RAHRAS(I)
STEEK
General Information
The Rahras(i) bani is one of the daily routine banis of a Gursikh. According to the Sikh Rehat Maryada this bani is to be recited in the evening after sun set.
Why is it Recited in the Evening?
The language and essence of the hymns of Rahras(i) are so clear, easy and full of meaning that it can easily be understood by a person tired after days hard work to derive adequate spiritual benefit. The simplicity of the theme enables a person to concentrate his mind easily.
The size of Sohila bani is even smaller as it is difficult to maintain and acquire concentration of mind in a long composition.
How did the Name Come About?
No written proof is available. There is a genera conjecture that name has been selected from the following line appearing in one of the hymns of this composition.
Gurmat(i) nam(u) mera pran sakhai,
Her(i) kirat(i) hamri rahras(i).
The word Rahras(i) has many meanings. Salutation, request, code of conduct, tradition, items for use on the journey etc. are some of the meanings. Perhaps this name was not prevalent at the times of
Sanjhai So-dar(u) gaviai, man meli kar mel milandai.
Historical reserach reveal that the name Rahras(i) was prevalent at the time of Guru
Bin Rahras(i) sama(n) jo khovai.
With the change coming in its title, this bani is now famous as So-dar(u) Rahras(i).
The Structure of Rahras(i)
The accepted Sikh Rehat Maryada first published by Shiromani Gurudawara Prabandhak Committee,
(a) Nine hymns of
(b) Kabiobach Benti Chaupaee Patishahi 10 (Hamri karo hath de to Dusht dokh te lehauh bachai.)
(c) Sawaiyya: Paey gahay jab te tumrey.
(d) Dohra: Sagal duar kao chhad(i) kai.
(e) Anand Sahib : First five Pauris and the last Pauri.
(f)
(g) Slok Mahalla 5 : Tera kita jato nahi.
All other versions where some hymns are read in the beginning, in between or at the end are not authentic. Many seminaries had adopted their own traditions which have been taken up other Sikhs. No objection / observation can be raised since most of it is Gurbani and reading of Gurbani is welcome. However, for uniformity of the Panth, we should follow what has been propagated by our supreme religious body.
RAHRAS(I)
So dar(i), Raag(u) Asa, Mahalla-I
So dar(u) tera keha, so ghar(i) keha,
jit(u) beh(i) sarb smaley.
Vajey terey nad anek asankha, ketey terey vavan harey.
Ketey terey rag pari sio kahieh ketey terey gavan harey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Keha : what is it like?, very wondrous; Dar(u) : the door; Jit(u) : where; Beh(i) : sit; Sarb : all living beings; Samaley : Thou look after; Nad : mode of singing ; Vavanharey : players of musical instruments ; Pari sio : along with fairy minstrels ; Kahieh : are said.
What is it like that house indeed (must be wonderful) where You sit and take care of all the living beings. In this creation of Yours, there are innumerous modes of singing and musical instruments. There are infinite number of living beings who are playing them. Besides the Raags (modes of singing) there are countless Raagnis (female version of Ragg) and the celestial minstrels are singing your praises in all these Raags and Raagnis.
Gavan(i) tudhno pavan(u) pani baisantar(u),
gavai Raja dharm duarey.
Gavan(i) tudhno chit(u) gupt(u) likh(i) janan(i)
likh(i) likh(i) dharm(u) bicharey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Gavan(i) : Sing; Baisantar : fire; Raja dharm : Dharmraj, (the god incharge who dispenses justice based on good and bad deeds of a person); Duarey : O Lord at Your door; Chit(u) Gupt(i) : The god who keeps an account of all good and bad deeds of a person (this is a belief of Hinduism); Likh(i) janan(i) : know how to write; Likh(i) likh(i) : write all the time.
O Lord! All the elements like air, water, etc. created by You are also singing Your praises. Dharm Raj is also singing Your paeans at Your door. Even Chitragupt who records the deeds of all living being is singing your glory at Your door.
Gavan(i) tudhno Isar(u) Brahma
sohan(i) terey sada swarey.
Gavan(i) tudhno
devatia dar(i) naley.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Isar(u) : Shiv Ji; Brahma : good Brahman; Devi : goddess; Sohan(i) : befit; Indrasan(i) : on the throne of Indra; Devatia naley : along with all the gods.
O Lord! Countless goddesses, Shiv, Brahma and other gods created by You are ever singing and adoring your court. Many Indras are singing sitting on their thrones. Many gods in his attendance are also singing your adultations.
Gavan(i) tudhno sidh smadhi andar(i)
gavan(i) tudhno sadh bicharey.
Gavan(i) tidhno jati sati santokhi,
gavan(i) tudhno veer kararey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Smadhi andar(i) : in contemplation of mind; Sidh(i) : those engrossed in Yogas; Bicharey : reflect on; Jati : who exercise celibacy; Sati : donors; Veer : brave warriors; Kararey : adept.
O Lord! Sidhs are singing your praises in their contemplation. Those who have disciplined their mind are singing Your praises after reflecting upon Your qualities. Those exercising celibacy and donors are also singing Your glory. The countless adept and brave warriors are singing Your adulations.
Gavan(i) tudhno pandit parhn(i) rakhisur,
jug(u) jug(u) veda(n) naley.
Gavan(i) tudhno mohania man(u) mohan(i),
surg(u) mach(u) pialey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Parhn(i) : read; Rakhisur : sages; Jug(u) jug(u) : in every era; Veda(n) naley : including Vedas; Mohania : pretty women; Man(u) mohan(i) : who enamour the minds; Machh(u) : this world; Pialey : nether regions.
O Lord! great sages and learned people are singing your praises. All the pretty women of heaven, Earth and nether region who enamour a man’s mind are singing Your glory.
Gavan(i) tudhno rattan upaey terey
athsath(i) tirath naley.
Gavan(i) tudhno jodh mahabal sura
gavan(i) tudhno khani charey.
Gavan(i) tudhno khand mandal brahmanda
kar(i) kar(i) rakhey terey dharey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Upaey terey : created by You; Jodh : warriors; Mahabal : brave an powerful soldiers; Khani charey : all four system of life generation; Khand : a part of the Universe; Mandal : galaxy, Brahmanda : the entire cosmos; Kar(i) kar(i) : after creating; Dharey : placed.
