Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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24.09.2014

रागु धनासरी बाणी भगत कबीर जी की
Raag Dhanaasaree, The Word Of Devotee Kabeer Jee:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
दिन ते पहर पहर ते घरीआं आव घटै तनु छीजै ॥
Day by day, hour by hour, life runs its course, and the body withers away.
कालु अहेरी फिरै बधिक जिउ कहहु कवन बिधि कीजै ॥१॥
Death, like a hunter, a butcher, is on the prowl; tell me, what can we do? ||1||
सो दिनु आवन लागा ॥
That day is rapidly approaching.
मात पिता भाई सुत बनिता कहहु कोऊ है का का ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Mother, father, siblings, children and spouse - tell me, who belongs to whom? ||1||Pause||
जब लगु जोति काइआ महि बरतै आपा पसू न बूझै ॥
As long as the light remains in the body, the beast does not understand himself.
लालच करै जीवन पद कारन लोचन कछू न सूझै ॥२॥
He acts in greed to maintain his life and status, and sees nothing with his eyes. ||2||
कहत कबीर सुनहु रे प्रानी छोडहु मन के भरमा ॥
Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal: Renounce the doubts of your mind.
केवल नामु जपहु रे प्रानी परहु एक की सरनां ॥३॥२॥
Chant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord. ||3||2||

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25.09.2014

रागु सूही महला ४ छंत घरु १
Raag Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Chhant, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सतिगुरु पुरखु मिलाइ अवगण विकणा गुण रवा बलि राम जीउ ॥
If only I could meet the True Guru, the Primal Being. Discarding my faults and sins, I would chant the Lord's Glorious Praises.
हरि हरि नामु धिआइ गुरबाणी नित नित चवा बलि राम जीउ ॥
I meditate on the Naam,the Name of the Lord,Har, Har. Continuously, continually, I chant the Word of the Guru's Bani.
गुरबाणी सद मीठी लागी पाप विकार गवाइआ ॥
Gurbani always seems so sweet; I have eradicated the sins from within.
हउमै रोगु गइआ भउ भागा सहजे सहजि मिलाइआ ॥
The disease of egotism is gone, fear has left, and I am absorbed in celestial peace.
काइआ सेज गुर सबदि सुखाली गिआन तति करि भोगो ॥
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the bed of my body has become cozy and beautiful, and I enjoy the essence of spiritual wisdom.
अनदिनु सुखि माणे नित रलीआ नानक धुरि संजोगो ॥१॥
Night and day, I continually enjoy peace and pleasure. O Nanak, this is my pre-ordained destiny. ||1||
सतु संतोखु करि भाउ कुड़मु कुड़माई आइआ बलि राम जीउ ॥
The soul-bride is lovingly embellished with truth and contentment; her Father, the Guru, has come to engage her in marriage to her Husband Lord.
संत जना करि मेलु गुरबाणी गावाईआ बलि राम जीउ ॥
Joining with the humble Saints, I sing Gurbani.
बाणी गुर गाई परम गति पाई पंच मिले सोहाइआ ॥
Singing the Guru's Bani, I have obtained the supreme status; meeting with the Saints, the self-elect, I am blessed and adorned.
गइआ करोधु ममता तनि नाठी पाखंडु भरमु गवाइआ ॥
Anger and attachment have left my body and run away; I have eradicated hypocrisy and doubt.
हउमै पीर गई सुखु पाइआ आरोगत भए सरीरा ॥
The pain of egotism is gone, and I have found peace; my body has become healthy and free of disease.
गुर परसादी ब्रहमु पछाता नानक गुणी गहीरा ॥२॥
By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, I have realized God, the ocean of virtue. ||2||
मनमुखि विछुड़ी दूरि महलु न पाए बलि गई बलि राम जीउ ॥
The self-willed manmukh is separated, far away from God; she does not obtain the Mansion of His Presence, and she burns.
अंतरि ममता कूरि कूड़ु विहाझे कूड़ि लई बलि राम जीउ ॥
Egotism and falsehood are deep within her; deluded by falsehood, she deals only in falsehood.
कूड़ु कपटु कमावै महा दुखु पावै विणु सतिगुर मगु न पाइआ ॥
Practicing fraud and falsehood, she suffers terrible pain; without the True Guru, she does not find the way.
उझड़ पंथि भ्रमै गावारी खिनु खिनु धके खाइआ ॥
The foolish soul-bride wanders along dismal pathways; each and every moment, she is bumped and pushed.
आपे दइआ करे प्रभु दाता सतिगुरु पुरखु मिलाए ॥
God, the Great Giver, shows His Mercy, and leads her to meet the True Guru, the Primal Being.
जनम जनम के विछुड़े जन मेले नानक सहजि सुभाए ॥३॥
Those beings who have been separated for countless incarnations, O Nanak, are reunited with the Lord, with intuitive ease. ||3||
आइआ लगनु गणाइ हिरदै धन ओमाहीआ बलि राम जीउ ॥
Calculating the most auspicious moment, the Lord comes into the bride's home; her heart is filled with ecstasy.
पंडित पाधे आणि पती बहि वाचाईआ बलि राम जीउ ॥
The Pandits and astrologers have come, to sit and consult the almanacs.
पती वाचाई मनि वजी वधाई जब साजन सुणे घरि आए ॥
They have consulted the almanacs, and the bride's mind vibrates with bliss, when she hears that her Friend is coming into the home of her heart.
गुणी गिआनी बहि मता पकाइआ फेरे ततु दिवाए ॥
The virtuous and wise men sat down and decided to perform the marriage immediately.
वरु पाइआ पुरखु अगमु अगोचरु सद नवतनु बाल सखाई ॥
She has found her Husband, the Inaccessible, Unfathomable Primal Lord, who is forever young; He is her Best Friend from her earliest childhood.
नानक किरपा करि कै मेले विछुड़ि कदे न जाई ॥४॥१॥
O Nanak, he has mercifully united the bride with Himself. She shall never be separated again. ||4||1||

