ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
maaroo mahalaa 1 |
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਲਹਰਿ ਘਰੁ ਤਜਿ ਵਿਗੂਚੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਕੇ ਘਰ ਹੇਰੈ ॥
manamukh lehar ghar taj vigoochai avaraa ke ghar herai |
The self-willed manmukh, in a fit of passion, abandons his home, and is ruined; then, he spies on the homes of others.
ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਧਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨ ਭੇਟੈ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਘੂਮਨ ਘੇਰੈ ॥
grih dharam gavaae satigur na bhettai duramat ghooman gherai |
He neglects his household duties, and does not meet with the True Guru; he is caught in the whirlpool of evil-mindedness.
ਦਿਸੰਤਰੁ ਭਵੈ ਪਾਠ ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਵਧੇਰੈ ॥
disantar bhavai paatth parr thaakaa trisanaa hoe vadherai |
Wandering in foreign lands and reading scriptures, he grows weary, and his thirsty desires only increase.
ਕਾਚੀ ਪਿੰਡੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰੈ ਜੈਸੇ ਢੋਰੈ ॥੧॥
kaachee pinddee sabad na cheenai udar bharai jaise dtorai |1|
His perishable body does not remember the Word of the Shabad; like a beast, he fills his belly. ||1||
ਬਾਬਾ ਐਸੀ ਰਵਤ ਰਵੈ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ॥
baabaa aisee ravat ravai saniaasee |
O Baba, this is the way of life of the Sannyaasi, the renunciate.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਸੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur kai sabad ek liv laagee terai naam rate tripataasee |1| rahaau |
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is to enshrine love for the One Lord. Imbued with Your Name, Lord, he remains satisfied and fulfilled. ||1||Pause||
ਘੋਲੀ ਗੇਰੂ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਇਆ ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਭੇਖ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ॥
gholee geroo rang charraaeaa vasatr bhekh bhekhaaree |
He dyes his robes with saffron dye, and wearing these robes, he goes out begging.
ਕਾਪੜ ਫਾਰਿ ਬਨਾਈ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਝੋਲੀ ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ ॥
kaaparr faar banaaee khinthaa jholee maaeaadhaaree |
Tearing his robes, he makes a patched coat, and puts the money in his wallet.
ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਗੈ ਜਗੁ ਪਰਬੋਧੈ ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧੈ ਪਤਿ ਹਾਰੀ ॥
ghar ghar maagai jag parabodhai man andhai pat haaree |
From house to house he goes begging, and tries to teach the world; but his mind is blind, and so he loses his honor.
ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਜੂਐ ਬਾਜੀ ਹਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
bharam bhulaanaa sabad na cheenai jooai baajee haaree |2|
He is deluded by doubt, and does not remember the Word of the Shabad. He loses his life in the gamble. ||2||
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਨ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੈ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਪੂਅਰ ਤਾਪੈ ॥
antar agan na gur bin boojhai baahar pooar taapai |
Without the Guru, the fire within is not quenched; and outside, the fire still burns.
ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਵੀ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਚੀਨਸਿ ਆਪੈ ॥
gur sevaa bin bhagat na hovee kiau kar cheenas aapai |
Without serving the Guru, there is no devotional worship. How can anyone, by himself, know the Lord?
ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਆਤਮ ਜਾਪੈ ॥
nindaa kar kar narak nivaasee antar aatam jaapai |
Slandering others, one lives in hell; within him is hazy darkness.
ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਭਰਮਿ ਵਿਗੂਚਹਿ ਕਿਉ ਮਲੁ ਧੋਪੈ ਪਾਪੈ ॥੩॥
atthasatth teerath bharam vigoocheh kiau mal dhopai paapai |3|
Wandering to the eixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, he is ruined. How can the filth of sin be washed away? ||3||
ਛਾਣੀ ਖਾਕੁ ਬਿਭੂਤ ਚੜਾਈ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਮਗੁ ਜੋਹੈ ॥
chhaanee khaak bibhoot charraaee maaeaa kaa mag johai |
He sifts through the dust, and applies ashes to his body, but he is searching for the path of Maya's wealth.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹੇ ਤੇ ਛੋਹੈ ॥
antar baahar ek na jaanai saach kahe te chhohai |
Inwardly and outwardly, he does not know the One Lord; if someone tells him the Truth, he grows angry.
ਪਾਠੁ ਪੜੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਝੂਠੋ ਬੋਲੈ ਨਿਗੁਰੇ ਕੀ ਮਤਿ ਓਹੈ ॥
paatth parrai mukh jhoottho bolai nigure kee mat ohai |
He reads the scriptures, but tells lies; such is the intellect of one who has no guru.
ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਪਈ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕਿਉ ਸੋਹੈ ॥੪॥
naam na japee kiau sukh paavai bin naavai kiau sohai |4|
Without chanting the Naam, how can he find peace? Without the Name, how can he look good? ||4||
ਮੂੰਡੁ ਮੁਡਾਇ ਜਟਾ ਸਿਖ ਬਾਧੀ ਮੋਨਿ ਰਹੈ ਅਭਿਮਾਨਾ ॥
moondd muddaae jattaa sikh baadhee mon rahai abhimaanaa |
Some shave their heads, some keep their hair in matted tangles; some keep it in braids, while some keep silent, filled with egotistical pride.
