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Ang 357Raag AasaaGuru Guru Nanak

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 |

Aasaa, First Mehl:

ਛਿਅ ਘਰ ਛਿਅ ਗੁਰ ਛਿਅ ਉਪਦੇਸ ॥

chhia ghar chhia gur chhia upades |

There are six systems of philosophy, six teachers, and six doctrines;

ਗੁਰ ਗੁਰੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸ ਅਨੇਕ ॥੧॥

gur gur eko ves anek |1|

but the Teacher of teachers is the One Lord, who appears in so many forms. ||1||

ਜੈ ਘਰਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

jai ghar karate keerat hoe |

That system, where the Praises of the Creator are sung

ਸੋ ਘਰੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਵਡਾਈ ਤੋਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

so ghar raakh vaddaaee tohi |1| rahaau |

- follow that system; in it rests greatness. ||1||Pause||

ਵਿਸੁਏ ਚਸਿਆ ਘੜੀਆ ਪਹਰਾ ਥਿਤੀ ਵਾਰੀ ਮਾਹੁ ਭਇਆ ॥

visue chasiaa gharreea paharaa thitee vaaree maahu bheaa |

As the seconds, minutes, hours, days, weekdays months

ਸੂਰਜੁ ਏਕੋ ਰੁਤਿ ਅਨੇਕ ॥

sooraj eko rut anek |

And seasons all originate from the one sun,

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਤੇ ਕੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਵੇਸ ॥੨॥੩੦॥

naanak karate ke kete ves |2|30|

O Nanak, so do all forms originate from the One Creator. ||2||30||