ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

gaurree mahalaa 5 |

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

ਕੋਟਿ ਮਜਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਇਸਨਾਨ ॥

kott majan keeno isanaan |

The merits of taking millions of ceremonial cleansing baths,

ਲਾਖ ਅਰਬ ਖਰਬ ਦੀਨੋ ਦਾਨੁ ॥

laakh arab kharab deeno daan |

the giving of hundreds of thousands, billions and trillions in charity

ਜਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੧॥

jaa man vasio har ko naam |1|

- these are obtained by those whose minds are filled with the Name of the Lord. ||1||

ਸਗਲ ਪਵਿਤ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਗੁਪਾਲ ॥

sagal pavit gun gaae gupaal |

Those who sing the Glories of the Lord of the World are totally pure.

ਪਾਪ ਮਿਟਹਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਸਰਨਿ ਦਇਆਲ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

paap mitteh saadhoo saran deaal | rahaau |

Their sins are erased, in the Sanctuary of the Kind and Holy Saints. ||Pause||

ਬਹੁਤੁ ਉਰਧ ਤਪ ਸਾਧਨ ਸਾਧੇ ॥

bahut uradh tap saadhan saadhe |

The merits of performing all sorts of austere acts of penance and self-discipline,

ਅਨਿਕ ਲਾਭ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਲਾਧੇ ॥

anik laabh manorath laadhe |

earning huge profits and seeing one's desires fulfilled

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਰਸਨ ਆਰਾਧੇ ॥੨॥

har har naam rasan aaraadhe |2|

- these are obtained by chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with the tongue. ||2||

ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ ਬੇਦ ਬਖਾਨੇ ॥

sinmrit saasat bed bakhaane |

The merits of reciting the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas,

ਜੋਗ ਗਿਆਨ ਸਿਧ ਸੁਖ ਜਾਨੇ ॥

jog giaan sidh sukh jaane |

knowledge of the science of Yoga, spiritual wisdom and the pleasure of miraculous spiritual powers

ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਿਉ ਮਨ ਮਾਨੇ ॥੩॥

naam japat prabh siau man maane |3|

- these come by surrendering the mind and meditating on the Name of God. ||3||

ਅਗਾਧਿ ਬੋਧਿ ਹਰਿ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੇ ॥

agaadh bodh har agam apaare |

The wisdom of the Inaccessible and Infinite Lord is incomprehensible.

ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ॥

naam japat naam ride beechaare |

Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and contemplating the Naam within our hearts,

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੇ ॥੪॥੧੧੧॥

naanak kau prabh kirapaa dhaare |4|111|

O Nanak, God has showered His Mercy upon us. ||4||111||