Mann re kaha bheyo teh baura – Raag Gauree – Ang 220

 SGGS Angg 220.

Raag Gauree (Gauri) M.9

Guru Ji looks at man’s foolish actions. He is ensnared by maya, acts quite mad, and does not reflect upon Naam.

O mind, why have you gone crazy?; do you not know that your life is decreasing day and night, and your life is made worthless by greed?.

“Mann re kaha bheyo teh baura; ahiniss audh ghatey nahi jaane bheyo lobh sang haura.” (rahao).

Your body, your home and spouse which you believe to be your own; reflect and understand that none of these are truly yours.

“Jo tann teh apno kar maaneyo aur sundar greh naree; ein meh kach tero re nahin dekho soch bicharee.”

You have wasted the precious jewel of this human life, and do not understand the ways of the Lord (His Hukam); you have not been absorbed in the Lord’s Feet (Bani), even for an instant, and your life has passed away in vain.

“Rattan janam apno teh hareiyo Gobind gatt nahi jaanee; nimakh neh leen bheyo charnan seyo birtha audh siranee.”

Nanak says, only that mortal who sings the Lord’s Praises, is happy; the rest of the world is enticed by maya (perishables), and does not rise to the Plane (avastha) of fearlessness.

“Kaho Nanak soyee narr sukhiya Raam Naam gunn gaavhe; aur saggal jag maya moheiya nirbhay padh nahi paavhe.”

Shabad Viakhya by Bhai Manjeet Singh Ji

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