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26.09.2014

जैतसरी महला ५ घरु ३ दुपदे
Jaitsree, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Du-Padas:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
देहु संदेसरो कहीअउ प्रिअ कहीअउ ॥
Give me a message from my Beloved - tell me, tell me!
बिसमु भई मै बहु बिधि सुनते कहहु सुहागनि सहीअउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am wonder-struck, hearing the many reports of Him; tell them to me, O my happy sister soul-brides. ||1||Pause||
को कहतो सभ बाहरि बाहरि को कहतो सभ महीअउ ॥
Some say that He is beyond the world - totally beyond it, while others say that He is totally within it.
बरनु न दीसै चिहनु न लखीऐ सुहागनि साति बुझहीअउ ॥१॥
His color cannot be seen, and His pattern cannot be discerned. O happy soul-brides, tell me the truth! ||1||
सरब निवासी घटि घटि वासी लेपु नही अलपहीअउ ॥
He is pervading everywhere, and He dwells in each and every heart; He is not stained - He is unstained.
नानकु कहत सुनहु रे लोगा संत रसन को बसहीअउ ॥२॥१॥२॥
Says Nanak, listen, O people: He dwells upon the tongues of the Saints. ||2||1||2||

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27.09.2014

वडहंसु महला ३ घरु १
Wadahans, Third Mehl, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
मनि मैलै सभु किछु मैला तनि धोतै मनु हछा न होइ ॥
When the mind is filthy, everything is filthy; by washing the body, the mind is not cleaned.
इह जगतु भरमि भुलाइआ विरला बूझै कोइ ॥१॥
This world is deluded by doubt; how rare are those who understand this. ||1||
जपि मन मेरे तू एको नामु ॥
O my mind, chant the One Name.
सतगुरि दीआ मो कउ एहु निधानु ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
The True Guru has given me this treasure. ||1||Pause||
सिधा के आसण जे सिखै इंद्री वसि करि कमाइ ॥
Even if one learns the Yogic postures of the Siddhas, and holds his sexual energy in check,
मन की मैलु न उतरै हउमै मैलु न जाइ ॥२॥
Still, the filth of the mind is not removed, and the filth of egotism is not eliminated. ||2||
इसु मन कउ होरु संजमु को नाही विणु सतिगुर की सरणाइ ॥
This mind is not controlled by any other discipline, except the Sanctuary of the True Guru.
सतगुरि मिलिऐ उलटी भई कहणा किछू न जाइ ॥३॥
Meeting the True Guru, one is transformed beyond description. ||3||
भणति नानकु सतिगुर कउ मिलदो मरै गुर कै सबदि फिरि जीवै कोइ ॥
Prays Nanak, one who dies upon meeting the True Guru, shall be rejuvenated through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ममता की मलु उतरै इहु मनु हछा होइ ॥४॥१॥
The filth of his attachment and possessiveness shall depart, and his mind shall become pure. ||4||1||

