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Ang 93Siree RaagBhagat Bēṇi

ਸ੍ਰੀਰਾਗ ਬਾਣੀ ਭਗਤ ਬੇਣੀ ਜੀਉ ਕੀ ॥ ਪਹਰਿਆ ਕੈ ਘਰਿ ਗਾਵਣਾ ॥

sreeraag baanee bhagat benee jeeo kee | pahariaa kai ghar gaavanaa |

Sree Raag, The Word Of Devotee Baynee Jee: To Be Sung To The Tune Of "Pehray":

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਰੇ ਨਰ ਗਰਭ ਕੁੰਡਲ ਜਬ ਆਛਤ ਉਰਧ ਧਿਆਨ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਾ ॥

re nar garabh kunddal jab aachhat uradh dhiaan liv laagaa |

O man, when you were coiled in the cradle of the womb, upside-down, you were absorbed in meditation.

ਮਿਰਤਕ ਪਿੰਡਿ ਪਦ ਮਦ ਨਾ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਏਕੁ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਸੁ ਨਾਗਾ ॥

miratak pindd pad mad naa ahinis ek agiaan su naagaa |

You took no pride in your perishable body; night and day were all the same to you-you lived unknowing, in the silence of the void.

ਤੇ ਦਿਨ ਸੰਮਲੁ ਕਸਟ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਖ ਅਬ ਚਿਤੁ ਅਧਿਕ ਪਸਾਰਿਆ ॥

te din samal kasatt mahaa dukh ab chit adhik pasaariaa |

Remember the terrible pain and suffering of those days, now that you have spread out the net of your consciousness far and wide.

ਗਰਭ ਛੋਡਿ ਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਮੰਡਲ ਆਇਆ ਤਉ ਨਰਹਰਿ ਮਨਹੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥

garabh chhodd mrit manddal aaeaa tau narahar manahu bisaariaa |1|

Leaving the womb, you entered this mortal world; you have forgotten the Lord from your mind. ||1||

ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਵਹਿਗਾ ਮੂੜਿਆ ਤੂੰ ਕਵਨ ਕੁਮਤਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਲਾਗਾ ॥

fir pachhutaavahigaa moorriaa toon kavan kumat bhram laagaa |

Later, you will regret and repent-you fool! Why are you engrossed in evil-mindedness and skepticism?

ਚੇਤਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਜਾਹਿਗਾ ਜਨੁ ਬਿਚਰੈ ਅਨਰਾਧਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

chet raam naahee jam pur jaahigaa jan bicharai anaraadhaa |1| rahaau |

Think of the Lord, or else you shall be led to the City of Death. Why are you wandering around, out of control? ||1||Pause||

ਬਾਲ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਚਿੰਦ ਰਸ ਲਾਗਾ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਆਪੈ ॥

baal binod chind ras laagaa khin khin mohi biaapai |

You play like a child, craving sweets; moment by moment, you become more entangled in emotional attachment.

ਰਸੁ ਮਿਸੁ ਮੇਧੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਬਿਖੁ ਚਾਖੀ ਤਉ ਪੰਚ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਸੰਤਾਪੈ ॥

ras mis medh amrit bikh chaakhee tau panch pragatt santaapai |

Tasting good and bad, you eat nectar and then poison, and then the five passions appear and torture you.

ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਸੁਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਮਤਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਅਰਾਧਿਆ ॥

jap tap sanjam chhodd sukrit mat raam naam na araadhiaa |

Abandoning meditation, penance and self-restraint, and the wisdom of good actions, you do not worship and adore the Lord's Name.

ਉਛਲਿਆ ਕਾਮੁ ਕਾਲ ਮਤਿ ਲਾਗੀ ਤਉ ਆਨਿ ਸਕਤਿ ਗਲਿ ਬਾਂਧਿਆ ॥੨॥

auchhaliaa kaam kaal mat laagee tau aan sakat gal baandhiaa |2|

You are overflowing with sexual desire, and your intellect is stained with darkness; you are held in the grip of Shakti's power. ||2||

ਤਰੁਣ ਤੇਜੁ ਪਰ ਤ੍ਰਿਅ ਮੁਖੁ ਜੋਹਹਿ ਸਰੁ ਅਪਸਰੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥

tarun tej par tria mukh joheh sar apasar na pachhaaniaa |

In the heat of youthful passion, you look with desire upon the faces of other men's wives; you do not distinguish between good and evil.

