
O Lord, please bless and forgive servant Nanak; please unite him in Your Union.
ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਹਮ ਪਾਪੀ ਕਿਰਮ ਤਰਾਹ ॥੧॥
O Lord, please be merciful and hear my prayer; I am a sinner and a worm – please save me! ||1||”
SLOK no. 2 (P.5)carries the teachings further and says we must pray for union with the Satguru (Shabad), be happy to do Guru Ji’s seva and pray to be blessed with the Inexhaustible Wealth of Naam.
“ਹਰਿ ਕਰਹੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਜਗਜੀਵਨਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਦਇਆਲੁ ॥
O Lord, Life of the World, please bless me with Your Grace, and lead me to meet the Guru, the Merciful True Guru.
ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਮ ਭਾਈਆ ਹਰਿ ਹੋਆ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾਲੁ ॥
I am happy to serve the Guru; the Lord has become merciful to me.
ਸਭ ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਵਿਸਰੀ ਮਨਿ ਚੂਕਾ ਆਲ ਜੰਜਾਲੁ ॥
All my hopes and desires have been forgotten; my mind is rid of its worldly entanglements.
ਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ਹਮ ਕੀਏ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਿਹਾਲੁ ॥
The Guru, in His Mercy, implanted the Naam within me; I am enraptured with the Word of the Shabad.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕਿ ਅਤੁਟੁ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਮਾਲੁ ॥੨॥
Servant Nanak has obtained the inexhaustible wealth; the Lord’s Name is his wealth and property. ||2||”
PAURI no. 5 sings of the Greatness and Glory of God. One should meditate upon the Lord who was Sat-Immortal from the beginning, through the ages and shall be Eternally Immortal forever more.
“ਹਰਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਵਡ ਵਡੇ ਵਡੇ ਵਡ ਊਚੇ ਸਭ ਊਪਰਿ ਵਡੇ ਵਡੌਨਾ ॥
O Lord, You are the Greatest of the Great, the Greatest of the Great, the Most Lofty and Exalted of all, the Greatest of the Great.
ਜੋ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇ ਹਰੇ ਤੇ ਹੋਨਾ ॥
Those who meditate on the Infinite Lord, who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, Har, are rejuvenated.
ਜੋ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸੁਣਹਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਜਸੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਤਿਨ ਕਾਟੇ ਪਾਪ ਕਟੋਨਾ ॥
Those who sing and listen to Your Praises, O my Lord and Master, have millions of sins destroyed.
ਤੁਮ ਜੈਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਜਾਨੇ ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਵਡ ਵਡ ਭਾਗ ਵਡੋਨਾ ॥
I know that those divine beings who follow the Guru’s Teachings are just like You, Lord. They are the greatest of the great, so very fortunate.
ਸਭਿ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ਆਦਿ ਸਤੇ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਤੇ ਪਰਤਖਿ ਸਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਤੇ ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਸੋਨਾ ॥੫॥
Let everyone meditate on the Lord, who was True in the primal beginning, and True throughout the ages; He is revealed as True here and now, and He shall be True forever and ever. Servant Nanak is the slave of His slaves. ||5||”
IN Slok no.1 (P.6), Guru Ji now stresses the Unfathomable nature of God. The only access to Him is through Naam, by singing His Praises.
“ਹਮਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਜਗਜੀਵਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਮੰਤ ॥
I meditate on my Lord, the Life of the World, the Lord, chanting the Guru’s Mantra.
ਹਰਿ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਇ ਅਚਿੰਤ ॥
The Lord is Unapproachable, Inaccessible and Unfathomable; the Lord, Har, Har, has spontaneously come to meet me.
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਬਿਅੰਤ ॥
The Lord Himself is pervading each and every heart; the Lord Himself is Endless.
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਸਭ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਕਵਲਾ ਕੰਤ ॥
The Lord Himself enjoys all pleasures; the Lord Himself is the Husband of Maya.
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਭਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਇਦਾ ਸਭ ਸਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ॥
The Lord Himself gives in charity to the whole world, and all the beings and creatures which He created.