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28.09.2014

सलोक ॥
Shalok:
रचंति जीअ रचना मात गरभ असथापनं ॥
Creating the soul, the Lord places this creation in the womb of the mother.
सासि सासि सिमरंति नानक महा अगनि न बिनासनं ॥१॥
With each and every breath, it meditates in remembrance on the Lord, O Nanak; it is not consumed by the great fire. ||1||
मुखु तलै पैर उपरे वसंदो कुहथड़ै थाइ ॥
With its head down, and feet up, it dwells in that slimy place.
नानक सो धणी किउ विसारिओ उधरहि जिस दै नाइ ॥२॥
O Nanak, how could we forget the Master? Through His Name, we are saved. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
रकतु बिंदु करि निमिआ अगनि उदर मझारि ॥
From egg and sperm, you were conceived, and placed in the fire of the womb.
उरध मुखु कुचील बिकलु नरकि घोरि गुबारि ॥
Head downwards, you abided restlessly in that dark, dismal, terrible hell.
हरि सिमरत तू ना जलहि मनि तनि उर धारि ॥
Remembering the Lord in meditation, you were not burnt; enshrine Him in your heart, mind and body.
बिखम थानहु जिनि रखिआ तिसु तिलु न विसारि ॥
In that treacherous place, He protected and preserved you; do not forget Him, even for an instant.
प्रभ बिसरत सुखु कदे नाहि जासहि जनमु हारि ॥२॥
Forgetting God, you shall never find peace; you shall forfeit your life, and depart. ||2||

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29.09.2014

वडहंसु महला ३ ॥
Wadahans, Third Mehl:
रसना हरि सादि लगी सहजि सुभाइ ॥
My tongue is intuitively attracted to the taste of the Lord.
मनु त्रिपतिआ हरि नामु धिआइ ॥१॥
My mind is satisfied, meditating on the Name of the Lord. ||1||
सदा सुखु साचै सबदि वीचारी ॥
Lasting peace is obtained, contemplating the Shabad, the True Word of God.
आपणे सतगुर विटहु सदा बलिहारी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru. ||1||Pause||
अखी संतोखीआ एक लिव लाइ ॥
My eyes are content, lovingly focused on the One Lord.
मनु संतोखिआ दूजा भाउ गवाइ ॥२॥
My mind is content, having forsaken the love of duality. ||2||
देह सरीरि सुखु होवै सबदि हरि नाइ ॥
The frame of my body is at peace, through the Shabad, and the Name of the Lord.
नामु परमलु हिरदै रहिआ समाइ ॥३॥
The fragrance of the Naam permeates my heart. ||3||
नानक मसतकि जिसु वडभागु ॥
O Nanak, one who has such great destiny written upon his forehead,
गुर की बाणी सहज बैरागु ॥४॥७॥
Through the Bani of the Guru's Word, easily and intuitively becomes free of desire. ||4||7||

