ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥

gaurree kabeer jee |

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੁਭਾਉ ਮਨਹਿ ਬਿਆਪੀ ॥

man kaa subhaau maneh biaapee |

The natural tendency of the mind is to chase the mind.

ਮਨਹਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਵਨ ਸਿਧਿ ਥਾਪੀ ॥੧॥

maneh maar kavan sidh thaapee |1|

Who has established himself as a Siddha, a being of miraculous spiritual powers, by killing his mind? ||1||

ਕਵਨੁ ਸੁ ਮੁਨਿ ਜੋ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰੈ ॥

kavan su mun jo man maarai |

Who is that silent sage, who has killed his mind?

ਮਨ ਕਉ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਿਸੁ ਤਾਰੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

man kau maar kahahu kis taarai |1| rahaau |

By killing the mind, tell me, who is saved? ||1||Pause||

ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬੋਲੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ॥

man antar bolai sabh koee |

Everyone speaks through the mind.

ਮਨ ਮਾਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥

man maare bin bhagat na hoee |2|

Without killing the mind, devotional worship is not performed. ||2||

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋ ਜਾਨੈ ਭੇਉ ॥

kahu kabeer jo jaanai bheo |

Says Kabeer, one who knows the secret of this mystery,

ਮਨੁ ਮਧੁਸੂਦਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਦੇਉ ॥੩॥੨੮॥

man madhusoodan tribhavan deo |3|28|

beholds within his own mind the Lord of the three worlds. ||3||28||