ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 3 |
Gauree, Third Mehl:
ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਮੂਲੁ ਵੇਦ ਅਭਿਆਸਾ ॥
brahamaa mool ved abhiaasaa |
Brahma is the founder of the study of the Vedas.
ਤਿਸ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੇ ਦੇਵ ਮੋਹ ਪਿਆਸਾ ॥
tis te upaje dev moh piaasaa |
From him emanated the gods, enticed by desire.
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਭਰਮੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ॥੧॥
trai gun bharame naahee nij ghar vaasaa |1|
They wander in the three qualities, and they do not dwell within their own home. ||1||
ਹਮ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥
ham har raakhe satiguroo milaaeaa |
The Lord has saved me; I have met the True Guru.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
anadin bhagat har naam drirraaeaa |1| rahaau |
He has implanted devotional worship of the Lord's Name, night and day. ||1||Pause||
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਾਣੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥
trai gun baanee braham janjaalaa |
The songs of Brahma entangle people in the three qualities.
ਪੜਿ ਵਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਮਾਰੇ ਜਮਕਾਲਾ ॥
parr vaad vakhaaneh sir maare jamakaalaa |
Reading about the debates and disputes, they are hit over the head by the Messenger of Death.
ਤਤੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਹਿ ਬੰਨਹਿ ਪੰਡ ਪਰਾਲਾ ॥੨॥
tat na cheeneh baneh pandd paraalaa |2|
They do not understand the essence of reality, and they gather their worthless bundles of straw. ||2||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅਗਿਆਨਿ ਕੁਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥
manamukh agiaan kumaarag paae |
The self-willed manmukhs, in ignorance, take the path of evil.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ॥
har naam bisaariaa bahu karam drirraae |
They forget the Lord's Name, and in its place, they establish all sorts of rituals.
ਭਵਜਲਿ ਡੂਬੇ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਏ ॥੩॥
bhavajal ddoobe doojai bhaae |3|
They drown in the terrifying world-ocean, in the love of duality. ||3||
ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਮੁਹਤਾਜੁ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥
maaeaa kaa muhataaj panddit kahaavai |
Driven crazy, infatuated by Maya, they call themselves Pandits - religious scholars;
ਬਿਖਿਆ ਰਾਤਾ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
bikhiaa raataa bahut dukh paavai |
stained with corruption, they suffer terrible pain.
ਜਮ ਕਾ ਗਲਿ ਜੇਵੜਾ ਨਿਤ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਵੈ ॥੪॥
jam kaa gal jevarraa nit kaal santaavai |4|
The noose of the Messenger of Death is around their necks; they are constantly tormented by death. ||4||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
guramukh jamakaal nerr na aavai |
The Messenger of Death does not even approach the Gurmukhs.
ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਵੈ ॥
haumai doojaa sabad jalaavai |
Through the Word of the Shabad, they burn away their ego and duality.
ਨਾਮੇ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੫॥
naame raate har gun gaavai |5|
Attuned to the Name, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||5||
ਮਾਇਆ ਦਾਸੀ ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
maaeaa daasee bhagataa kee kaar kamaavai |
Maya is the slave of the Lord's devotees; it works for them.
ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਤਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
charanee laagai taa mehal paavai |
One who falls at their feet attains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
ਸਦ ਹੀ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੬॥
sad hee niramal sehaj samaavai |6|
He is forever immaculate; he is absorbed in intuitive peace. ||6||
ਹਰਿ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਣਹਿ ਸੇ ਧਨਵੰਤ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਜੁਗ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
har kathaa suneh se dhanavant diseh jug maahee |
Those who listen to the Lord's Sermon are seen to be the wealthy people in this world.
ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਸਭਿ ਨਿਵਹਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਹੀ ॥
tin kau sabh niveh anadin pooj karaahee |
Everyone bows down to them, and adores them, night and day.
ਸਹਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਰਵਹਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥੭॥
sahaje gun raveh saache man maahee |7|
They intuitively savor the Glories of the True Lord within their minds. ||7||
ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ॥
poorai satigur sabad sunaaeaa |
The Perfect True Guru has revealed the Shabad;
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਮੇਟੇ ਚਉਥੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
trai gun mette chauthai chit laaeaa |
it eradicates the three qualities, and attunes the consciousness to the fourth state.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੮॥੪॥
naanak haumai maar braham milaaeaa |8|4|
O Nanak, subduing egotism, one is absorbed into God. ||8||4||