ਹਰਿ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਦਇਆਲ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਂਗਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਸੰਤ ॥
O Merciful Lord God, please bless me with Your Bountiful Gifts; the humble Saints of the Lord beg for them.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਹਮ ਗਾਵਹ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਛੰਤ ॥੧॥
O God of servant Nanak, please come and meet me; I sing the Songs of the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.6), Guru Ji says Naam is your True Friend and Naam should be enshrined in your mind and body.
“ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਜਣੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਮੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਰੀਰਿ ॥
The Name of the Lord God is my Best Friend. My mind and body are drenched with the Naam.
ਸਭਿ ਆਸਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰੀਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਣਿ ਹਰਿ ਧੀਰ ॥੨॥
All the hopes of the Gurmukh are fulfilled; servant Nanak is comforted, hearing the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||”
IN Pauri no. 6, Guru Ji says Naam will energize and rejuvenate you. As you attach yourself to Naam day and night, maya begins to serve you. One should sing the Praises of the Enlightner Lord who rejuvenates the world and absorbs you into Himself.
“ਹਰਿ ਊਤਮੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਮਉਲਾ ॥
The Lord’s Sublime Name is energizing and rejuvenating. The Immaculate Lord, the Primal Being, blossoms forth.
ਜੋ ਜਪਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਤਿਨ ਸੇਵੇ ਚਰਨ ਨਿਤ ਕਉਲਾ ॥
Maya serves at the feet of those who chant and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, day and night.
ਨਿਤ ਸਾਰਿ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੇ ਸਭ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਸਭ ਜਉਲਾ ॥
The Lord always looks after and cares for all His beings and creatures; He is with all, near and far.
ਸੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਇਸੀ ਜਿਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਉਲਾ ॥
Those whom the Lord inspires to understand, understand; the True Guru, God, the Primal Being, is pleased with them.
ਸਭਿ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਹਰੇ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਹਰੇ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਹਰੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਤ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਮਉਲਾ ॥੬॥
Let everyone sing the Praise of the Lord of the Universe, the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, the Lord, the Lord of the Universe; singing the Praise of the Lord, one is absorbed in His Glorious Virtues. ||6||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.7), Guru Ji says one should always remember the Lord lovingly even in sleep and yearn for Him. The Guru (Shabad) will unite you with Him.
“ਸੁਤਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਚੇਤਿ ਮਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
O mind, even in sleep, remember the Lord God; let yourself be intuitively absorbed into the Celestial State of Samaadhi.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਾਉ ਮਨਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਤੁਠਾ ਮੇਲੇ ਮਾਇ ॥੧॥
Servant Nanak’s mind longs for the Lord, Har, Har. As the Guru pleases, he is absorbed into the Lord, O mother. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.7), Guru Ji says your focus and love should be on One, in your heart and mind. One should be your only support and He blesses you with honor and salvation.
“ਹਰਿ ਇਕਸੁ ਸੇਤੀ ਪਿਰਹੜੀ ਹਰਿ ਇਕੋ ਮੇਰੈ ਚਿਤਿ ॥
I am in love with the One and Only Lord; the One Lord fills my consciousness.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਕੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਇਕਸ ਤੇ ਗਤਿ ਪਤਿ ॥੨॥
Servant Nanak takes the Support of the One Lord God; through the One, he obtains honor and salvation. ||2||”
PAURI no. 7 stresses the need to heed the Guru’s teachings – gurmat. One should sing praises of the blessed Satguru who covers your faults and exalts you.
“ਪੰਚੇ ਸਬਦ ਵਜੇ ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਅਨਹਦੁ ਵਜਿਆ ॥
The Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, vibrate with the Wisdom of the Guru’s Teachings; by great good fortune, the Unstruck Melody resonates and resounds.
ਆਨਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਰਾਮੁ ਸਭੁ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗਜਿਆ ॥
I see the Lord, the Source of Bliss, everywhere; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord of the Universe is revealed.
ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਵੇਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਭਜਿਆ ॥
From the primal beginning, and throughout the ages, the Lord has One Form. Through the Wisdom of the Guru’s Teachings, I vibrate and meditate on the Lord God.
ਹਰਿ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਦਇਆਲ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਨ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਲਜਿਆ ॥
O Merciful Lord God, please bless me with Your Bounty; O Lord God, please preserve and protect the honor of Your humble servant.