O Lord! all the jewels are singing Your praises alongwith the sixty eight holy places where You are believed to be present according to Hindu mythology. The brave soldiers and great warriors display the power given by You and are singing Your eulogies of Your might. All the creations of the four system of creations are singing Your praises. The entire cosmos, the galaxies in the cosmos and all the parts of Universe like Earth are also singing Your praises.
Sei tudhno gavan(i)
rattey terey bhagat rasaley.
Hor(i) ketey tudhno gavan(i) se mai(n) chit(i) n avan(i),
Meaning of Difficult Words: Sei : those persons; Tudh(u) bhavan(i) : are liked by You; Rattey : engrossed in Your love; Rasaley : the relishers; Hor(i) ketey : many more; Mai(n) chit(i) n avan(i) : do not come to my mind, I can’t count; Kia bicharey : what can I reflect / contemplate.
O Lord! only those sing Your laudations who enjoy your favour, who are completely drenched in Your love and are Your devoted Bhagats who savour in Your will, command and all Your deeds. There are countless others who sing Your praises but I cannot even count them. What can
Soi soi sada(u), sahib(u) sacha, sachi nai.
Hai bhi, hosi, jaey n jasi, rachna jin(i) rachai.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sach(u) : ever stable; Nai : praise; Hosi : will happen, will stay firm; Jaey n : is not born; N jasi : not die; Rachai : who has created.
The Lord who has created this cosmos; is present every where even now. He is ever stable and He is the Master of all. His glorification is eternal.
Rangi rangi bhati kar(i) kar(i) jinsi maya
Kar(i) kar(i) dekhai kita apna, jio tisdi vadiai.
Meaning of Difficult Words: Rangi rangi : of many colours, Bhati : of various kind; Jinsi : of various species; Jin(i) : the God who, Upai : had created; Kar(i) kar(i) : having created; Dekhai : is looking after; Kita apna : His own creations; Jio : Vadiai : will.
The God who has created maya and many kind of species, is looking after and sustaining His creation according to His will.
So patisah(u) saha pat(i) sahib(u),
Meaning of Difficult Words: Tis(u) bhavai : sa He likes; Karsi : will do; N karna jai : cannot be done; Saha pat(i) sahib(u) : Emperor of the emperors, the Master; Rahan : behoves.
Whatever the Lord likes, He does. No one can show his arrogance before Him. No one can command Him to do in any other way. He is the Emperor of the whole Universe, He is the Emperor of the Emperor. Hey
Import : Air, water and fire, etc. are also busy singing and saying Lords praises. it means all the elements created by Him are operating in His will. To remain His command is to say His approbations.
Sun(i) vada akhai sabh(u) koey.
Kevad(u) vada ditha hoey.
Kimat(i) paey n kahia jaey.
Kahnai valey terey rahey samaey.1
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sun(i) : by hearing; Sabh(u) koey : every one; Kevad(u) : how big; Ditha : only after seeing; Hoey : can be described; Kimat(i) paey n : cannot be evaluated, No one is equal to Him; Rahey samaey : are absorbed in Him.
Everyone is hearing from others and saying that He is mighty. How great You are, how inaccessible You are can only be stated on seeing You. In other words, unless You are seen, no one can tell how great You are. Your form cannot be described. Those who say Your praises get so engrossed that they forget their own existence.
Vadey merey sahiba gehar gambhira guni gahira.
Koey n janai tera kevad(u) chira.1. Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Gehar : deep, unfathomable; Gambhira : of mighty heart and courage; Guni gahira : of infinite traits; Chira : Your expanse.
O my Great Master! You are like an unfathomable ocean. You are Great of heart and courage. No living being knows how vast in Your expanse.
Sabh(i) surti mil(i) surt(i) kamai.
Sabh kimat(i) mil(i) kimat(i) pai.
Giani dhiani gur gur hai.
Kahan(u) n jai
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sabh(i) mil(i) : all put together, with each others assistance; Surti surt(i) kamai : sat repeatedly in spiritual absorption; Giani : of higher wisdom, knowledgeable; Dhiani : who focus their minds; Gur : great; Gur hai : many other great; Til(u) : not even equal to a sesame seed.
How mighty are You! many sages have sat in long and repeated spiritual absorption, many Jogis have attempted to assess it by focusing their mind and did this repeatedly. Many great and noble philosophers have put their mind together to device means to find anything as big or good as You but they could not find even a sesame seed like equivalent of Your greatness.
Sabh(i) sat, sabh(i) tap, sabh changiaia.
Sidha purkha kia vadiaia.
Tudh(u) vin(u) sidhi kinai n paia.
Karm(i) milai nahi thak(i) rahaia.3.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sabh(i) sat : all noble deeds; Tap : penances; Changiaia : good traits; Sidh : who have made a success of their lives; Sidhi : success; Karm(i) : by Your blessings; Thak(i) : prohibiting others.
What to speak of philosophers, wise scholars or Sidh, Jogis, no one has been able to estimate Your greatness. But no Sidh, scholars, philosophers and all the great and noble deeds of the philanthropist had been possible without Your grace and kindness. Who ever has achieved success has obtained by Your kindness. No one could impede his progress who enjoyed Your kindness.
Akhan wala kia vechara. Sifti bharey terey bhandhara.
Jis(u) tu deh(i) tisai kia chara. Nanak sach(u) swaran hara.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sifti : With innumerable qualities; Chara : what power or authority.
O Lord! Your treasure house is filled with Your traits. What strength does an ordinary mortal has that he can describe Your traits? Whom so ever You bless with the ability to sing Your praises, no one can then impede his progress. You grant him all the successes in life. Hey
Akha(n) jiva(n) visarai mar(i) jao(n).
Akhan(i) aukha sacha nao(n).
Sachey nam ki lagai bhookh.
Ut(u) bhookhai, khaey chalieh dukh.1.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Akha(n) : When I utter Lords name; Jiva(n) : I experience spiritual lie; Mar(i) jao(n) : my spiritual life comes to an end because of vices; Sacha : ever living, eternal, Ut(u) bhookhai : because of that hunger; Khaey : with the meal of Lord’s name; Chalieh : are removed.