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30.09.2014

जैतसरी महला ५ घरु २ छंत
Jaitsree, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Chhant:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सलोकु ॥
Shalok:
ऊचा अगम अपार प्रभु कथनु न जाइ अकथु ॥
God is lofty, unapproachable and infinite. He is indescribable - He cannot be described.
नानक प्रभ सरणागती राखन कउ समरथु ॥१॥
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, who is all-powerful to save us. ||1||
छंतु ॥
Chhant:
जिउ जानहु तिउ राखु हरि प्रभ तेरिआ ॥
Save me, any way You can; O Lord God, I am Yours.
केते गनउ असंख अवगण मेरिआ ॥
My demerits are uncountable; how many of them should I count?
असंख अवगण खते फेरे नितप्रति सद भूलीऐ ॥
The sins and crimes I committed are countless; day by day, I continually make mistakes.
मोह मगन बिकराल माइआ तउ प्रसादी घूलीऐ ॥
I am intoxicated by emotional attachment to Maya, the treacherous one; by Your Grace alone can I be saved.
लूक करत बिकार बिखड़े प्रभ नेर हू ते नेरिआ ॥
Secretly, I commit hideous sins of corruption, even though God is the nearest of the near.
बिनवंति नानक दइआ धारहु काढि भवजल फेरिआ ॥१॥
Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord, and lift me up, out of the whirlpool of the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||
सलोकु ॥
Shalok:
निरति न पवै असंख गुण ऊचा प्रभ का नाउ ॥
Countless are His virtues; they cannot be enumerated. God's Name is lofty and exalted.
नानक की बेनंतीआ मिलै निथावे थाउ ॥२॥
This is Nanak's humble prayer, to bless the homeless with a home. ||2||
छंतु ॥
Chhant:
दूसर नाही ठाउ का पहि जाईऐ ॥
There is no other place at all - where else should I go?
आठ पहर कर जोड़ि सो प्रभु धिआईऐ ॥
Twenty-four hours a day, with my palms pressed together, I meditate on God.
धिआइ सो प्रभु सदा अपुना मनहि चिंदिआ पाईऐ ॥
Meditating forever on my God, I receive the fruits of my mind's desires.
तजि मान मोहु विकारु दूजा एक सिउ लिव लाईऐ ॥
Renouncing pride, attachment, corruption and duality, I lovingly center my attention on the One Lord.
अरपि मनु तनु प्रभू आगै आपु सगल मिटाईऐ ॥
Dedicate your mind and body to God; eradicate all your self-conceit.
बिनवंति नानकु धारि किरपा साचि नामि समाईऐ ॥२॥
Prays Nanak, shower me with Your mercy, Lord, that I may be absorbed in Your True Name. ||2||
सलोकु ॥
Shalok:
रे मन ता कउ धिआईऐ सभ बिधि जा कै हाथि ॥
O mind, meditate on the One, who holds everything in His hands.
राम नाम धनु संचीऐ नानक निबहै साथि ॥३॥
Gather the wealth of the Lord's Name; O Nanak, it shall always be with You. ||3||
छंतु ॥
Chhant:
साथीअड़ा प्रभु एकु दूसर नाहि कोइ ॥
God is our only True Friend; there is not any other.
थान थनंतरि आपि जलि थलि पूर सोइ ॥
In the places and interspaces, in the water and on the land, He Himself is pervading everywhere.
जलि थलि महीअलि पूरि रहिआ सरब दाता प्रभु धनी ॥
He is totally permeating the water, the land and the sky; God is the Great Giver, the Lord and Master of all.
गोपाल गोबिंद अंतु नाही बेअंत गुण ता के किआ गनी ॥
The Lord of the world, the Lord of the universe has no limit; His Glorious Virtues are unlimited - how can I count them?
भजु सरणि सुआमी सुखह गामी तिसु बिना अन नाहि कोइ ॥
I have hurried to the Sanctuary of the Lord Master, the Bringer of peace; without Him, there is no other at all.
बिनवंति नानक दइआ धारहु तिसु परापति नामु होइ ॥३॥
Prays Nanak, that being, unto whom the Lord shows mercy - he alone obtains the Naam. ||3||
सलोकु ॥
Shalok:
चिति जि चितविआ सो मै पाइआ ॥
Whatever I wish for, that I receive.
नानक नामु धिआइ सुख सबाइआ ॥४॥
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Nanak has found total peace. ||4||
छंतु ॥
Chhant:
अब मनु छूटि गइआ साधू संगि मिले ॥
My mind is now emancipated; I have joined the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
गुरमुखि नामु लइआ जोती जोति रले ॥
As Gurmukh, I chant the Naam, and my light has merged into the Light.
हरि नामु सिमरत मिटे किलबिख बुझी तपति अघानिआ ॥
Remembering the Lord's Name in meditation, my sins have been erased; the fire has been extinguished, and I am satisfied.
गहि भुजा लीने दइआ कीने आपने करि मानिआ ॥
He has taken me by the arm, and blessed me with His kind mercy; He has accepted me His own.
लै अंकि लाए हरि मिलाए जनम मरणा दुख जले ॥
The Lord has hugged me in His embrace, and merged me with Himself; the pains of birth and death have been burnt away.
बिनवंति नानक दइआ धारी मेलि लीने इक पले ॥४॥२॥
Prays Nanak, He has blessed me with His kind mercy; in an instant, He unites me with Himself. ||4||2||

