Na har bhaje na tirath seve choti kal gahi – Raag Sorath – Ang 631

SGGS Ji Ang 631

Raag Sorath – M9

We must be careful with our lives, and never allow it to happen to us.

Guru Tegh Bahdur Ji looks at a man who has led a wasted life.

He made many plans to drench himself with Naam, read Paath, do Satsanggat, Shabad Vichaar, Simran, Sewa of the Guru, but alas, all his plans remained unfulfilled. He never got down to actually do what he planned.

The translation of the 1st line,
“Mann ki mann hi mahe rahi” is not accurate. It reads as “the mind remains in the mind.”
With respect, a more accurate translation would be “all the plans to do Prayer, remained mere plans, and nothing was done to put the plans to practice.”

As no attempt was made to engage in sincere Prayer to the Lord, time ebbed away, and “….. choti kaal gahi” – death seizes him by the hair.

ਮਨ ਕੀ ਮਨ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਰਹੀ ॥

Man kī man hi mahi rahi.

ਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਜੇ ਨ ਤੀਰਥ ਸੇਵੇ ਚੋਟੀ ਕਾਲਿ ਗਹੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Na har bhaje na tirath seve choti kal gahi. ||1|| rahā▫o.

ਦਾਰਾ ਮੀਤ ਪੂਤ ਰਥ ਸੰਪਤਿ ਧਨ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਭ ਮਹੀ ॥

Dara mit put rath sampat dhan puran sabh mahi.

ਅਵਰ ਸਗਲ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਏ ਜਾਨਉ ਭਜਨੁ ਰਾਮੁ ਕੋ ਸਹੀ ॥੧॥

Avar sagal mithia e jano bhajan ram ko sahi. ||1||

ਫਿਰਤ ਫਿਰਤ ਬਹੁਤੇ ਜੁਗ ਹਾਰਿਓ ਮਾਨਸ ਦੇਹ ਲਹੀ ॥

Firat firat bahute jug hario manas deh lahī.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਹਤ ਮਿਲਨ ਕੀ ਬਰੀਆ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਕਹਾ ਨਹੀ ॥੨॥੨॥

Nānak kahat milan ki baria simrat kaha nahi. ||2||2||

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