ਸਭਿ ਧੰਨੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਪੜਦਾ ਕਜਿਆ ॥੭॥
Let everyone proclaim: Blessed is the Guru, the True Guru, the Guru, the True Guru; meeting Him, the Lord covers their faults and deficiencies. ||7||”
SLOK no. 1 (P.8) says the saints are like blessed pools, full to the brim. They are most blessed as they believe in the Satguru (Shabad).
“ਭਗਤਿ ਸਰੋਵਰੁ ਉਛਲੈ ਸੁਭਰ ਭਰੇ ਵਹੰਨਿ ॥
The sacred pool of devotional worship is filled to the brim and overflowing in torrents.
ਜਿਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਡ ਭਾਗ ਲਹੰਨਿ ॥੧॥
Those who obey the True Guru, O servant Nanak, are very fortunate – they find it. ||1|||”
SLOK no. 2 (P.8) says God’s Names are Countless. He is Inaccessible and Unfathomable and one must recite His Name. In His mercy, He Himself reaches out and unites you with Himself.
“ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਅਸੰਖ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਕਥਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
The Names of the Lord, Har, Har, are countless. The Glorious Virtues of the Lord, Har, Har, cannot be described.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗਾਧਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਮਿਲਾਹਿ ॥
The Lord, Har, Har, is Inaccessible and Unfathomable; how can the humble servants of the Lord be united in His Union?
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਜਪਤ ਜਪੰਤ ਜਨ ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਨਹੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
Those humble beings meditate and chant the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, but they do not attain even a tiny bit of His Worth.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਅਗਮ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹੁ ਲੜਿ ਲਾਇ ॥੨॥
O servant Nanak, the Lord God is Inaccessible; the Lord has attached me to His Robe, and united me in His Union. ||2||”
PAURI no. 8 says God is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. How does one then get His Darshan? Go to satsanggat, school yourself in His Gunn. Blessed is the tongue, the hands, the Learned Satguru. Meeting the Satguru (Shabad) one’s blessed destiny is written.
“ਹਰਿ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪਿਖਾ ॥
The Lord is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. How will I see the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan?
ਕਿਛੁ ਵਖਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਵਰਨੀਐ ਤਿਸੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰਿਖਾ ॥
If He were a material object, then I could describe Him, but He has no form or feature.
ਜਿਸੁ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਇ ਦੇਇ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਦਿਖਾ ॥
Understanding comes only when the Lord Himself gives understanding; only such a humble being sees it.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਚਟਸਾਲ ਹੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਿਖਾ ॥
The Sat Sangat, the True Congregation of the True Guru, is the school of the soul, where the Glorious Virtues of the Lord are studied.
ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਧੰਨੁ ਕਰ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਪਾਧਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਾ ॥੮॥
Blessed, blessed is the tongue, blessed is the hand, and blessed is the Teacher, the True Guru; meeting Him, the Account of the Lord is written. ||8||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.9), Guru Ji says Naam is Amrit. One should recite, listen and adore His Name. Do this with love and the Lord comes to dwell in the mind.
“ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੀਐ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਇ ॥
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar. Meditate on the Lord, with love for the True Guru.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਵਿਤੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਤ ਸੁਨਤ ਦੁਖੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har is Sacred and Pure. Chanting it and listening to it, pain is taken away.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਿਨੀ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਜਿਨ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
They alone worship and adore the Lord’s Name, upon whose foreheads such pre-ordained destiny is written.
ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਜਨ ਪੈਨਾਈਅਨਿ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਆਇ ॥
Those humble beings are honored in the Court of the Lord; the Lord comes to abide in their minds.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇ ॥੧॥
O servant Nanak, their faces are radiant. They listen to the Lord; their minds are filled with love. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.9), Guru Ji says Naam gives you inner peace and gives you blessing, driving away all poverty and pain.
“ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the greatest treasure. The Gurmukhs obtain it.
ਜਿਨ ਧੁਰਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਇ ॥
The True Guru comes to meet those who have such pre-ordained destiny written upon their foreheads.
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਹੋਇਆ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਵਸੀ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
Their bodies and minds are cooled and soothed; peace and tranquility come to dwell in their minds.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਉਦਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਦਾਲਦੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, all poverty and pain is dispelled. ||2||”
PAURI no. 9 speaks of the blessed one who receives Darshan of the Satguru (Shabad, Jote). One should sing praises of the Lord, the Most Powerful. The saints receive the profits of singing His praises.