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01.10.2014

सलोक मः १ ॥
Shalok, First Mehl:
हउ विचि आइआ हउ विचि गइआ ॥
In ego they come, and in ego they go.
हउ विचि जमिआ हउ विचि मुआ ॥
In ego they are born, and in ego they die.
हउ विचि दिता हउ विचि लइआ ॥
In ego they give, and in ego they take.
हउ विचि खटिआ हउ विचि गइआ ॥
In ego they earn, and in ego they lose.
हउ विचि सचिआरु कूड़िआरु ॥
In ego they become truthful or false.
हउ विचि पाप पुंन वीचारु ॥
In ego they reflect on virtue and sin.
हउ विचि नरकि सुरगि अवतारु ॥
In ego they go to heaven or hell.
हउ विचि हसै हउ विचि रोवै ॥
In ego they laugh, and in ego they weep.
हउ विचि भरीऐ हउ विचि धोवै ॥
In ego they become dirty, and in ego they are washed clean.
हउ विचि जाती जिनसी खोवै ॥
In ego they lose social status and class.
हउ विचि मूरखु हउ विचि सिआणा ॥
In ego they are ignorant, and in ego they are wise.
मोख मुकति की सार न जाणा ॥
They do not know the value of salvation and liberation.
हउ विचि माइआ हउ विचि छाइआ ॥
In ego they love Maya, and in ego they are kept in darkness by it.
हउमै करि करि जंत उपाइआ ॥
Living in ego, mortal beings are created.
हउमै बूझै ता दरु सूझै ॥
When one understands ego, then the Lord's gate is known.
गिआन विहूणा कथि कथि लूझै ॥
Without spiritual wisdom, they babble and argue.
नानक हुकमी लिखीऐ लेखु ॥
O Nanak, by the Lord's Command, destiny is recorded.
जेहा वेखहि तेहा वेखु ॥१॥
As the Lord sees us, so are we seen. ||1||
महला २ ॥
Second Mehl:
हउमै एहा जाति है हउमै करम कमाहि ॥
This is the nature of ego, that people perform their actions in ego.
हउमै एई बंधना फिरि फिरि जोनी पाहि ॥
This is the bondage of ego, that time and time again, they are reborn.
हउमै किथहु ऊपजै कितु संजमि इह जाइ ॥
Where does ego come from? How can it be removed?
हउमै एहो हुकमु है पइऐ किरति फिराहि ॥
This ego exists by the Lord's Order; people wander according to their past actions.
हउमै दीरघ रोगु है दारू भी इसु माहि ॥
Ego is a chronic disease, but it contains its own cure as well.
किरपा करे जे आपणी ता गुर का सबदु कमाहि ॥
If the Lord grants His Grace, one acts according to the Teachings of the Guru's Shabad.
नानकु कहै सुणहु जनहु इतु संजमि दुख जाहि ॥२॥
Nanak says, listen, people: in this way, troubles depart. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
सेव कीती संतोखीईं जिन्ही सचो सचु धिआइआ ॥
Those who serve are content. They meditate on the Truest of the True.
ओन्ही मंदै पैरु न रखिओ करि सुक्रितु धरमु कमाइआ ॥
They do not place their feet in sin, but do good deeds and live righteously in Dharma.
ओन्ही दुनीआ तोड़े बंधना अंनु पाणी थोड़ा खाइआ ॥
They burn away the bonds of the world, and eat a simple diet of grain and water.
तूं बखसीसी अगला नित देवहि चड़हि सवाइआ ॥
You are the Great Forgiver; You give continually, more and more each day.
वडिआई वडा पाइआ ॥७॥
By His greatness, the Great Lord is obtained. ||7||

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गूजरी महला ५ चउपदे घरु २
Goojaree, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padas, Second House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
किरिआचार करहि खटु करमा इतु राते संसारी ॥
They perform the four rituals and six religious rites; the world is engrossed in these.
अंतरि मैलु न उतरै हउमै बिनु गुर बाजी हारी ॥१॥
They are not cleansed of the filth of their ego within; without the Guru, they lose the game of life. ||1||
मेरे ठाकुर रखि लेवहु किरपा धारी ॥
O my Lord and Master, please, grant Your Grace and preserve me.
कोटि मधे को विरला सेवकु होरि सगले बिउहारी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Out of millions, hardly anyone is a servant of the Lord. All the others are mere traders. ||1||Pause||
सासत बेद सिम्रिति सभि सोधे सभ एका बात पुकारी ॥
I have searched all the Shaastras, the Vedas and the Simritees, and they all affirm one thing:
बिनु गुर मुकति न कोऊ पावै मनि वेखहु करि बीचारी ॥२॥
Without the Guru, no one obtains liberation; see, and reflect upon this in your mind. ||2||
अठसठि मजनु करि इसनाना भ्रमि आए धर सारी ॥
Even if one takes cleansing baths at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and wanders over the whole planet,
अनिक सोच करहि दिन राती बिनु सतिगुर अंधिआरी ॥३॥
And performs all the rituals of purification day and night, still, without the True Guru, there is only darkness. ||3||
धावत धावत सभु जगु धाइओ अब आए हरि दुआरी ॥
Roaming and wandering around, I have travelled over the whole world, and now, I have arrived at the Lord's Door.
दुरमति मेटि बुधि परगासी जन नानक गुरमुखि तारी ॥४॥१॥२॥
The Lord has eliminated my evil-mindedness, and enlightened my intellect; O servant Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved. ||4||1||2||