ਉਨਮਤ ਕਾਮਿ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਭੂਲੈ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਨਿਆ ॥

aunamat kaam mahaa bikh bhoolai paap pun na pachhaaniaa |

Drunk with sexual desire and other great sins, you go astray, and do not distinguish between vice and virtue.

ਸੁਤ ਸੰਪਤਿ ਦੇਖਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਗਰਬਿਆ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਤੇ ਖੋਇਆ ॥

sut sanpat dekh ihu man garabiaa raam ridai te khoeaa |

Gazing upon your children and your property, your mind is proud and arrogant; you cast out the Lord from your heart.

ਅਵਰ ਮਰਤ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਤੋਲੇ ਤਉ ਭਗ ਮੁਖਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਵਿਗੋਇਆ ॥੩॥

avar marat maaeaa man tole tau bhag mukh janam vigoeaa |3|

When others die, you measure your own wealth in your mind; you waste your life in the pleasures of the mouth and sexual organs. ||3||

ਪੁੰਡਰ ਕੇਸ ਕੁਸਮ ਤੇ ਧਉਲੇ ਸਪਤ ਪਾਤਾਲ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥

punddar kes kusam te dhaule sapat paataal kee baanee |

Your hair is whiter than the jasmine flower, and your voice has grown feeble, as if it comes from the seventh underworld.

ਲੋਚਨ ਸ੍ਰਮਹਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਬਲ ਨਾਠੀ ਤਾ ਕਾਮੁ ਪਵਸਿ ਮਾਧਾਣੀ ॥

lochan srameh budh bal naatthee taa kaam pavas maadhaanee |

Your eyes water, and your intellect and strength have left you; but still, your sexual desire churns and drives you on.

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਬਿਖੈ ਭਈ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਵਸਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਮਲੁ ਕੁਮਲਾਣਾ ॥

taa te bikhai bhee mat paavas kaaeaa kamal kumalaanaa |

And so, your intellect has dried up through corruption, and the lotus flower of your body has wilted and withered.

ਅਵਗਤਿ ਬਾਣਿ ਛੋਡਿ ਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਮੰਡਲਿ ਤਉ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਣਾ ॥੪॥

avagat baan chhodd mrit manddal tau paachhai pachhutaanaa |4|

You have forsaken the Bani, the Word of the Immortal Lord, in this mortal world; in the end, you shall regret and repent. ||4||

ਨਿਕੁਟੀ ਦੇਹ ਦੇਖਿ ਧੁਨਿ ਉਪਜੈ ਮਾਨ ਕਰਤ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝੈ ॥

nikuttee deh dekh dhun upajai maan karat nahee boojhai |

Gazing upon the tiny bodies of your children, love has welled up within your heart; you are proud of them, but you do not understand.

ਲਾਲਚੁ ਕਰੈ ਜੀਵਨ ਪਦ ਕਾਰਨ ਲੋਚਨ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

laalach karai jeevan pad kaaran lochan kachhoo na soojhai |

You long for the dignity of a long life, but your eyes can no longer see anything.

ਥਾਕਾ ਤੇਜੁ ਉਡਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਪੰਖੀ ਘਰਿ ਆਂਗਨਿ ਨ ਸੁਖਾਈ ॥

thaakaa tej uddiaa man pankhee ghar aangan na sukhaaee |

Your light has gone out, and the bird of your mind has flown away; you are no longer welcome in your own home and courtyard.

ਬੇਣੀ ਕਹੈ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਭਗਤਹੁ ਮਰਨ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਿਨਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੫॥

benee kahai sunahu re bhagatahu maran mukat kin paaee |5|

Says Baynee, listen, O devotee: who has ever attained liberation after such a death? ||5||