As I meditate on Lord’s name, I feel life generating in me. But when I forget His name, my spiritual life ends. Despite knowing this fact, meditating on His name seems a difficult task. He who develops a longing for the Simran of the eternal Lord’s name in his mind, all his distresses vanish after he has consumed the spiritual life saving food of Nam Simran.
So kio(n) visrai, meri maey
Sacha sahib(u) sachai naey.1. Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Maey : O mother; Naey : through name; Kio(n) visarai : may never forget.
O my mother! Pray that the Lord is never forgotten by me. The more I remember Him, the eternal Lord; the more He comes and resides in my heart.
Sachey nam ki til(u) vadiai.
Akh(i) thakey, kimat(i) nahi pai.
Je sabh(i) mil(i) kai akhan pahey.
Vada n hovai, ghat(i) n jaey.2
All the living beings are tired describing the glory of the Lord and yet have not been able to say even as much as a sesame seed. No one has been able to say who is equal to the Lord. If all the living beings of the world put their mind and intelligence together, it does not make Him any bigger than what He is. And if no one praises Him, it will in no way make Him smaller. He is not crazy of hearing adulations.
Na oh(u) marai, n hovai sog(u).
De(n)da rahai n chukai bhog(u).
Gun(u) eho hor(u) nahi koey.
N ko hoa na ko hoey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sog(u) : grief sorrow; N chukai : does not exhaust; Bhog(u) : distribution; Gun(u) eho : this is the greatness; Hoa : has ever existed; N hoey : will ever exist.
The Lord never dies. No one every feels grief for Him. He provides sustainence to the living beings. All His blessings and boons never exhaust with use. His greatness is that there is no one like Him. No one like Him has ever appeared nor will ever appear.
Jevad(u) ap(i) tevad
Khasam(u) visareh te kamjat(i).
Nanak navai bajh sanat(i).
Meaning of Difficult Words : Jevad : big in size; Tevad : equal to that greatness; Jin(i) : He who, Visareh : forget; Te : those : persons; Kamjat(i) : of bad caste; Navai bajh(u) : without Lords name ; Sanat(i) : low, down caste.
O Lord; Your boons are as infinite as you are. You have created day and night. Hey
Her(i) ke
binao karao(n) gur pas(i).
Hum kirey kirm sat(i)gur sarnai,
kar(i) daya nam(u) pargas(i).
Meaning of Difficult Words: Her(i) ke jan : slave of the Lord; Binao : pray, Karao(n) : I do; Gur pas(i) : before the Guru; Kirey kirm : poor, helpless living beings / creatures; Pargas(i) : grant us the enlightenment.
O True Guru! O the Great Guru! I slave of the Lord-Satguru, pray before you. Please be kind and kindle the light of Lord’s name in my heart. O
Merey meet gurdev, mo kao Ram nam(u) pargas(i).
Gurmat(i) nam(u) mera pran sakhai
Her(i) keerat(i) hamr(i) rahras(i).1. Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Word : Mo kao : in me; Gurmat(i) : obtained through the wisdom of the Guru; Pran sakhai : companion of life; Kirat(i) : praise, glorification; Rahras(i) : wealth to spend on the journey of life.
O my friend Guru! Grant me the light of Lord’s name. may the Lord’s name told by the wisdom of the Guru be the companion of my life. May the praise and glorification of Lord be the wealth for me to spend during the journey of my life.
Her(i)
Her(i) Her(i) nam(u) milai triptaseh,
mil(i) sangat(i) gun pargas(i).2
Meaning of Difficult Words : Triptaseh : are satiated; Mil(i) : meet them.
Those devotees of the Lord are highly fortunate who harbour devotion for the Lord’s name in their mind. They feel satiated from Maya as soon as they obtain Lords name. Virtues start residing in them when they join the holy Sangat of His beloveds.
te bhagheen jam pas(i).
dhrig(u) jivey, dhrig(u) jives(i).3.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Dhirg(u) jivey : their living is damnable.
Those who have not enjoyed the relishment of Lord’s name, those who have not obtained Lord’s name, they are very unfortunate. Consider them seized by the Yums. The spiritual death remains hovering over their head. Those who do not come in the refuse of Guru; those who do not sit and join the holy congregation, their life is damnable. Their living is condemnable.
tin dhur(i) mastak(i) likhia likhas(i).
Dhan dhan(u) satsangat(i) jit(u) Her ras(u) pargas(i).
Meaning of Difficult : Dhur(i) : by providence; Mastak(i) : On their forehead, in their fortune; Likhas : written; Jit(u) : through whom; Mil(i) jan : by meeting such persons, who are the servants of Lord.
Those servants of God who are fortunate to sit in the holy congregation of the Guru, carry divine writings in their lot from the house of Lord. Hey
Raag Gujri Mahalla-5
Kahey re man chitveh(n) udam,
ja ahar(i) Her(i) jio paria.
Sail pather meh jant upaey,
ta ka rijak(u) agai kar(i) dharia.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Kahey : why? Chitveh(n) udam(u) : You worry and think of doing; (
O mind! the occupation in which God Himself is deeply involved for you, why do you keep thinking about it and remain in a worrisome state? The living beings that He has created in stones and rocks, have already been provided with their food before they are even born.
Merey madho ji, satsangat(i) miley su taria.
Gurparsad(i) param pad(u) paia
sukey kast haria.1.Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words :
O my Lord! those men who sit in the Sangat of holymen, are freed from futile worries and suspicious. By the grace of Guru, those who obtained such a supreme spiritual state are like a piece of dry wood becoming green again.
Janan(i) pita lok sut banita,
koey n kis ki dharia.
Sit(i) sir(i) rijak(u) sambahey Thakur(u)
kahey man bhao karia.2.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Janan(i) : mother; Sut : son; Banita : wife; Dharia : support; Kis ki : none; Sir(i) : on the head; Sir(i) sir(i) : on every head; Sambahey : reaches.
O my mind! mother, father, son, wife are not anyones support. Why are you afraid? The sustainer Lord Himself reaches the sustainence to every living being.
Udey ud(i) avai sai kosa
tis(u) pachhai bachrey chharia.
Tin kavan(u) khalavai, kavan(u) chugavai,
man meh simran(u) karia.3.
