ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥
prabhaatee mahalaa 1 dakhanee |
Prabhaatee, First Mehl, Dakhnee:
ਗੋਤਮੁ ਤਪਾ ਅਹਿਲਿਆ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੁ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ ॥
gotam tapaa ahiliaa isatree tis dekh indru lubhaaeaa |
Ahalyaa was the wife of Gautam the seer. Seeing her, Indra was enticed.
ਸਹਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਚਿਹਨ ਭਗ ਹੂਏ ਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਪਛੋਤਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
sehas sareer chihan bhag hooe taa man pachhotaaeaa |1|
When he received a thousand marks of disgrace on his body, then he felt regret in his mind. ||1||
ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਭੂਲੈ ਭਾਈ ॥
koee jaan na bhoolai bhaaee |
O Siblings of Destiny, no one knowingly makes mistakes.
ਸੋ ਭੂਲੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੈ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
so bhoolai jis aap bhulaae boojhai jisai bujhaaee |1| rahaau |
He alone is mistaken, whom the Lord Himself makes so. He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand. ||1||Pause||
ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰੀ ਚੰਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੈ ਕਾਗਦਿ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
tin haree chand prithamee pat raajai kaagad keem na paaee |
Harichand, the king and ruler of his land, did not appreciate the value of his pre-ordained destiny.
ਅਉਗਣੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਤ ਪੁੰਨ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਕਿਉ ਨੇਖਾਸਿ ਬਿਕਾਈ ॥੨॥
aaugan jaanai ta pun kare kiau kiau nekhaas bikaaee |2|
If he had known that it was a mistake, he would not have made such a show of giving in charity, and he would not have been sold in the market. ||2||
ਕਰਉ ਅਢਾਈ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਬਾਵਨ ਰੂਪਿ ਬਹਾਨੈ ॥
krau adtaaee dharatee maangee baavan roop bahaanai |
The Lord took the form of a dwarf, and asked for some land.
ਕਿਉ ਪਇਆਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਉ ਛਲੀਐ ਜੇ ਬਲਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੩॥
kiau peaal jaae kiau chhaleeai je bal roop pachhaanai |3|
If Bal the king has recognized Him, he would not have been deceived, and sent to the underworld. ||3||
ਰਾਜਾ ਜਨਮੇਜਾ ਦੇ ਮਤਂੀ ਬਰਜਿ ਬਿਆਸਿ ਪੜੑਾਇਆ ॥
raajaa janamejaa de matanee baraj biaas parraaeaa |
Vyaas taught and warned the king Janmayjaa not to do three things.
ਤਿਨੑਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਗ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਘਾਏ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
tina kar jag atthaarah ghaae kirat na chalai chalaaeaa |4|
But he performed the sacred feast and killed eighteen Brahmins; the record of one's past deeds cannot be erased. ||4||
ਗਣਤ ਨ ਗਣਂੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ਬੋਲੀ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥
ganat na gananee hukam pachhaanaa bolee bhaae subhaaee |
I do not try to calculate the account; I accept the Hukam of God's Command. I speak with intuitive love and respect.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਤੁਧੈ ਸਲਾਹਂੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੫॥
jo kichh varatai tudhai salaahanee sabh teree vaddiaaee |5|
No matter what happens, I will praise the Lord. It is all Your Glorious Greatness, O Lord. ||5||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਲੇਪੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
guramukh alipat lep kade na laagai sadaa rahai saranaaee |
The Gurmukh remains detached; filth never attaches itself to him. He remains forever in God's Sanctuary.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਆਗੈ ਚੇਤੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ॥੬॥
manamukh mugadh aagai chetai naahee dukh laagai pachhutaaee |6|
The foolish self-willed manmukh does not think of the future; he is overtaken by pain, and then he regrets. ||6||
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹ ਰਚਨਾ ਰਚੀਐ ॥
aape kare karaae karataa jin eeh rachanaa racheeai |
The Creator who created this creation acts, and causes all to act.
ਹਰਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਅਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੇ ਪੈ ਪਚੀਐ ॥੭॥
har abhimaan na jaaee jeeahu abhimaane pai pacheeai |7|
O Lord, egotistical pride does not depart from the soul. Falling into egotistical pride, one is ruined. ||7||
ਭੁਲਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਭੁਲੈ ॥
bhulan vich keea sabh koee karataa aap na bhulai |
Everyone makes mistakes; only the Creator does not make mistakes.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਘੁਲੈ ॥੮॥੪॥
naanak sach naam nisataaraa ko gur parasaad aghulai |8|4|
O Nanak, salvation comes through the True Name. By Guru's Grace, one is released. ||8||4||