ਗਉੜੀ ਪੰਚਪਦਾ₃ ॥
gaurree panchapadaa₃ |
Gauree, Panch-Padhay:
ਪੇਵਕੜੈ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਹੈ ਸਾਹੁਰੜੈ ਜਾਣਾ ॥
pevakarrai din chaar hai saahurarrai jaanaa |
For a few short days, the soul-bride stays in her parent's house; then, she must go to her in-laws.
ਅੰਧਾ ਲੋਕੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਏਆਣਾ ॥੧॥
andhaa lok na jaanee moorakh eaanaa |1|
The blind, foolish and ignorant people do not know this. ||1||
ਕਹੁ ਡਡੀਆ ਬਾਧੈ ਧਨ ਖੜੀ ॥
kahu ddaddeea baadhai dhan kharree |
Tell me, why is the bride wearing her ordinary clothes?
ਪਾਹੂ ਘਰਿ ਆਏ ਮੁਕਲਾਊ ਆਏ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
paahoo ghar aae mukalaaoo aae |1| rahaau |
The guests have arrived at her home, and her Husband has come to take her away. ||1||Pause||
ਓਹ ਜਿ ਦਿਸੈ ਖੂਹੜੀ ਕਉਨ ਲਾਜੁ ਵਹਾਰੀ ॥
oeh ji disai khooharree kaun laaj vahaaree |
Who has lowered the rope of the breath down, into the well of the world which we see?
ਲਾਜੁ ਘੜੀ ਸਿਉ ਤੂਟਿ ਪੜੀ ਉਠਿ ਚਲੀ ਪਨਿਹਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
laaj gharree siau toott parree utth chalee panihaaree |2|
The rope of the breath breaks away from the pitcher of the body, and the water-carrier gets up and departs. ||2||
ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
saahib hoe deaal kripaa kare apunaa kaaraj savaare |
When the Lord and Master is kind and grants His Grace, then her affairs are all resolved.
ਤਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ॥੩॥
taa sohaagan jaaneeai gurasabad beechaare |3|
Then she is known as the happy soul-bride, if she contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||3||
ਕਿਰਤ ਕੀ ਬਾਂਧੀ ਸਭ ਫਿਰੈ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
kirat kee baandhee sabh firai dekhahu beechaaree |
Bound by the actions she has committed, she wanders around - see this and understand.
ਏਸ ਨੋ ਕਿਆ ਆਖੀਐ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰੀ ॥੪॥
es no kiaa aakheeai kiaa kare vichaaree |4|
What can we say to her? What can the poor soul-bride do? ||4||
ਭਈ ਨਿਰਾਸੀ ਉਠਿ ਚਲੀ ਚਿਤ ਬੰਧਿ ਨ ਧੀਰਾ ॥
bhee niraasee utth chalee chit bandh na dheeraa |
Disappointed and hopeless, she gets up and departs. There is no support or encouragement in her consciousness.
ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗਿ ਰਹੁ ਭਜੁ ਸਰਣਿ ਕਬੀਰਾ ॥੫॥੬॥੫੦॥
har kee charanee laag rahu bhaj saran kabeeraa |5|6|50|
So remain attached to the Lord's Lotus Feet, and hurry to His Sanctuary, Kabeer! ||5||6||50||