ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
ਗੂਜਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਗਵਾਰਿ ਜਾ ਸਹੁ ਪਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ ॥
goojaree jaat gavaar jaa sahu paae aapanaa |
The milkmaid's status is very low, but she attains her Husband Lord
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪਣਾ ॥
gur kai sabad veechaar anadin har jap jaapanaa |
when she reflects upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and chants the Lord's Name, night and day.
ਜਿਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਉ ਪਵੈ ਸਾ ਕੁਲਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰਿ ॥
jis satigur milai tis bhau pavai saa kulavantee naar |
She who meets the True Guru, lives in the Fear of God; she is a woman of noble birth.
ਸਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਕੰਤ ਕਾ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥
saa hukam pachhaanai kant kaa jis no kripaa keetee karataar |
She alone realizes the Hukam of her Husband Lord's Command, who is blessed by the Creator Lord's Mercy.
ਓਹ ਕੁਚਜੀ ਕੁਲਖਣੀ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਛੋਡੀ ਭਤਾਰਿ ॥
oeh kuchajee kulakhanee parahar chhoddee bhataar |
She who is of little merit and ill-mannered, is discarded and forsaken by her Husband Lord.
ਭੈ ਪਇਐ ਮਲੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥
bhai peiai mal katteeai niramal hovai sareer |
By the Fear of God, filth is washed off, and the body becomes immaculately pure.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥
antar paragaas mat aootam hovai har jap gunee gaheer |
The soul is enlightened, and the intellect is exalted, meditating on the Lord, the ocean of excellence.
ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਬੈਸੈ ਭੈ ਰਹੈ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਕਾਰ ॥
bhai vich baisai bhai rahai bhai vich kamaavai kaar |
One who dwells in the Fear of God, lives in the Fear of God, and acts in the Fear of God.
ਐਥੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਦਰਗਹ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰ ॥
aithai sukh vaddiaaeea daragah mokh duaar |
He obtains peace and glorious greatness here, in the Lord's Court, and at the Gate of Salvation.
ਭੈ ਤੇ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
bhai te nirbhau paaeeai mil jotee jot apaar |
Through the Fear of God, the Fearless Lord is obtained, and one's light merges in the Infinite Light.
ਨਾਨਕ ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾ ਭਲੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸੇ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
naanak khasamai bhaavai saa bhalee jis no aape bakhase karataar |1|
O Nanak, that bride alone is good, who is pleasing to her Lord and Master, and whom the Creator Lord Himself forgives. ||1||