“ਹਉ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਜਿਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਦੇਖਿਆ ॥
I am a sacrifice, forever and ever, to those who have seen my Beloved True Guru.
ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਧੁਰਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲੇਖਿਆ ॥
They alone meet my True Guru, who have such pre-ordained destiny written upon their foreheads.
ਹਰਿ ਅਗਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰੇਖਿਆ ॥
I meditate on the Inaccessible Lord, according to the Guru’s Teachings; God has no form or feature.
ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਜਿਨਾ ਅਗਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਤੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸੇਵਕ ਰਲਿ ਏਕਿਆ ॥
Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings and meditate on the Inaccessible Lord, merge with their Lord and Master and become one with Him.
ਸਭਿ ਕਹਹੁ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਨਰ ਨਰਹਰੇ ਨਰ ਨਰਹਰੇ ਨਰ ਨਰਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਿਸੇਖਿਆ ॥੯॥
Let everyone proclaim out loud, the Name of the Lord, the Lord, the Lord; the profit of devotional worship of the Lord is blessed and sublime. ||9||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.10), Guru Ji says one should lovingly recite the Lord’s Name and enshrine Him in the heart. The Guru (Shabad) in His Grace will manifest the Lord from within you.
“ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਮੁ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੇ ਰਮੁ ਰਾਮੋ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਮੀਤਿ ॥
The Lord’s Name is permeating and pervading all. Repeat the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਖੇਲੁ ਕੀਓ ਰੰਗਿ ਰੀਤਿ ॥
The Lord is in the home of each and every soul. God created this play with its various colors and forms.
ਹਰਿ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਵਸੈ ਜਗਜੀਵਨਾ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ਕੀਓ ਗੁਰ ਮੀਤਿ ॥
The Lord, the Life of the World, dwells near at hand. The Guru, my Friend, has made this clear.
ਹਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲੇ ਜਿਨ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ॥
They alone meet the Lord, the Lord God, their Lord and Master, whose love for the Lord is pre-ordained.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨਿ ਜਪਿਓ ਮਨਿ ਚੀਤਿ ॥੧॥
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, chant it consciously with your mind. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.10), Guru Ji says as your destiny gets fulfilled and your good fortune wells up, the True Guru (Shabad) reveals (shows) the True Lord (Jote) when the Guru lovingly attunes your consciousness (liv) with the Lord.
“ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਜਣੁ ਲੋੜਿ ਲਹੁ ਭਾਗਿ ਵਸੈ ਵਡਭਾਗਿ ॥
Seek the Lord God, your Best Friend; by great good fortune, He comes to dwell with the very fortunate ones.
ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਦੇਖਾਲਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਿ ॥੨॥
Through the Perfect Guru, He is revealed, O Nanak, and one is lovingly attuned to the Lord. ||2||”
PAURI no. 10 speaks of the auspicious, blessed moment when your sewa becomes pleasing to the Lord. In answer to the question – how can I attain the Lord and see Him, the Lord who is All Knowing and All Seeing? Guru Ji answers – it is Gurbani which will lead to union and Darshan of the Lord.
“ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਸਫਲ ਘੜੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣੀ ॥
Blessed, blessed, beauteous and fruitful is that moment, when service to the Lord becomes pleasing to the mind.
ਹਰਿ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਣਾਵਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰਸਿਖਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਕਥ ਕਹਾਣੀ ॥
So proclaim the story of the Lord, O my Gur-sikhs; speak the Unspoken Speech of my Lord God.
ਕਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਕਿਉ ਦੇਖੀਐ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੀ ॥
How can I attain Him? How can I see Him? My Lord God is All-knowing and All-seeing.
ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਆਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥
Through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, the Lord reveals Himself; we merge in absorption in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜੋ ਜਪਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੧੦॥
Nanak is a sacrifice unto those who meditate on the Lord of Nirvaanaa. ||10||”
THIS is the end of the 2nd part of the Vaar; the signature “Nanak” is used in Pauri no. 10.
In the 3rd part of the Vaar from Pauris nos. 11-15, the focus is on the inner journey, the love, humility, sahaj and the other Gunn of God which leads to Union with the Divine One.