Meanings of Difficult Words : Udey ud(i) : flying from far; Sai : hundreds, Tis(u) pachhai : behind those cranes; Bacharey : young ones; Chharia : are left behind; Chugavai : bird seeds; Simran(u) : recalls, remembers, keep in memory; Kavan(u) khalavai : who feeds them?
O my mind! Look! the cranes fly over hundreds of miles leaving their young one’s behind. No one is there to feed them. No one is there to serve them bird seeds. But that crane keep the young one’s in her mind and God turns this memory into a means of sustaining those birds.
Sabh(i) nidhan, das ast sidhan,
Thakur kart al dharia.
tera ant(u) n paravaria.4.5.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sabh(i) nidhan : all the treasures; Ast : eight; Dus ast : eighteen; Sidhan : miraculous powers;
O sustaining Lord! The treasures of the entire world and all the eighteen miraculous powers rest on the palm of Your hand. Hey slave
So purakh(u) Niranjan(u) Her(i) purakh(u) Niranjan(u)
Her(i) agma agam apara.
Sabh(i) dhiaveh sabh(i) dhiaveh tudh(u) ji
Her(i) sachey sirjan hara.
Meaning of Difficult Words : So : that; Purakh(u) : who is present in every body; Niranjan : unsoiled by Maya; Agam : beyond reach : Apara : whose beyond end cannot be known.
That God is present in all the living beings and yet is above the influence of Maya. He is unreachable and infinite. O Omnipotent and Omnipresent Lord! all the living beings remember You. They contemplate You in their mind.
Sabh jee tumarey ji, tun jeea(n) ka datara.
Her(i) dhiavauh santauh ji sabh(i) dukh visaranhara.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sabh(i) : all living beings; Visaran hara : destroyer; Datara : provider.
Hey God! All creatures are created by You. You are the provider of all the living beings. O saintly persons! focus Your mind on that Lord who is destroyer of all the griefs.
Her(i) apey Tkahur(u), Her(i) apey sewak ji,
kia
He is the master since He is present in all the creatures. He Himself is the servant. What existence do the creatures have without Him? Creatures exist because He is there in them.
Tun ghat ghat antar(i), sarb nirantar(i) ji,
Her(i) eko purakh(u) samana.
Ik(i) datey ik(i) bhekhari ji, sabh(i) terey choj vidana.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Ghat : body; Antar(i) : inside; Ghat ghat antar(i) : in every body; Nirantar(i) : uniformally; Eko : one and only one; Ik(i) : many living beings; Datey : donor; Bhekhari : beggars; Sabh(i) : all; Vidana : strange; Choj : spectacle.
O Lord! You are present in everybody. You are present uniformally and wholly in everyone. You are permitted in all. Yet many living beings are donors while some are beggars. These are all Your strange spectacles.
Tun apey data apey bhugata ji
hau(n) tudh(u) bin(u) avar(u) n jana.
Tun Parbrahm(u) beant(u) beant(u) ji,
terey kia gun akh(i) vakhana.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Bhugata : user, relisher; Akh(i) : by saying; Vakhana : I describe.
In reality You are the provider and also the relisher of all the items that You give. I do not recognize anyone else except You in the whole universe. I don’t see anyone else. What all your traits should I sing? You are infinite and beyond reach.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Seveh : remembers You.
O Lord! those who remember You meditate on You, Your slave
Her(i) dhiaveh Her(i) dhiaveh tudh(u) ji
se jan jug meh sukhvasi.
Se mukt(u) se mukt(u) bhaey, jin Her(i) dhiaia ji
tin tuti jam ki phasi.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Her(i) ji : O Lord! Dhiaveh : remember You; Se
O Lord! those men who remember You and contemplate on You, live a peaceful life. those who have meditated on Lords name; are freed from the bonds of maya forever. Their noose of the angels of death (Yam) is broken. They are free from spiritual death.
Jin nirbhao,
tin ka bhao sabh(u) gavasi.
te Her(i) Her(i) rup(i) samasi.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Bhao sabh : all the fear; Gavasi : is removed; Samasi : merge in.
Those who have always meditated on fearless Lord’s name, He removes all their fear. Those who have remembered dear God, they merge in the form of the Lord for ever.
Se dhan(u) se dhan(u)
Meaning of Difficult Words : Dhan(u) : fortunate; Bal(i) jasi : sacrifice unto.
Fortunate are those, lucky are those men who have meditated on Lord’s name. slave
bharey be-ant be-anta.
Terey bhagat terey bhagat salahan(i) tudh(u) ji
Her(i) anik anek ananta.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Bhagat(i) bhandar : store house of worship; Anek : many.
O God! Your infinite store house are filled with Your worship. O Lord! many bhagats are singing Your approbations.
tap(u) tapeh japeh be-anta.
Terey anek terey anek parheh bauh simrit sasat ji,
kar(i) kiriya khat karm karanta.
Meanings of Difficult Words : Tap(u) : putting body to discomfort; Simrit(i) : religious books of Hindus (These are 27 in numbers); Kirya : religious rits; Khat(u) karm : six occupations or actions which are performed by Brahmins; Karanta : do.
O Lord! countless living being worship You. Many put their body in rigorous test to meet You. Many read the scared books like Simritis and Shastar. They all try to follow them and perform six essentials tasks.
Se bhagat se bhagat bhaley, jan Nanak ji,
Meaning of Difficult Words : Bhaveh : are liked;
Hey slave
Tu(n) ad(i) purakh(u) aprampar(u) karta ji,
tudh(u) jevad avar n koi.
Tun jug(u) jug(u) eko sada sada tun eko ji,
tun nihchal karta soi.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Ad(i) : from the beginning; Aprampar(u) : whose distant end cannot be found; Tudh(i) jevad(u) : equal to You, like You; Avar(u) : another; Nihchal(u) : stable, firm; Soi : who takes care.
O Lord! You are the cause of the entire Universe. You are present in all; You are the creator of everyone. There is no one equal to You. You are the only one in every era. You have always been just Yourself. You are ever existent and stable. You are the creator of all and then You take care of all Your creation.
Tukh(u) apey bhavai soi vartai ji,
tun apey kareh su hoi.