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रागु सूही महला ५ घरु ३
Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Third House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
मिथन मोह अगनि सोक सागर ॥
Attachment to sex is an ocean of fire and pain.
करि किरपा उधरु हरि नागर ॥१॥
By Your Grace, O Sublime Lord, please save me from it. ||1||
चरण कमल सरणाइ नराइण ॥
I seek the Sanctuary of the Lotus Feet of the Lord.
दीना नाथ भगत पराइण ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
He is the Master of the meek, the Support of His devotees. ||1||Pause||
अनाथा नाथ भगत भै मेटन ॥
Master of the masterless, Patron of the forlorn, Eradicator of fear of His devotees.
साधसंगि जमदूत न भेटन ॥२॥
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Messenger of Death cannot even touch them. ||2||
जीवन रूप अनूप दइआला ॥
The Merciful, Incomparably Beautiful, Embodiment of Life.
रवण गुणा कटीऐ जम जाला ॥३॥
Vibrating the Glorious Virtues of the Lord, the noose of the Messenger of Death is cut away. ||3||
अम्रित नामु रसन नित जापै ॥
One who constantly chants the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam with his tongue,
रोग रूप माइआ न बिआपै ॥४॥
Is not touched or affected by Maya, the embodiment of disease. ||4||
जपि गोबिंद संगी सभि तारे ॥
Chant and meditate on God, the Lord of the Universe, and all of your companions shall be carried across;
पोहत नाही पंच बटवारे ॥५॥
The five thieves will not even approach. ||5||
मन बच क्रम प्रभु एकु धिआए ॥
One who meditates on the One God in thought, word and deed
सरब फला सोई जनु पाए ॥६॥
- that humble being receives the fruits of all rewards. ||6||
धारि अनुग्रहु अपना प्रभि कीना ॥
Showering His Mercy, God has made me His own;
केवल नामु भगति रसु दीना ॥७॥
He has blessed me with the unique and singular Naam, and the sublime essence of devotion. ||7||
आदि मधि अंति प्रभु सोई ॥
In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, He is God.
नानक तिसु बिनु अवरु न कोई ॥८॥१॥२॥
O Nanak, without Him, there is no other at all. ||8||1||2||

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बिहागड़ा महला ५ ॥
Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl:
खोजत संत फिरहि प्रभ प्राण अधारे राम ॥
The Saints go around, searching for God, the support of their breath of life.
ताणु तनु खीन भइआ बिनु मिलत पिआरे राम ॥
They lose the strength of their bodies, if they do not merge with their Beloved Lord.
प्रभ मिलहु पिआरे मइआ धारे करि दइआ लड़ि लाइ लीजीऐ ॥
O God, my Beloved, please, bestow Your kindness upon me, that I may merge with You; by Your Mercy, attach me to the hem of Your robe.
देहि नामु अपना जपउ सुआमी हरि दरस पेखे जीजीऐ ॥
Bless me with Your Name, that I may chant it, O Lord and Master; beholding the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I live.
समरथ पूरन सदा निहचल ऊच अगम अपारे ॥
He is all-powerful, perfect, eternal and unchanging, exalted, unapproachable and infinite.
बिनवंति नानक धारि किरपा मिलहु प्रान पिआरे ॥१॥
Prays Nanak, bestow Your Mercy upon me, O Beloved of my soul, that I may merge with You. ||1||
जप तप बरत कीने पेखन कउ चरणा राम ॥
I have practiced chanting, intensive meditation and fasting, to see Your Feet, O Lord.
तपति न कतहि बुझै बिनु सुआमी सरणा राम ॥
But still, my burning is not quenched, without the Sanctuary of the Lord Master.
प्रभ सरणि तेरी काटि बेरी संसारु सागरु तारीऐ ॥
I seek Your Sanctuary, God - please, cut away my bonds and carry me across the world-ocean.
अनाथ निरगुनि कछु न जाना मेरा गुणु अउगणु न बीचारीऐ ॥
I am masterless, worthless, and I know nothing; please do not count up my merits and demerits.
दीन दइआल गोपाल प्रीतम समरथ कारण करणा ॥
O Lord, Merciful to the meek, Sustainer of the world, O Beloved, Almighty Cause of causes.
नानक चात्रिक हरि बूंद मागै जपि जीवा हरि हरि चरणा ॥२॥
Nanak, the song-bird, begs for the rain-drop of the Lord's Name; meditating on the Feet of the Lord, Har, Har, he lives. ||2||
अमिअ सरोवरो पीउ हरि हरि नामा राम ॥
Drink in the Ambrosial Nectar from the pool of the Lord; chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
संतह संगि मिलै जपि पूरन कामा राम ॥
In the Society of the Saints, one meets the Lord; meditating on Him, one's affairs are resolved.
सभ काम पूरन दुख बिदीरन हरि निमख मनहु न बीसरै ॥
God is the One who accomplishes everything; He is the Dispeller of pain. Never forget Him from your mind, even for an instant.
आनंद अनदिनु सदा साचा सरब गुण जगदीसरै ॥
He is blissful, night and day; He is forever True. All Glories are contained in the Lord in the Universe.
अगणत ऊच अपार ठाकुर अगम जा को धामा ॥
Incalculable, lofty and infinite is the Lord and Master. Unapproachable is His home.
बिनवंति नानक मेरी इछ पूरन मिले स्रीरंग रामा ॥३॥
Prays Nanak, my desires are fulfilled; I have met the Lord, the Greatest Lover. ||3||
कई कोटिक जग फला सुणि गावनहारे राम ॥
The fruits of many millions of charitable feasts come to those who listen to and sing the Lord's Praise.
हरि हरि नामु जपत कुल सगले तारे राम ॥
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, all one's generations are carried across.
हरि नामु जपत सोहंत प्राणी ता की महिमा कित गना ॥
Chanting the Name of the Lord, one is beautified; what Praises of His can I chant?
हरि बिसरु नाही प्रान पिआरे चितवंति दरसनु सद मना ॥
I shall never forget the Lord; He is the Beloved of my soul. My mind constantly yearns for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.
सुभ दिवस आए गहि कंठि लाए प्रभ ऊच अगम अपारे ॥
Auspicious is that day, when God, the lofty, inaccessible and infinite, hugs me close in His embrace.
बिनवंति नानक सफलु सभु किछु प्रभ मिले अति पिआरे ॥४॥३॥६॥
Prays Nanak, everything is fruitful - I have met my supremely beloved Lord God. ||4||3||6||

