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Ang 159Raag GaureeGuru Guru Amardas

ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

gaurree guaareree mahalaa 3 |

Gauree Gwaarayree, Third Mehl:

ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਧਾਤੁ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

man maare dhaat mar jaae |

When someone kills and subdues his own mind, his wandering nature is also subdued.

ਬਿਨੁ ਮੂਏ ਕੈਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇ ॥

bin mooe kaise har paae |

Without such a death, how can one find the Lord?

ਮਨੁ ਮਰੈ ਦਾਰੂ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

man marai daaroo jaanai koe |

Only a few know the medicine to kill the mind.

ਮਨੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਨੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥

man sabad marai boojhai jan soe |1|

One whose mind dies in the Word of the Shabad, understands Him. ||1||

ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਬਖਸੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

jis no bakhase de vaddiaaee |

He grants greatness to those whom He forgives.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur parasaad har vasai man aaee |1| rahaau |

By Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||1||Pause||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥

guramukh karanee kaar kamaavai |

The Gurmukh practices doing good deeds;

ਤਾ ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

taa is man kee sojhee paavai |

thus he comes to understand this mind.

ਮਨੁ ਮੈ ਮਤੁ ਮੈਗਲ ਮਿਕਦਾਰਾ ॥

man mai mat maigal mikadaaraa |

The mind is like an elephant, drunk with wine.

ਗੁਰੁ ਅੰਕਸੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਲਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੨॥

gur ankas maar jeevaalanahaaraa |2|

The Guru is the rod which controls it, and shows it the way. ||2||

ਮਨੁ ਅਸਾਧੁ ਸਾਧੈ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

man asaadh saadhai jan koe |

The mind is uncontrollable; how rare are those who subdue it.

ਅਚਰੁ ਚਰੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

achar charai taa niramal hoe |

Those who move the immovable become pure.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਲਇਆ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥

guramukh ihu man leaa savaar |

The Gurmukhs embellish and beautify this mind.

ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਤਜੇ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੩॥

haumai vichahu taje vikaar |3|

They eradicate egotism and corruption from within. ||3||

ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਰਾਖਿਅਨੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥

jo dhur raakhian mel milaae |

Those who, by pre-ordained destiny, are united in the Lord's Union,

ਕਦੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

kade na vichhurreh sabad samaae |

are never separated from Him again; they are absorbed in the Shabad.

ਆਪਣੀ ਕਲਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਜਾਣੈ ॥

aapanee kalaa aape hee jaanai |

He Himself knows His Own Almighty Power.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥੪॥੫॥੨੫॥

naanak guramukh naam pachhaanai |4|5|25|

O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||5||25||