ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
maajh mahalaa 3 |
Maajh, Third Mehl:
ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
aatam raam paragaas gur te hovai |
The Divine Light of the Supreme Soul shines forth from the Guru.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਲਾਗੀ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਖੋਵੈ ॥
haumai mail laagee gurasabadee khovai |
The filth stuck to the ego is removed through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਾਤਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
man niramal anadin bhagatee raataa bhagat kare har paavaniaa |1|
One who is imbued with devotional worship to the Lord night and day becomes pure. Worshipping the Lord, He is obtained. ||1||
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਆਪਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਨਿ ਅਵਰਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
hau vaaree jeeo vaaree aap bhagat karan avaraa bhagat karaavaniaa |
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who themselves worship the Lord, and inspire others to worship Him as well.
ਤਿਨਾ ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕਉ ਸਦ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੁ ਕੀਜੈ ਜੋ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tinaa bhagat janaa kau sad namasakaar keejai jo anadin har gun gaavaniaa |1| rahaau |
I humbly bow to those devotees who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day. ||1||Pause||
ਆਪੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਾਏ ॥
aape karataa kaaran karaae |
The Creator Lord Himself is the Doer of deeds.
ਜਿਤੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਏ ॥
jit bhaavai tith kaarai laae |
As He pleases, He applies us to our tasks.
ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
poorai bhaag gur sevaa hovai gur sevaa te sukh paavaniaa |2|
Through perfect destiny, we serve the Guru; serving the Guru, peace is found. ||2||
ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੀਵੈ ਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
mar mar jeevai taa kichh paae |
Those who die, and remain dead while yet alive, obtain it.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
gur parasaadee har man vasaae |
By Guru's Grace, they enshrine the Lord within their minds.
ਸਦਾ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
sadaa mukat har man vasaae sahaje sehaj samaavaniaa |3|
Enshrining the Lord within their minds, they are liberated forever. With intuitive ease, they merge into the Lord. ||3||
ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥
bahu karam kamaavai mukat na paae |
They perform all sorts of rituals, but they do not obtain liberation through them.
ਦੇਸੰਤਰੁ ਭਵੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਏ ॥
desantar bhavai doojai bhaae khuaae |
They wander around the countryside, and in love with duality, they are ruined.
ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਕਪਟੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
birathaa janam gavaaeaa kapattee bin sabadai dukh paavaniaa |4|
The deceitful lose their lives in vain; without the Word of the Shabad, they obtain only misery. ||4||
ਧਾਵਤੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਏ ॥
dhaavat raakhai tthaak rahaae |
Those who restrain their wandering mind, keeping it steady and stable,
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
gur parasaadee param pad paae |
obtain the supreme status, by Guru's Grace.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
satigur aape mel milaae mil preetam sukh paavaniaa |5|
The True Guru Himself unites us in Union with the Lord. Meeting the Beloved, peace is obtained. ||5||
ਇਕਿ ਕੂੜਿ ਲਾਗੇ ਕੂੜੇ ਫਲ ਪਾਏ ॥
eik koorr laage koorre fal paae |
Some are stuck in falsehood, and false are the rewards they receive.
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
doojai bhaae birathaa janam gavaae |
In love with duality, they waste away their lives in vain.
ਆਪਿ ਡੁਬੇ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਡੋਬੇ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
aap ddube sagale kul ddobe koorr bol bikh khaavaniaa |6|
They drown themselves, and drown their entire family; speaking lies, they eat poison. ||6||
ਇਸੁ ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੁ ਕੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਖੈ ॥
eis tan meh man ko guramukh dekhai |
How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, look within their bodies, into their minds.
ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤਿ ਜਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਸੋਖੈ ॥
bhaae bhagat jaa haumai sokhai |
Through loving devotion, their ego evaporates.
ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਮੋਨਿਧਾਰੀ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ਤਿਨ ਭੀ ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੁ ਨ ਦਿਖਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
sidh saadhik monidhaaree rahe liv laae tin bhee tan meh man na dikhaavaniaa |7|
The Siddhas, the seekers and the silent sages continually, lovingly focus their consciousness, but they have not seen the mind within the body. ||7||
ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਸੋਈ ॥
aap karaae karataa soee |
The Creator Himself inspires us to work;
ਹੋਰੁ ਕਿ ਕਰੇ ਕੀਤੈ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਈ ॥
hor ki kare keetai kiaa hoee |
what can anyone else do? What can be done by our doing?
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੇਵੈ ਸੋ ਲੇਵੈ ਨਾਮੋ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੨੩॥੨੪॥
naanak jis naam devai so levai naamo man vasaavaniaa |8|23|24|
O Nanak, the Lord bestows His Name; we receive it, and enshrine it within the mind. ||8||23||24||