ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 3 |
Siree Raag, Third Mehl:
ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸਚੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਦੇਇ ॥
sachaa saahib seveeai sach vaddiaaee dee |
Serve your True Lord and Master, and you shall be blessed with true greatness.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
gur parasaadee man vasai haumai door karee |
By Guru's Grace, He abides in the mind, and egotism is driven out.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਧਾਵਤੁ ਤਾ ਰਹੈ ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੧॥
eihu man dhaavat taa rahai jaa aape nadar karee |1|
This wandering mind comes to rest, when the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. ||1||
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
bhaaee re guramukh har naam dhiaae |
O Siblings of Destiny, become Gurmukh, and meditate on the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਸਦ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਹਲੀ ਪਾਵੈ ਥਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
naam nidhaan sad man vasai mahalee paavai thaau |1| rahaau |
The Treasure of the Naam abides forever within the mind, and one's place of rest is found in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||1||Pause||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਅੰਧੁ ਹੈ ਤਿਸ ਨਉ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥
manamukh man tan andh hai tis nau tthaur na tthaau |
The minds and bodies of the self-willed manmukhs are filled with darkness; they find no shelter, no place of rest.
ਬਹੁ ਜੋਨੀ ਭਉਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਜਿਉ ਸੁੰਞੈਂ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਉ ॥
bahu jonee bhaudaa firai jiau sunyain ghar kaau |
Through countless incarnations they wander lost, like crows in a deserted house.
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਘਟਿ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥
guramatee ghatt chaananaa sabad milai har naau |2|
Through the Guru's Teachings, the heart is illuminated. Through the Shabad, the Name of the Lord is received. ||2||
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਅੰਧੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਗੁਬਾਰ ॥
trai gun bikhiaa andh hai maaeaa moh gubaar |
In the corruption of the three qualities, there is blindness; in attachment to Maya, there is darkness.
ਲੋਭੀ ਅਨ ਕਉ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਪੜਿ ਵੇਦਾ ਕਰੈ ਪੂਕਾਰ ॥
lobhee an kau sevade parr vedaa karai pookaar |
The greedy people serve others, instead of the Lord, although they loudly announce their reading of scriptures.
ਬਿਖਿਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਚਿ ਮੁਏ ਨਾ ਉਰਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥
bikhiaa andar pach mue naa uravaar na paar |3|
They are burnt to death by their own corruption; they are not at home, on either this shore or the one beyond. ||3||
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਜਗਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਿ ॥
maaeaa mohi visaariaa jagat pitaa pratipaal |
In attachment to Maya, they have forgotten the Father, the Cherisher of the World.
ਬਾਝਹੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਅਚੇਤੁ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਬਧੀ ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ॥
baajhahu guroo achet hai sabh badhee jamakaal |
Without the Guru, all are unconscious; they are held in bondage by the Messenger of Death.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥੪॥੧੦॥੪੩॥
naanak guramat ubare sachaa naam samaal |4|10|43|
O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, you shall be saved, contemplating the True Name. ||4||10||43||