ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
raamakalee mahalaa 3 |
Raamkalee, Third Mehl:
ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਦੁਲੰਭ ਹੈ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥
har kee poojaa dulanbh hai santahu kahanaa kachhoo na jaaee |1|
It is so hard to obtain that devotional worship of the Lord, O Saints. It cannot be described at all. ||1||
ਸੰਤਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਈ ॥
santahu guramukh pooraa paaee |
O Saints, as Gurmukh, find the Perfect Lord,
ਨਾਮੋ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
naamo pooj karaaee |1| rahaau |
and worship the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਹਉ ਪੂਜ ਚੜਾਈ ॥੨॥
har bin sabh kichh mailaa santahu kiaa hau pooj charraaee |2|
Without the Lord, everything is filthy, O Saints; what offering should I place before Him? ||2||
ਹਰਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾ ਪੂਜਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਭਾਣਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਾਈ ॥੩॥
har saache bhaavai saa poojaa hovai bhaanaa man vasaaee |3|
Whatever pleases the True Lord is devotional worship; His Will abides in the mind. ||3||
ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰੈ ਸਭੁ ਲੋਕੁ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥
poojaa karai sabh lok santahu manamukh thaae na paaee |4|
Everyone worships Him, O Saints, but the self-willed manmukh is not accepted or approved. ||4||
ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਏਹ ਪੂਜਾ ਥਾਇ ਪਾਈ ॥੫॥
sabad marai man niramal santahu eeh poojaa thaae paaee |5|
If someone dies in the Word of the Shabad, his mind become immaculate, O Saints; such worship is accepted and approved. ||5||
ਪਵਿਤ ਪਾਵਨ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸਾਚੇ ਏਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੬॥
pavit paavan se jan saache ek sabad liv laaee |6|
Sanctified and pure are those true beings, who enshrine love for the Shabad. ||6||
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰ ਪੂਜ ਨ ਹੋਵੀ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲੀ ਲੋਕਾਈ ॥੭॥
bin naavai hor pooj na hovee bharam bhulee lokaaee |7|
There is no worship of the Lord, other than the Name; the world wanders, deluded by doubt. ||7||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੮॥
guramukh aap pachhaanai santahu raam naam liv laaee |8|
The Gurmukh understands his own self, O Saints; he lolvingly centers his mind on the Lord's Name. ||8||
ਆਪੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਏ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਥਾਇ ਪਾਈ ॥੯॥
aape niramal pooj karaae gurasabadee thaae paaee |9|
The Immaculate Lord Himself inspires worship of Him; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it is accepted and approved. ||9||
ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਪਰੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਮਲੁ ਲਾਈ ॥੧੦॥
poojaa kareh par bidh nahee jaaneh doojai bhaae mal laaee |10|
Those who worship Him, but do not know the Way, are polluted with the love of duality. ||10||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਪੂਜਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਭਾਣਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਾਈ ॥੧੧॥
guramukh hovai su poojaa jaanai bhaanaa man vasaaee |11|
One who becomes Gurmukh, knows what worship is; the Lord's Will abides within his mind. ||11||
ਭਾਣੇ ਤੇ ਸਭਿ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਅੰਤੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਖਾਈ ॥੧੨॥
bhaane te sabh sukh paavai santahu ante naam sakhaaee |12|
One who accepts the Lord's Will obtains total peace, O Saints; in the end, the Naam will be our help and support. ||12||
ਅਪਣਾ ਆਪੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਕੂੜਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧੩॥
apanaa aap na pachhaaneh santahu koorr kareh vaddiaaee |13|
One who does not understand his own self, O Saints, falsely flatters himself. ||13||
ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਕੀਨੈ ਜਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਛੋਡੈ ਲੈ ਜਾਸੀ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥੧੪॥
paakhandd keenai jam nahee chhoddai lai jaasee pat gavaaee |14|
The Messenger of Death does not give up on those who practices hypocrisy; they are dragged away in disgrace. ||14||
ਜਿਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਪਾਈ ॥੧੫॥
jin antar sabad aap pachhaaneh gat mit tin hee paaee |15|
Those who have the Shabad deep within, understand themselves; they find the way of salvation. ||15||
ਏਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਸੁੰਨ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਲਗਾਵੈ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੧੬॥
ehu manooaa sun samaadh lagaavai jotee jot milaaee |16|
Their minds enter into the deepest state of Samaadhi, and their light is absorbed into the Light. ||16||
ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਾਈ ॥੧੭॥
sun sun guramukh naam vakhaaneh satasangat melaaee |17|
The Gurmukhs listen constantly to the Naam, and chant it in the True Congregation. ||17||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਵੈ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਵੈ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥੧੮॥
guramukh gaavai aap gavaavai dar saachai sobhaa paaee |18|
The Gurmukhs sing the Lord's Praises, and erase self-conceit; they obtain true honor in the Court of the Lord. ||18||
ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੧੯॥
saachee baanee sach vakhaanai sach naam liv laaee |19|
True are their words; they speak only the Truth; they lovingly focus on the True Name. ||19||
ਭੈ ਭੰਜਨੁ ਅਤਿ ਪਾਪ ਨਿਖੰਜਨੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅੰਤਿ ਸਖਾਈ ॥੨੦॥
bhai bhanjan at paap nikhanjan meraa prabh ant sakhaaee |20|
My God is the Destroyer of fear, the Destroyer of sin; in the end, He is our only help and support. ||20||
ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੨੧॥੩॥੧੨॥
sabh kichh aape aap varatai naanak naam vaddiaaee |21|3|12|
He Himself pervades and permeates everything; O Nanak, glorious greatness is obtained through the Naam. ||21||3||12||