Tudh(u) apey srist(i) sabh upai ji,
tudh() apey sirj(i) sabh goi.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Vartai : happens; Su : the same; Upai : created; Sirj(i) : after creating; Goi : destroyed.
O Lord! only that happens in this world that You like. Only that happens that You do. O Lord! You have created the entire Universe. You create it and You destroy it at Your pleasure.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Janoi : knower, well informed; Sabhse ka : everyone’s heart.
Slave
Asa Mahalla – 4
Tun karta sachiar(u) mai(n)da sa(n)i.
Jo tao bhavai soi thisi, jo tun deh(n)
soi hau pa(n)i.1.Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sachiar(u) : who is eternal; Mai(n)da : mine; Sa(n)i : master; Tao : you; Thisi : will happen; Pa(n)i : I receive.
O Lord! You are the creator of everyone; You are eternal; You are my master. Only that happens in this world that You like. I receive only that and that much, what You give me. Rahao.
Jis no kripa kareh, tin(i) nam rattan(u) paia.
O God! the entire cosmos is Your creation. All creatures remember You only. He alone begets Your jewel like name on whom You become element.
Gurmukh(i) ladha manmukh(i) gavaia.
Tudh(i) ap vichhorhia, ap(i) milaia.
Meanings of Difficult Words : Gurmukh(i) : Guru conscious person; Manmukh(i) : self-conscious person.
He who faced, Guru managed to find the jewel like name of the Lord. On the contrary, he who followed the direction and will of his mind, lost this invaluable treasure. And what is in the control of a living being? O Master! You attach and detach a person from Yourself by Your own will.
Tun dariao sabh tujh hi mahey.
Tujh bin(u) duja koi nahey.
You are the only river of life and all creatures are the waves of this river. There is none else like You.
Jee jant sabh(i) tere khel(u).
Vijog(i) mil(i) vichhurhia sanjogi meyl(u).2.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Vijog(i) : who has separation written in his fortune; Mil(i) : on receiving human body; Sanjogi : the written edict of uniting again; Meyl(u) : meeting.
All the creatures are players in the game created by You. Those who have the edict of separation in their lot remain away and separated from You. But by Your will and the writings in their fortune, they re-unite with You.
Jis no tu(n) janaih(n) soi
Her(i) gun sad hi akh(i) vakhanai.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Janaih(n) : You grant wisdom; Soi : he alone; Sad : ever.
O God! He on whom You bestow wisdom, he alone understands the right path of life. That man, Hey Lord, ever sings Your paeans and sing them to others also.
Sahjey hi her(i)nam(i) samaia.3.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sahjey : in spiritual stability on Lord’s;
Hey brothers! He who has meditated on Lord’s name, has been blessed with peace and comfort. That man merges with Him by remaining in a state of spiritual stability.
Tu apey karta tera kiya sabh(u) hoey.
Tudh(u) bin(u) duja avar n koey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Apey : Himself; Kiya : done, performed; Sabh(u) : everything.
Hey
Tu kar(i) kar(i) vekheh(n) janeh soey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Vekheh : take care; Soey : all; Gurmukh(i) : in the refuge of Guru.
You alone take care of all that You have created. You know what is in everyone’s mind. Hey slave
Tit(u) sarvar-rhai bhailey nivasa,
pani pavak(u) tineh kia.
Pankaj(n) moh, pug(u) nahi chaley.
hum dekha, tah dubialey.1
Meaning of Difficult Words : Tit(u) : in there; Sarvar(u) : pond; Sarvar-rhai : in dangerous pond; Bhailey : has taken place; Pavak(u) : fire of desires; Tineh : He Himself; Pankaj(u) : slush, mud; Pankaj(u) moh : in the slush of attachment; Pug(u) : foot; Hum dekha : right before us, right in front of our eyes; Tah : in the pond; Dubialey : are drowning.
Hey brother! we live in a pond like world where God Himself has kept fire of desires instead of water. The slush of attachment that is present in that frightening pond does not permit the living beings to proceed on the spiritual path. They are all stuck in the mud of attachment and affections. Countless are drowning in the vast ocean of fire of desires and mud of attachment and we have seen this happening.
Man, ek(u) n cheats(i) murh mana.
Her(i) bisrat terey gun galia. Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Murh Mana : O foolish mind; Galia : are perishing.
Hey my mind! O my foolish mind! You do not remember One mighty God. As His memory is disappearing from Your mind, all your virtues are perishing from You.
Na hao jati sati nahi parhia,
murakh mughda janam(u) bhaia.
Pranvat(i)
Meaning of Difficult Words : Jati : who try to control their lust; Sati : of high character; Mugdh : foolish, Pranvat(i) : prays to you.
O Lord! I am neither of high character nor one who is striving to control my lust and desires. I am not wise at all. My life is that of a foolish person. I find myself helpless and no effort can save me from falling in the quagmire of attachment and affection. If a man forgets Lord, his life is no better than that of a big fool who may be engaged in other spiritual practices like Jat and Sat. therefore, Nanak prays to You O Lord! place me in the refuge of those Guru conscious people who have not forgotten You, those who remember You perpetually.
Bhai prapat(i) manukh dehuria.
Gobind Milan ki ih
Meaning of Difficult Words : Bhai prapat(i) : has been obtained; Dehuria : beautiful body; Manukh dehuria : beautiful human body; Baria : turn, chance.
Hey Brother! You have been blessed with beautiful human body. This is the chance for you to unite with God.
Avar(i) kaj terai kitai n kam.
Mil(u) sadhsangat(i) bhaj(u) kewal nam.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Avar(i) : all others; Bhaj(u) : remember Him, meditate.
If no effort is made by you to meet the Lord, then all other endeavours to achieve something would be of no use to you. These achievements will not benefit your life in anyway. So, you must sit in the holy congregation (
Saranjam(i) lag(u) bhavjal tarn kai.
Janam(u) britha jat rang(i) maya kai.1. Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Saranjam(i) : get busy in; Lag(u) : engage yourself; Bhavjal : worldly ocean; Tarn kai : for its crossing; Britha : waste; Rang(i) : in love of.
O brother! get busy in crossing the worldly ocean. Your birth is being wasted away in the pursuit of love for maya.
Jap(u) tap(u) sanjam(u), dharm n kamaia.