IN Slok no. 1 (P.11), Guru Ji says you need Guru’s Teachings (Bani) to anoint your inner eyes with enlightenment. This leads to a calm and unfilled mind and union with the Lord.
“ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਤੇ ਲੋਇਣਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਇ ॥
One’s eyes are anointed by the Lord God, when the Guru bestows the ointment of spiritual wisdom.
ਮੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਜਣੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੇਇ ॥੧॥
I have found God, my Best Friend; servant Nanak is intuitively absorbed into the Lord. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.11) Guru Ji says the gurmukh is filled with peace and tranquility from within. His only focus is Naam and as he merges into the Satguru (Shabad). All cravings for maya disappear and Naam (Jote) becomes manifest.
“ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਹੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
The Gurmukh is filled with peace and tranquility deep within. His mind and body are absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਮੁ ਚਿਤਵੈ ਨਾਮੋ ਪੜੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
He thinks of the Naam, and reads the Naam; he remains lovingly attuned to the Naam.
ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਗਈ ਬਿਲਾਇ ॥
He obtains the Treasure of the Naam, and is rid of anxiety.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਭੁਖ ਸਭ ਜਾਇ ॥
Meeting with the True Guru, the Naam wells up, and all hunger and thirst depart.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੇ ਰਤਿਆ ਨਾਮੋ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, one who is imbued with the Naam, gathers the Naam in his lap. ||2||”
IN Pauri no. 11, Guru Ji speaks to God. Lord, You created all and control all creation. The manmukhs are led to ruin, while some are united with the Guru and they succeed. All should serve the Wondrous Lord, who entices the mind and is the Creator and controls the entire world.
“ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਵਸਗਤਿ ਕੀਤਾ ॥
You Yourself created the world, and You Yourself control it.
ਇਕਿ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਰਿ ਹਾਰਾਇਅਨੁ ਇਕਨਾ ਮੇਲਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਤਿਨਾ ਜੀਤਾ ॥
Some are self-willed manmukhs – they lose. Others are united with the Guru – they win.
ਹਰਿ ਊਤਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨਿ ਸਭਾਗੈ ਲੀਤਾ ॥
The Name of the Lord, the Lord God is Sublime. The fortunate ones chant it, through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings.
ਦੁਖੁ ਦਾਲਦੁ ਸਭੋ ਲਹਿ ਗਇਆ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਉ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਦੀਤਾ ॥
All pain and poverty are taken away, when the Guru bestows the Lord’s Name.
ਸਭਿ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਮੋਹਨੋ ਮਨਮੋਹਨੋ ਜਗਮੋਹਨੋ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਸਭੋ ਵਸਿ ਕੀਤਾ ॥੧੧॥
Let everyone serve the Enticing Enticer of the Mind, the Enticer of the World, who created the world, and controls it all. ||11||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.12), Guru Ji says the manmukhs have the disease of ego deep within their minds, only the Satguru (Shabad) can remove this disease of ego.
“ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਰੋਗੁ ਹੈ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਦੁਰਜਨਾ ॥
The disease of egotism is deep within the mind; the self-willed manmukhs and the evil beings are deluded by doubt.
ਨਾਨਕ ਰੋਗੁ ਵਞਾਇ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਾਧੂ ਸਜਨਾ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, the disease is cured only by meeting with the True Guru, the Holy Friend. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.12), the Sikh says, I will only be truly decorated (with His Gunn) if I actually see the Lord. I become truly alive as I listen to His Bani.
“ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਤਾਮਿ ਸਗਾਰਵਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਖਾ ਹਰਿ ਨੈਣੇ ॥
My mind and body are embellished and exalted, when I behold the Lord with my eyes.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੈ ਮਿਲੈ ਹਉ ਜੀਵਾ ਸਦੁ ਸੁਣੇ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, meeting with that God, I live, hearing His Voice. ||2||”
IN Pauri no. 12, Guru Ji advises his Sikhs to meditate upon the Lord’s Name. This Lord is the creator of the world – ਜਗੰਨਾਥ ਜਗਦੀਸਰ ਕਰਤੇ, Infinite Boundless Being – ਅਪਰੰਪਰ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਤੋਲੁ. Meditating upon Him all miseries and pains are eradicated.
