ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gaurree bairaagan mahalaa 1 |
Gauree Bairaagan, First Mehl:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਜਿਉ ਗਾਈ ਕਉ ਗੋਇਲੀ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਰਾ ॥
jiau gaaee kau goeilee raakheh kar saaraa |
As the dairy farmer watches over and protects his cows, so does the Lord cherish and protect us, night and day. He blesses the soul with peace. ||1||
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਪਾਲਹਿ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੇਹਿ ਆਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਧਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
ahinis paaleh raakh lehi aatam sukh dhaaraa |1|
Please protect me here and hereafter, O Lord, Merciful to the meek.
ਇਤ ਉਤ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥
eit ut raakhahu deen deaalaa |
I seek Your Sanctuary; please bless me with Your Glance of Grace. ||1||Pause||
ਤਉ ਸਰਣਾਗਤਿ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tau saranaagat nadar nihaalaa |1| rahaau |
Wherever I look, there You are. Save me, O Savior Lord!
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੇ ਰਖੁ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰਾ ॥
jeh dekhau teh rav rahe rakh raakhanahaaraa |
You are the Giver, and You are the Enjoyer;
ਤੂੰ ਦਾਤਾ ਭੁਗਤਾ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਤੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥੨॥
toon daataa bhugataa toonhai toon praan adhaaraa |2|
You are the Support of the breath of life. ||2||
ਕਿਰਤੁ ਪਇਆ ਅਧ ਊਰਧੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥
kirat peaa adh aooradhee bin giaan beechaaraa |
According to the karma of past actions, people descend to the depths or rise to the heights, unless they contemplate spiritual wisdom.
ਬਿਨੁ ਉਪਮਾ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਕੀ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਨ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ॥੩॥
bin upamaa jagadees kee binasai na andhiaaraa |3|
Without the Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the darkness is not dispelled. ||3||
ਜਗੁ ਬਿਨਸਤ ਹਮ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਲੋਭੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥
jag binasat ham dekhiaa lobhe ahankaaraa |
I have seen the world being destroyed by greed and egotism.
ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਚੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੪॥
gur sevaa prabh paaeaa sach mukat duaaraa |4|
Only by serving the Guru is God obtained, and the true gate of liberation found. ||4||
ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਅਪਾਰ ਕੋ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਸੋਈ ॥
nij ghar mehal apaar ko aparanpar soee |
The Mansion of the Infinite Lord's Presence is within the home of one's own being. He is beyond any boundaries.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਥਿਰੁ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੫॥
bin sabadai thir ko nahee boojhai sukh hoee |5|
Without the Word of the Shabad, nothing shall endure. Through understanding, peace is obtained. ||5||
ਕਿਆ ਲੈ ਆਇਆ ਲੇ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਆ ਫਾਸਹਿ ਜਮ ਜਾਲਾ ॥
kiaa lai aaeaa le jaae kiaa faaseh jam jaalaa |
What have you brought, and what will you take away, when you are caught by the noose of Death?
ਡੋਲੁ ਬਧਾ ਕਸਿ ਜੇਵਰੀ ਆਕਾਸਿ ਪਤਾਲਾ ॥੬॥
ddol badhaa kas jevaree aakaas pataalaa |6|
Like the bucket tied to the rope in the well, you are pulled up to the Akaashic Ethers, and then lowered down to the nether regions of the underworld. ||6||
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
guramat naam na veesarai sahaje pat paaeeai |
Follow the Guru's Teachings, and do not forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord; you shall automatically obtain honor.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਮਿਲਿ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥੭॥
antar sabad nidhaan hai mil aap gavaaeeai |7|
Deep within the self is the treasure of the Shabad; it is obtained only by eradicating selfishness and conceit. ||7||
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪਣੀ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
nadar kare prabh aapanee gun ank samaavai |
When God bestows His Glance of Grace, people settle in the Lap of the Virtuous Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਲੁ ਨ ਚੂਕਈ ਲਾਹਾ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੮॥੧॥੧੭॥
naanak mel na chookee laahaa sach paavai |8|1|17|
O Nanak, this Union cannot be broken; the true profit is obtained. ||8||1||17||