Seva sadh n jania Her(i) raia.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Jap(u) : meditation; Tap(u) : service and such like efforts; Sanjam(u) : efforts to stop mind from indulging in vices; Sadh : Guru; Her(i) raia : Lord.
Hey brother! You do not meditate on Lords name. You do not indulge in noble words like service those can take you to the Lord. You make no effort to stop your mind from running to the vices and other evil deeds. You earn no such like righteous deeds. You have neither served the Guru nor meditated on Lords name.
Kauh Nanak hum nich karamma.
Sarn(i) parey ki rakhauh sarma.2.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Hum : we the creatures; Nich karamma : evil doers; Sarma : honour.
Hey
Hamari karo hath dai rachha.
Puran hoey chitt ki ichha.
Tav charnan man rahai hamara.
Apna jan karo pratipara.1.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Rachha : save; Tav charnan : in your feet; Pratipara : sustain us.
O Lord! please save us with your own hands. May this desire of my mind be fulfilled by Your kindness that my mind may remain attached to Your feet. Take me as Your own, sustain me and take care of me.
Hamrey dusht sabhai tum ghavauh.
Ap(u) hath dai mohey bachavauh.
Sukhi basai moro parivara.
Sevak sikh sabhai kartara.2.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Dust : who think ill of us; Ghavauh : destroy them; Kartara : Hey Creator.
Hey
Mo rachna nij kar dai kariai.
Sabh bairan ko aj sanghariai.
Puran hoey hamari asa.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Nij : your own; Kar : hand; Bairan : enemies; Kariai : please do; Sanghariai : destroy them;
Please protect me with your own hands. Since you are kind on me, please destroy all my enemies. May my desire of remaining engrossd in your Simran be fulfilled by Your grace.
Tumeh chhad(i) koi avar n dhiaoon.
Sewak sikh hamarey tarieh.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Dhiaoon : I may contemplate; Bar : boon, blessing; Satru : enemy.
Please bless me with one boon that I may not contemplate on anyone other than You. Whatever blessing I may desire, I should get it from You. My Sikhs who are Your slaves, please be clement and take them across the worldly ocean. All my enemies who are cruel on mankind be destroyed.
Ap hath dai mujhai ubariai.
Marn kal ka tras nivariai.
Hujo sada hamarey pachha.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Ubriai : save me; Marn kal ka tras : fear and pain of death; Asidhuj : who has sign of a swrod on His flag; Asidhuj ju : O Supreme Lord; Hujo : please be.
O Supreme Lord! Please extend your mercy on me and save me from drowning in the worldly ocean. Please remove the fear and pain of death from my mind. Hey Almighty Lord! please help me all the time and save me from the difficulties those may come in my life.
Rakh(i) lehauh mohey rakhanharey.
Din bandh(u) dustan ke hanta.
Tum ho puri chatur das kanta.6.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sahib : master;
Hey helper of the saints, O dear Master! please protect me all the time. You are friend of the weak and poors and destroyer of the cruel and evil doers. You are the master of the fourteen regions (seven each in sky and nether region).
Kal paey Brahma bap(u) dhara.
Kal paey shivju avtara.
Kal paey kar Bisan(u) prakasa.
Sakal kal ka kia tamasa.7.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Kal paey : with the passage of time; Bap(u) : body.
By the order of
Javan kal jogi siv kio.
Bedraj Brahma ju thio.
Javan kal sabh lok swara.
Namaskar hai tahey hamara.8.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Javan Kal : the timeless Lord; Bedraj : Creator; Savara : brought into form.
The Lord who created a Yogi like ShivJi, the creator of Vedas came into being by whose orders, the Lord who brought the entire Universe into a form, and adores it, my salutes to that Timeless Lord.
Javan kal sabh jagat banaio.
Dev dai(n)t jachhan upjaio.
Ad(i) ant(i) ekai avtara.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Dev : gods; Dai(n)t : demons; Jachhan : demi-gods; Soi : same.
The Lord who has created the entire Universe, who has created gods, demi-gods and demons, the Lord who has been in existence even before the formation of the cosmos and who is the only one with worshipping authority forever is our Guru.
Namaskar tis hi ko hamari.
Sakal praja
Sivkan ko sivgun sukh dio.
Satran ko pal mo badh kio.10.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sakal : all; Praja : population; Swari : formed into an order; Sivkan : servants; Sivgun : divine traits. Satran : enemies; Badh kio : killed.
The Lord who Himself has created the whole world, has given it such a fascinating form; the Lord who has blessed His servants with such divine traits, who has been destroying the enemies of His slaves with His infallible power, I only bow before Him.
Ghat ghat ke antar ki janat.
Bhaley burey ki pir pachhanat.
Chiti te kunchar asthoola.
Sabh per kripa drist(i) kar phoola.11.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Pir : pain; Chiti : ant; Kunchar : elephant.
That knower of every one’s heart knows the feelings of everyone. Good or bad, He feels the pain of all. He feels happy showering His benedictions on a little ant or on a mighty elephant.
Santan dukh paey te dukhi.
Sukh paey sadhon ke sukhi.
Ek ek ki pir pachhanai.
Ghat ghat ke pat pat ki janai.12.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sadhan : saintly persons;
Although He is unsullied, yet He feels distress when His beloved saints and noble souls are troubled. When these holy persons are at peace and comfort, He too feels happy. He feels the pain of each individual. He is fully aware of the deep feelings and determinations of every individual.
Jab udharkh
Praja dhart tab deh apara
Jab akarkh kart ho kabhoon.
Tum mai milat deh dhar sabh-hoon.13.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Udkarkh : expanding force, force; Deh : body/bodies; Akarkh : the force that winds up, attracts inwards; Deh dhar : living beings; Dhart : takes form.
O Master Creator! When You use Your expanding force, countless forms come into being. When You use Your winding up force, force that attracts them inwards, then all creatures and Your creation merges into You.
Jetey badan srist(i) sabh dharai.
Ap(u) apni bujh ucharai.
Tum sabhhi te rahat niralam.
Janat beyd bheyd ar(u) alam.14.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Badan : body; Bujh : perception; Niralam : unsullied; Alam : wise man.