“ਜਗੰਨਾਥ ਜਗਦੀਸਰ ਕਰਤੇ ਅਪਰੰਪਰ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਤੋਲੁ ॥
The Creator is the Lord of the World, the Master of the Universe, the Infinite Primal Immeasurable Being.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰਸਿਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਊਤਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ॥
Meditate on the Lord’s Name, O my GurSikhs; the Lord is Sublime, the Lord’s Name is Invaluable.
ਜਿਨ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਤੇ ਮਿਲੇ ਨਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਰੋਲੁ ॥
Those who meditate on Him in their hearts, day and night, merge with the Lord – there is no doubt about it.
ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪੂਰਾ ਬੋਲੁ ॥
By great good fortune, they join the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, and speak the Word of the Guru, the Perfect True Guru.
ਸਭਿ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ਨਰ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੋ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੋ ਜਿਤੁ ਚੂਕਾ ਜਮ ਝਗੜੁ ਝਗੋਲੁ ॥੧੨॥
Let everyone meditate on the Lord, the Lord, the All-pervading Lord, by which all disputes and conflicts with Death are ended. ||12||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.13), Guru Ji says God protects His humble servants. If anyone shoots any arrow at the Lord’s servant, such an arrow is turned around and kills the one who shot the arrow.
“ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਉਦਿਆ ਸਰੁ ਸੰਧਿਆ ਗਾਵਾਰ ॥
The humble servant of the Lord chants the Name, Har, Har. The foolish idiot shoots arrows at him.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਉਬਰੇ ਜਿਨ ਸੰਧਿਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਫਿਰਿ ਮਾਰ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, the humble servant of the Lord is saved by the Love of the Lord. The arrow is turned around, and kills the one who shot it. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.13), Guru Ji says the desire to see God must be so intense that one must feel he is prepared to gouge out his eyes if they gaze upon anything else.
“ਅਖੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਕਸਾਈਆ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਖੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ॥
The eyes which are attracted by the Lord’s Love behold the Lord through the Name of the Lord.
ਜੇ ਕਰਿ ਦੂਜਾ ਦੇਖਦੇ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਢਿ ਦਿਚੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ॥੨॥
If they gaze upon something else, O servant Nanak, they ought to be gouged out. ||2|”
IN Pauri no. 13, Guru Ji advises all Sikhs to lovingly remember the Lord who totally permeates the waters, the land and the sky and is present in you too.
“ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਨੋ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਸੋਈ ॥
The Infinite Lord totally permeates the water, the land and the sky.
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਦਾ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥
He cherishes and sustains all beings and creatures; whatever He does comes to pass.
ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਮੀਤ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ॥
Without Him, we have no mother, father, children, sibling or friend.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਜਪਿਅਹੁ ਜਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
He is permeating and pervading deep within each and every heart; let everyone meditate on Him.
ਸਗਲ ਜਪਹੁ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਗੁਨ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਸਭ ਲੋਈ ॥੧੩॥
Let all chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World, who is manifest all over the world. ||13||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.14) Guru Ji says the gurmukhs are blessed with love for God and they meet their True Friend, the Lord Himself. In humility they proceed towards Him and are embraced with joy and love.
“ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਸਿ ਸਜਣਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਾਇਆ ਰੰਗੁ ॥
Those Gurmukhs who meet as friends are blessed with the Lord God’s Love.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਤੂ ਲੁਡਿ ਲੁਡਿ ਦਰਗਹਿ ਵੰਞੁ ॥੧॥
O servant Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; you shall go to His court in joyous high spirits. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.14), Guru Ji says one should address God, praise Him and acknowledge His Sole Soevernignty.
“ਹਰਿ ਤੂਹੈ ਦਾਤਾ ਸਭਸ ਦਾ ਸਭਿ ਜੀਅ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੇ ॥
Lord, You are the Great Giver of all; all beings are Yours.
ਸਭਿ ਤੁਧੈ ਨੋ ਆਰਾਧਦੇ ਦਾਨੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥
They all worship You in adoration; You bless them with Your Bounty, O Beloved.
ਹਰਿ ਦਾਤੈ ਦਾਤਾਰਿ ਹਥੁ ਕਢਿਆ ਮੀਹੁ ਵੁਠਾ ਸੈਸਾਰੇ ॥
The Generous Lord, the Great Giver reaches out with His Hands, and the rain pours down on the world.
