ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 3 |
Siree Raag, Third Mehl:
ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
govid gunee nidhaan hai ant na paaeaa jaae |
The Lord of the Universe is the Treasure of Excellence; His limits cannot be found.
ਕਥਨੀ ਬਦਨੀ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
kathanee badanee na paaeeai haumai vichahu jaae |
He is not obtained by mouthing mere words, but by rooting out ego from within.
ਸਤਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸਦ ਭੈ ਰਚੈ ਆਪਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥
satagur miliai sad bhai rachai aap vasai man aae |1|
Meeting the True Guru, one is permeated forever with the Fear of God, who Himself comes to dwell within the mind. ||1||
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
bhaaee re guramukh boojhai koe |
O Siblings of Destiny, one who becomes Gurmukh and understands this is very rare.
ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਣੇ ਜਨਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਖੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bin boojhe karam kamaavane janam padaarath khoe |1| rahaau |
To act without understanding is to lose the treasure of this human life. ||1||Pause||
ਜਿਨੀ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਤਿਨੀ ਸਾਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਚਾਖੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇ ॥
jinee chaakhiaa tinee saad paaeaa bin chaakhe bharam bhulaae |
Those who have tasted it, enjoy its flavor; without tasting it, they wander in doubt, lost and deceived.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
amrit saachaa naam hai kahanaa kachhoo na jaae |
The True Name is the Ambrosial Nectar; no one can describe it.
ਪੀਵਤ ਹੂ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਭਇਆ ਪੂਰੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥
peevat hoo paravaan bheaa poorai sabad samaae |2|
Drinking it in, one becomes honorable, absorbed in the Perfect Word of the Shabad. ||2||
ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਤ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
aape dee ta paaeeai hor karanaa kichhoo na jaae |
He Himself gives, and then we receive. Nothing else can be done.
ਦੇਵਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕੈ ਹਥਿ ਦਾਤਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
devan vaale kai hath daat hai guroo duaarai paae |
The Gift is in the Hands of the Great Giver. At the Guru's Door, in the Gurdwara, it is received.
ਜੇਹਾ ਕੀਤੋਨੁ ਤੇਹਾ ਹੋਆ ਜੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥੩॥
jehaa keeton tehaa hoaa jehe karam kamaae |3|
Whatever He does, comes to pass. All act according to His Will. ||3||
ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
jat sat sanjam naam hai vin naavai niramal na hoe |
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is abstinence, truthfulness, and self-restraint. Without the Name, no one becomes pure.
ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
poorai bhaag naam man vasai sabad milaavaa hoe |
Through perfect good fortune, the Naam comes to abide within the mind. Through the Shabad, we merge into Him.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜੇ ਹੀ ਰੰਗਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੧੭॥੫੦॥
naanak sahaje hee rang varatadaa har gun paavai soe |4|17|50|
O Nanak, one who lives in intuitive peace and poise, imbued with the Lord's Love, obtains the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||17||50||