All the bodies which take shape or birth in this Universe, take to singing Your adulations according to their perception. You remain unsullied from all the living beings. This secret is known to the
Nirankar nribikar nirlambh.
Ad(i) anil anad(i) asambh.
Taka murh ucharat bheyda.
Jako bhev n pavat beyda.15.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Nirankar : formless; Nribikar : without vices; Nirlambh : without support or dependence; Ad(i) : beginning; Anil : without colour; Anad(i) : who has no beginning; Asambh : who is never born; Murh : foolish, Bhev : secret; intrinsic nature.
God Almighty is without any form. No vice can touch or influence Him. He needs no support or dependence. He is the beginning of the Cosmos. He is without colour and form. He does not take birth and is self effulgent. A foolish man boasts of knowing His intrinsic nature who has not been ever reached by such sages, scholars who have written many books of knowledge.
Ta ko kar(i) pahan anumanat.
Maha murh kachh bheyd n janat.
Mahadev ko kahat sada siv.
Nirankar ka chinat neh bhiv.16
Meaning of Difficult Words : Pahan : stone idol; Anumanat : makes an estimate, guesses, Mahadev : Shiv Ji; Sada siv : God; Chinat neh : does not recognize; Bhiv : secret.
Foolish people do not know the mystery of the Formless Lord. Those who are engrossed in material world make a stone idol of the Lord and perceives is to be God. These foolish people even call Shiv Ji – the god, as eternal and formless. But they do not know the mystery of real Formless God.
Ap(u) apuni budh(i) hai jeti.
Barnat bhin bhin tuhey teti.
Tumra lakha n jaey pasara.
Kih bidh(i) saja pratham sansara.17.
Meanings of Difficult Words : Budh(i) : wisdom, understanding; Barnat : describes.
Hey Almighty! every one describes You and Your characteristics with the wisdom or understanding that You have blessed him with. Your vast expanse is strange and wonderful. None can know how You created this world in the beginning.
Ekai rup anup sarupa.
Runk bhayo rav kahi bhupa.
Andaj jeraj setaj kini.
Utbhuj khan(i) bahur rach(i) dini.18.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Anup : exemplary; Runk : poor; Rav : rich; Bhupa : king; Andaj : from eggs; Jeraj : born due to male sperm impregnating ovum in the female body; Setaj : born out of grim and sweat; Utbhuj : plant life that grows out of ground; Khan(i) : source or means of creation.
The beautiful and handsome Lord’s unparallel traits is living and behaving as a pauper and rich man even as a king/emperor. He himself has created the four systems or sources of all creation out of eggs, plant, life, grim and sweat and like mammals. Then the whole creation took place by these four means.
Kahoon phul raja huai baitha.
Kahun simit(i) bhaiyo sankar ikaitha.
Sagri srist(i) dikhaey achambhav.
Ad(i) jugad(i) saroop suimbhav.19.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Phul : in a state of happiness; Simit(i) : condensed; Achambav : spectacle.
God is sitting in a state of happiness as a king somewhere. Somewhere, He is sitting as a recluse who has given up everything and is unconcerned. He is showing the whole world the spectacle of His creation. The self effulgent beautiful Lord was present before the commencement of eras and even before.
Ab rachha merit um karo.
Sikh ubar(i) asikh sangharo.
Dusht jitey uthwat utpata.
Sakal malechh karo run ghata.20.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Rachha : protection; Ubar(i) : save me; Sangharo : destroy; Uthwat utpata : have risen; Malechh : barbarian; Ghata : destroy.
O Lord! please protect me. Save all those Sikhs and Your servants who tread on the path taught by You. Please destroy all those who do not follow Your teachings or those who impede others following them. All those with debased intelligence, who are cruel to mankind and barbarians be destroyed in the battlefield.
Je asidhuj(u) tav sarni parey.
Tin ke dusht dukhit huvai marey.
Purkh javan pug parey tiharey.
Tin ke tum sankat sabh tarey,21.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Je : those living beings; Asidhuj : who has symbol of sword of His flag, means one with absolute authority; Tav : Yours; Dusht : culprit; Sankat : difficult times.
O Master with Absolute power! Those living beings who have come to Your refuge, their culprits died their own death due to pain and distress. Those who fell into Your protection, You allayed all their tribulations.
Ta ke kal nikat(i) nahi ai hai.
Rachha hoey tahey sabh kala.
Dusht arist tarein tatkala.22.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Kal : death; Nikat(i) : near; Arist : distress; Tarein : are allayed; Tatkala : immediately.
Those living beings who bring the Lord in their mind even once but with singular focus, the angels of death (Yamdoot) cannot ever come near them. They are protected all the time and all their enemy’s are destroyed.
Kripa drist(i) tan jahey nihariho.
Ta ke tap tanak mo hariho.
Ridhi(i) sidh(i) ghar mo sabh hoee.
Dusht chhah chhuai
Meaning of Difficult Words : Tan jahey : whose bodies; Nihariho : You see; Tanak mo : in a jiffy; Hariho : remove them; Chhah : shadow; Chhuai
O Lord! those livings beings whom You see with a sight of grace, all their tribulations are removed in a jiffy. All divine and miraculous powers like Ridhi, Sidhi come to them with ease. No culprit can come close to their shadow even.
Ek bar
Kal phas te tahey ubara.
Jin nar nam tiharo kaha.
Darid dusht dokh te raha.24.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sambhara : meditated on You.
O the Master of Time! Those who remembered You with a focused mind even once, You save them from the noose of death. Those who meditated on Your name were saved from all distresses and tribulations for ever.
Kharhag ket, mai(n) saran(i) tihari.
Ap hath dai lehu ubari.
Sarb thaor mo hoh(u) sahai.
Dusht dokh te lehu bachaee.25.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Kharag ket : who wields sword in his hand; Thaor : at all places.
O Wielder of Sword! I have fallen in Your refuge. Save me with Your own hands. Help me at every place, and save me from the wrath of my enemies and culprits.
Sawaiyya
Paeyn gahey jab te tumrey
tab ke kou ankh tarey nahi anio(n).
Meaning of Difficult Words : Paeyn : feet; Gahey : held; Ankh tarey : in the sight.
O Supreme Master of Time! ever since I have held Your feet, I don’t look at anyone else. In other words, my coming into Your refuge has made me free of dependence on others.