ਅੰਨੁ ਜੰਮਿਆ ਖੇਤੀ ਭਾਉ ਕਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੇ ॥
The corn germinates in the fields; contemplate the Lord’s Name with love.
ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮੰਗੈ ਦਾਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
Servant Nanak begs for the Gift of the Support of the Name of his Lord God. ||2||”
IN Pauri no. 14, Guru Ji says all your wishes can be fulfilled if one recites the Name of the Lord, the Ocean of Peace. All must enter the Sharan of the Satguru, who will eradicate all suffering.
“ਇਛਾ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਪੂਰੀਐ ਜਪੀਐ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥
The desires of the mind are satisfied, meditating on the Ocean of Peace.
ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਚਰਨ ਅਰਾਧੀਅਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤਨਾਗਰੁ ॥
Worship and adore the Feet of the Lord, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the jewel mine.
ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗਿ ਉਧਾਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਫਾਟੈ ਜਮ ਕਾਗਰੁ ॥
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is saved, and the Decree of Death is torn up.
ਜਨਮ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਜੀਤੀਐ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੈਰਾਗਰੁ ॥
The treasure of this human life is won, meditating on the Lord of Detachment.
ਸਭਿ ਪਵਹੁ ਸਰਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਦੁਖ ਦਾਗਰੁ ॥੧੪॥
Let everyone seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru; let the black spot of pain, the scar of suffering, be erased. ||14||”
IN Slok no. 1 (P.15), Guru Ji says in your search for God, be aware He is within you. Be humble. As a gurmukh, you can be blessed with Darshan.
“ਹਉ ਢੂੰਢੇਂਦੀ ਸਜਣਾ ਸਜਣੁ ਮੈਡੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
I was seeking, searching for my Friend, but my Friend is right here with me.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਹਿ ਦਿਖਾਲਿ ॥੧॥
O servant Nanak, the Unseen is not seen, but the Gurmukh is given to see Him. ||1||”
IN Slok no. 2 (P.15), Guru Ji says the Lord blesses you with such deep love that you realise and feel you cannot survive without Him. As you merge with the Satguru (Shabad) you unite with the True Lord and the tongue savors the sublime relish of His Name.
“ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਾਈ ਤਿਨਿ ਸਚੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
O Nanak, I am in love with the True Lord; I cannot survive without Him.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਈ ॥੨॥
Meeting the True Guru, the Perfect Lord is found, and the tongue savors His Sublime Essence. ||2||”
IN the final Pauri no. 15, Guru Ji says some sing, some listen to His Name while some preach and share His Name. All have their filth removed and their wishes get fulfilled. Their reincarnation ceases as they sing the Lord’s praises. They secure themselves and their companions and their generations as well. They are indeed blessed ones who are pleasing to the Lord.
“ਕੋਈ ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਸੁਣੈ ਕੋ ਉਚਰਿ ਸੁਨਾਵੈ ॥
Some sing, some listen, and some speak and preach.
ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੀ ਮਲੁ ਉਤਰੈ ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
The filth and pollution of countless lifetimes is washed away, and the wishes of the mind are fulfilled.
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਮੇਟੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
Coming and going in reincarnation ceases, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਆਪਿ ਤਰਹਿ ਸੰਗੀ ਤਰਾਹਿ ਸਭ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਤਰਾਵੈ ॥
They save themselves, and save their companions; they save all their generations as well.
ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਣੈ ਜੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥੧੫॥੧॥ ਸੁਧੁ ॥
Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to those who are pleasing to my Lord God. ||15||1|| Sudh||”
BELOW are the final lines of each Pauri. The larhi becomes manifest from that.