ਮਨੂਆ ਡੋਲੈ ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਧਾਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਤ ਆਤਮ ਗਿਆਨਾ ॥
manooaa ddolai deh dis dhaavai bin rat aatam giaanaa |
Their minds waver and wander in ten directions, without loving devotion and enlightenment of the soul.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਪੀਵੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਦੇਵਾਨਾ ॥
amrit chhodd mahaa bikh peevai maaeaa kaa devaanaa |
They abandon the Ambrosial Nectar, and drink the deadly poison, driven mad by Maya.
ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਮਿਟਈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਪਸੂਆ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਨਾ ॥੫॥
kirat na mittee hukam na boojhai pasooaa maeh samaanaa |5|
Past actions cannot be erased; without understanding the Hukam of the Lord's Command, they become beasts. ||5||
ਹਾਥ ਕਮੰਡਲੁ ਕਾਪੜੀਆ ਮਨਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਉਪਜੀ ਭਾਰੀ ॥
haath kamanddal kaaparreea man trisanaa upajee bhaaree |
With bowl in hand, wearing his patched coat, great desires well up in his mind.
ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਜਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਮਿ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਪਰ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
eisatree taj kar kaam viaapiaa chit laaeaa par naaree |
Abandoning his own wife, he is engrossed in sexual desire; his thoughts are on the wives of others.
ਸਿਖ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਲੰਪਟੁ ਹੈ ਬਾਜਾਰੀ ॥
sikh kare kar sabad na cheenai lanpatt hai baajaaree |
He teaches and preaches, but does not contemplate the Shabad; he is bought and sold on the street.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਨਿਭਰਾਤੀ ਤਾ ਜਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਆਰੀ ॥੬॥
antar bikh baahar nibharaatee taa jam kare khuaaree |6|
With poison within, he pretends to be free of doubt; he is ruined and humiliated by the Messenger of Death. ||6||
ਸੋ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਜੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
so saniaasee jo satigur sevai vichahu aap gavaae |
He alone is a Sannyaasi, who serves the True Guru, and removes his self-conceit from within.
ਛਾਦਨ ਭੋਜਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ ਨ ਕਰਈ ਅਚਿੰਤੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ॥
chhaadan bhojan kee aas na karee achint milai so paae |
He does not ask for clothes or food; without asking, he accepts whatever he receives.
ਬਕੈ ਨ ਬੋਲੈ ਖਿਮਾ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹੈ ਤਾਮਸੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਜਲਾਏ ॥
bakai na bolai khimaa dhan sangrahai taamas naam jalaae |
He does not speak empty words; he gathers in the wealth of tolerance, and burns away his anger with the Naam.
ਧਨੁ ਗਿਰਹੀ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥੭॥
dhan girahee saniaasee jogee ji har charanee chit laae |7|
Blessed is such a householder, Sannyaasi and Yogi, who focuses his consciousness on the Lord's feet. ||7||
ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸ ਰਹੈ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਏਕਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥
aas niraas rahai saniaasee ekas siau liv laae |
Amidst hope, the Sannyaasi remains unmoved by hope; he remains lovingly focused on the One Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਵੈ ਤਾ ਸਾਤਿ ਆਵੈ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਏ ॥
har ras peevai taa saat aavai nij ghar taarree laae |
He drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord, and so finds peace and tranquility; in the home of his own being, he remains absorbed in the deep trance of meditation.
ਮਨੂਆ ਨ ਡੋਲੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਧਾਵਤੁ ਵਰਜਿ ਰਹਾਏ ॥
manooaa na ddolai guramukh boojhai dhaavat varaj rahaae |
His mind does not waver; as Gurmukh, he understands. He restrains it from wandering out.
ਗ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਖੋਜੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੮॥
grihu sareer guramatee khoje naam padaarath paae |8|
Following the Guru's Teachings, he searches the home of his body, and obtains the wealth of the Naam. ||8||
ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਸਰੇਸਟ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
brahamaa bisan mahes saresatt naam rate veechaaree |
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are exalted, imbued with contemplative meditation on the Naam.
ਖਾਣੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਗਗਨ ਪਤਾਲੀ ਜੰਤਾ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥
khaanee baanee gagan pataalee jantaa jot tumaaree |
The sources of creation, speech, the heavens and the underworld, all beings and creatures, are infused with Your Light.
ਸਭਿ ਸੁਖ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਧੁਨਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੀ ॥
sabh sukh mukat naam dhun baanee sach naam ur dhaaree |
All comforts and liberation are found in the Naam, and the vibrations of the Guru's Bani; I have enshrined the True Name within my heart.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੀ ਤਰੁ ਤੂ ਤਾਰੀ ॥੯॥੭॥
naam binaa nahee chhoottas naanak saachee tar too taaree |9|7|
Without the Naam, no one is saved; O Nanak, with the Truth, cross over to the other side. ||9||7||