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05.10.2014

गोंड ॥
Gond:
ग्रिहि सोभा जा कै रे नाहि ॥
When someone's household has no glory
आवत पहीआ खूधे जाहि ॥
The guests who come there depart still hungry.
वा कै अंतरि नही संतोखु ॥
Deep within, there is no contentment.
बिनु सोहागनि लागै दोखु ॥१॥
Without his bride, the wealth of Maya, he suffers in pain. ||1||
धनु सोहागनि महा पवीत ॥
So praise this bride, which can shake the consciousness
तपे तपीसर डोलै चीत ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Of even the most dedicated ascetics and sages. ||1||Pause||
सोहागनि किरपन की पूती ॥
This bride is the daughter of a wretched miser.
सेवक तजि जगत सिउ सूती ॥
Abandoning the Lord's servant, she sleeps with the world.
साधू कै ठाढी दरबारि ॥
Standing at the door of the holy man,
सरनि तेरी मो कउ निसतारि ॥२॥
She says, ""I have come to your sanctuary; now save me!""||2||
सोहागनि है अति सुंदरी ॥
This bride is so beautiful.
पग नेवर छनक छनहरी ॥
The bells on her ankles make soft music.
जउ लगु प्रान तऊ लगु संगे ॥
As long as there is the breath of life in the man, she remains attached to him.
नाहि त चली बेगि उठि नंगे ॥३॥
But when it is no more, she quickly gets up and departs, bare-footed. ||3||
सोहागनि भवन त्रै लीआ ॥
This bride has conquered the three worlds.
दस अठ पुराण तीरथ रस कीआ ॥
The eighteen Puraanas and the sacred shrines of pilgrimage love her as well.
ब्रहमा बिसनु महेसर बेधे ॥
She pierced the hearts of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.
बडे भूपति राजे है छेधे ॥४॥
She destroyed the great emperors and kings of the world. ||4||
सोहागनि उरवारि न पारि ॥
This bride has no restraint or limits.
पांच नारद कै संगि बिधवारि ॥
She is in collusion with the five thieving passions.
पांच नारद के मिटवे फूटे ॥
When the clay pot of these five passions bursts,
कहु कबीर गुर किरपा छूटे ॥५॥५॥८॥
Then, says Kabeer, by Guru's Mercy, one is released. ||5||5||8||