Pauri no. 1 –
“ਸਭਿ ਕਹਹੁ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲਤ ਸਭਿ ਪਾਪ ਲਹੋਗੀਆ ॥੧॥”
Let everyone chant together the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Haray, Har, Har, Haray; chanting Har, all sins are washed away. ||1||”
Pauri no. 2:
“ਸਭਿ ਕਹਹੁ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਰਿਖੀਕੇਸੁ ਹਰੇ ਰਿਖੀਕੇਸੁ ਹਰੇ ਜਿਤੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਸਭ ਫਲ ਫਲਨਾ ॥੨॥”
“Let everyone say that the Lord is the Master of the senses, the Master of all faculties; through Him, we obtain all fruits and rewards. ||2||”
Pauri no. 3:
“ਸਭਿ ਬੋਲਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਰਮੋ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮ ਰਮੋ ਜਿਤੁ ਦਾਲਦੁ ਦੁਖ ਭੁਖ ਸਭ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵਣੀ ॥੩॥”
“Let everyone chant the Name of the Lord, chant the Name of the Great Lord; all poverty, pain and hunger shall be taken away. ||3||”
Pauri no. 4:
“ਸਭਿ ਚਵਹੁ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਜਗੰਨਾਥੁ ਜਗੰਨਾਥੁ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੋ ਜਿਤੁ ਭਵਜਲ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਾ ॥੪॥”
“Let everyone chant the Lord, the Lord of the World, the Lord of the Universe, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||4||”
Pauri no. 5:
“ਸਭਿ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ਆਦਿ ਸਤੇ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਤੇ ਪਰਤਖਿ ਸਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਤੇ ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਸੋਨਾ ॥੫॥”
“Let everyone meditate on the Lord, who was True in the primal beginning, and True throughout the ages; He is revealed as True here and now, and He shall be True forever and ever. Servant Nanak is the slave of His slaves. ||5||”
Pauri no. 6:
“ਸਭਿ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਹਰੇ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਹਰੇ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਹਰੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਤ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਮਉਲਾ ॥੬॥”
“Let everyone sing the Praise of the Lord of the Universe, the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, the Lord, the Lord of the Universe; singing the Praise of the Lord, one is absorbed in His Glorious Virtues. ||6||”
Pauri no. 7:
“ਸਭਿ ਧੰਨੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਪੜਦਾ ਕਜਿਆ ॥੭॥”
“Let everyone proclaim: Blessed is the Guru, the True Guru, the Guru, the True Guru; meeting Him, the Lord covers their faults and deficiencies. ||7||”
Pauri no. 8:
“ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਧੰਨੁ ਕਰ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਪਾਧਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਾ ॥੮॥”
“Blessed, blessed is the tongue, blessed is the hand, and blessed is the Teacher, the True Guru; meeting Him, the Account of the Lord is written. ||8||”
Pauri no. 9:
“ਸਭਿ ਕਹਹੁ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਨਰ ਨਰਹਰੇ ਨਰ ਨਰਹਰੇ ਨਰ ਨਰਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਿਸੇਖਿਆ ॥੯॥”
“Let everyone proclaim out loud, the Name of the Lord, the Lord, the Lord; the profit of devotional worship of the Lord is blessed and sublime. ||9||”
Pauri no. 10:
“ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜੋ ਜਪਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੧੦॥”
“Nanak is a sacrifice unto those who meditate on the Lord of Nirvaanaa. ||10||”
Pauri no. 11:
“ਸਭਿ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਮੋਹਨੋ ਮਨਮੋਹਨੋ ਜਗਮੋਹਨੋ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਸਭੋ ਵਸਿ ਕੀਤਾ ॥੧੧॥”
“Let everyone serve the Enticing Enticer of the Mind, the Enticer of the World, who created the world, and controls it all. ||11||”
Pauri no. 12:
“ਸਭਿ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ਨਰ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੋ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੋ ਜਿਤੁ ਚੂਕਾ ਜਮ ਝਗੜੁ ਝਗੋਲੁ ॥੧੨॥”
“Let everyone meditate on the Lord, the Lord, the All-pervading Lord, by which all disputes and conflicts with Death are ended. ||12||”
Pauri no. 13:
“ਸਗਲ ਜਪਹੁ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਗੁਨ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਸਭ ਲੋਈ ॥੧੩॥”
“Let all chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World, who is manifest all over the world. ||13||”
Pauri no. 14:
“ਸਭਿ ਪਵਹੁ ਸਰਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਦੁਖ ਦਾਗਰੁ ॥੧੪॥”
“Let everyone seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru; let the black spot of pain, the scar of suffering, be erased. ||14||”
Pauri no. 15:
“ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਣੈ ਜੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥੧੫॥੧॥ ਸੁਧੁ ॥”
“Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to those who are pleasing to my Lord God. ||15||1|| Sudh||”
Gurfateh,
Manjeet Singh
August 04, 2023