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रामकली महला ५ ॥
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
तेरै काजि न ग्रिहु राजु मालु ॥
Your home, power and wealth will be of no use to you.
तेरै काजि न बिखै जंजालु ॥
Your corrupt worldly entanglements will be of no use to you.
इसट मीत जाणु सभ छलै ॥
Know that all your dear friends are fake.
हरि हरि नामु संगि तेरै चलै ॥१॥
Only the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, will go along with you. ||1||
राम नाम गुण गाइ ले मीता हरि सिमरत तेरी लाज रहै ॥
Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name, O friend; remembering the Lord in meditation, your honor shall be saved.
हरि सिमरत जमु कछु न कहै ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Remembering the Lord in meditation, the Messenger of Death will not touch you. ||1||Pause||
बिनु हरि सगल निरारथ काम ॥
Without the Lord, all pursuits are useless.
सुइना रुपा माटी दाम ॥
Gold, silver and wealth are just dust.
गुर का सबदु जापि मन सुखा ॥
Chanting the Word of the Guru's Shabad, your mind shall be at peace.
ईहा ऊहा तेरो ऊजल मुखा ॥२॥
Here and hereafter, your face shall be radiant and bright. ||2||
करि करि थाके वडे वडेरे ॥
Even the greatest of the great worked and worked until they were exhausted.
किन ही न कीए काज माइआ पूरे ॥
None of them ever accomplished the tasks of Maya.
हरि हरि नामु जपै जनु कोइ ॥
Any humble being who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
ता की आसा पूरन होइ ॥३॥
Will have all his hopes fulfilled. ||3||
हरि भगतन को नामु अधारु ॥
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the anchor and support of the Lord's devotees.
संती जीता जनमु अपारु ॥
The Saints are victorious in this priceless human life.
हरि संतु करे सोई परवाणु ॥
Whatever the Lord's Saint does, is approved and accepted.
नानक दासु ता कै कुरबाणु ॥४॥११॥२२॥
Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to him. ||4||11||22||

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धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
त्रिपति भई सचु भोजनु खाइआ ॥
I am satisfied and satiated, eating the food of Truth.
मनि तनि रसना नामु धिआइआ ॥१॥
With my mind, body and tongue, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
जीवना हरि जीवना ॥
Life, spiritual life, is in the Lord.
जीवनु हरि जपि साधसंगि ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Spiritual life consists of chanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||
अनिक प्रकारी बसत्र ओढाए ॥
He is dressed in robes of all sorts,
अनदिनु कीरतनु हरि गुन गाए ॥२॥
If he sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Glorious Praises, day and night. ||2||
हसती रथ असु असवारी ॥
He rides upon elephants, chariots and horses,
हरि का मारगु रिदै निहारी ॥३॥
If he sees the Lord's Path within his own heart. ||3||
मन तन अंतरि चरन धिआइआ ॥
Meditating on the Lord's Feet, deep within his mind and body,
हरि सुख निधान नानक दासि पाइआ ॥४॥२॥५६॥
Slave Nanak has found the Lord, the treasure of peace. ||4||2||56||

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08.10.2014

रागु सोरठि बाणी भगत रविदास जी की
Raag Sorat'h, The Word Of Devotee Ravi Daas Jee:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
दुलभ जनमु पुंन फल पाइओ बिरथा जात अबिबेकै ॥
I obtained this precious human life as a reward for my past actions, but without discriminating wisdom, it is wasted in vain.
राजे इंद्र समसरि ग्रिह आसन बिनु हरि भगति कहहु किह लेखै ॥१॥
Tell me, without devotional worship of the Lord, of what use are mansions and thrones like those of King Indra? ||1||
न बीचारिओ राजा राम को रसु ॥
You have not considered the sublime essence of the Name of the Lord, our King;
जिह रस अन रस बीसरि जाही ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
This sublime essence shall cause you to forget all other essences. ||1||Pause||
जानि अजान भए हम बावर सोच असोच दिवस जाही ॥
We do not know what we need to know, and we have become insane. We do not consider what we should consider; our days are passing away.
इंद्री सबल निबल बिबेक बुधि परमारथ परवेस नही ॥२॥
Our passions are strong, and our discriminating intellect is weak; we have no access to the supreme objective. ||2||
कहीअत आन अचरीअत अन कछु समझ न परै अपर माइआ ॥
We say one thing, and do something else; entangled in endless Maya, we do not understand anything.
कहि रविदास उदास दास मति परहरि कोपु करहु जीअ दइआ ॥३॥३॥
Says Ravi Daas, Your slave, O Lord, I am disillusioned and detached; please, spare me Your anger, and have mercy on my soul. ||3||3||

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