Ram
anek kahai mat ek n manio(n)
The prophets of Hindus (Ram), Muslims (
Simrit sastr beyd sabhai,
bauh bheyd kahai(n) hum ek n janio.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Simrit : religious books of Hinduism. These are 27 in number; Sastr : religious volumes of Hinduism which are six in number; Beyd : another set of four religious books of Hindu religion; Bheyd : mystry.
The Twenty seven Simritis, four Beyds and six Shastrs of Hinduism describes their faiths in many ways. O Great Lord! having taken Your refuge, no faith appealed to me.
Sri as(i)pan, kripa tumri kar(i)
mai(n) n kahio sabh tohey bakhanio.
Meaning of Difficult Words : As(i)pan : fully armed Lord of Death; Bakhanio : described.
O Fully Armed Mighty Lord (of time / death), Your adulations have become possible by Your grace. I have not said it myself. The truth is that You have made me say.
Dohra
Sagal duar kao chhad(i) kai gahio tuharo duar
Banh gahey ki laj us Gobind das tuhar.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Gahey : held; Us : is.
O Lord! I have forsaken all other doors and have come to Your refuge. Save the honour of this worthless person who has held Your arm because
Ramkali, Mahalla – 3, Anand(u).
Anand(u) bhaia meri maey Sat(i) guru mai(n) paia.
Sat(i)gur(u) ta paia sahaj seti, man(i) vajia vadhaia.
Rag rattan parvar paria(n), sabad gavan aia.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Anand(u) : complete blooming in spirit; Sahaj seti : in a state of equipoise; Man(i) : in the mind, Vadhai : a song of soaring spirits; Paria(n) : the consorts of the Raags. (each Rag has five consorts); Rag rattan : melodious modes of singing.
O my mother! My heart is in complete bloom, because I have found the Guru. I have also achieved a state of equipoise, now that I have met with my Guru my instability has disappeared. The melodious songs of happiness are sounding in my mind. The melodious Rags have entered into my heart along with their consorts to sing the paeans of the Lord in my mind.
Sabdo ta gavauh Hari kera, man(i) jini vasaia.
O brother! You too should sing the praises of the Lord. All those who have imbibed the word of Lord’s praise in their heart, experience a divine and complete blood in their mind.
Ae man meria tu sada rauh Her(i) naley.
Nal(i) rauh tu
Angikar(u) oh(u) karey tera karj sabh(i) swarna.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Man merey : O my mind; Sabh(i) : all; Visarna : remover, allayer; Angikar(u) : who take sides, who comes to help.
O my mind! Remain attached with the Lord. keep Him in Your memory. That Lord is allayer of all distresses. He is always there to help You. He is capable of granting you success in all your tasks.
Sabhna gala samrath(u) suami so kio manauh visarey.
O brother! why do you keep the Supreme Master out of Your memory who is capable of resolving all issues.
Sachey sahiba kia nahi ghar(i) terai.
Ghar(i) ta terai sabh(u) kichh(u) hai,
jis(u) dehey(n) su pavey.
Sada sifat(i) salah
Meaning of Difficult Words : Ghat(i) terai : in your house; Sabh(u) kich(u) : everything; Dehey(n) : You give; Su : that person; Pavey : receives; Sifat(i) Salah : eulogy, praise; Vasavey : settles.
O Eternal Master – the Lord! I pray for grant of happiness to my mind from Your door. But what is not there in Your house? You have everything, but he alone receives it whom You grant. Then that person settles Your praises in his mind as a result of which his heart too experiences happiness and joy.
Meaning of Difficult Words :
Those in whose heart settles Your name, they start experiencing numerous melodies of Raags. They experience the same ecstasy and joy that one experiences on hearing the music of many instruments played melodiously.
Sacha nam(u) mera adharo.
Sach(u) nam(u) adhar(u) mera,
Kar(i) sant(i) such, man(i) aey vasia,
Meaning of Difficult Words : Adharo : support; Jin(i) : the name that; Bhukh : desires; Kar(i) : created; Ichha : wants; Sabh(i) : all.
The Eternal name of the Lord has become my life support by His grace. The Lord’s name who has vanquished all my greed wants and desires, the name that has settled in my heart and is giving me peace and joy, that eternal
Sada kurban kita guru vitauh(n)
jis dia(n) eh(i) vadiaia(n).
sabad(i) dharauh piaro.
Sacha nam mera adharo.4.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Kurban(u) : sacrifice unto; Vitauh(n) : over.
I sacrifice myself unto my Guru because all these boons are His.
Vajey panch sabad, tit(u) ghar(i) sabhagai.
Ghar(i) sabhagai, sabad vajey kala jit(u) ghar(i) dharia.
Panch dut tudh(u) vas(i) kitey kal(u) kantak(u)
Meaning of Difficult Words : Vajey : souns; Panch sabad : tunes of five types of playing instruments; Tit(u) : in them; Tit(u) ghar(u) : in the mind; Sabhagai : fortunate ones; Kala : spiritual power; vigour; Jit(u) ghar(u) : in the mind; Dharia : You have bestowed; Panch dut : five vices; Kantak(u) : thorn; Kal kantak : fear of death.
The mind that You have blessed O Lord with spiritual power, it experiences the most melodious tunes of the five type of musical instruments. That heart experiences complete ecstasy. O Lord! his five vices come under his control. His fear of death vanishes from his mind.
Dhur(i) karm(i) paia tudh(u)
se nam(i) Her(i) kai lagey.
tit(u) ghar(i) anhad vajey.5.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Dhur(i) : from providence; Karm(i) : by the grace; Se : those people: Anhad : sound of music without playing of any instrument.
Only those people assemble in the meditation of Lord’s name, who have it written in their lot by the providence.
Anad(u) sunauh vadbhagiho, sagal manorath purey.
Parbrahm(u) Prabh paia, utarey sagal visurey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Manorath : wanderings of my minds; Visurey : worries, tribulations.
O fortunate ones! Listen, the joy is that all wanderings of the mind disappear in that state. All aims and objectives are fulfilled. Lord is realized in the mind. All worries and tribulations are destroyed.
Dukh rog santap utarey, suni sachi bani.
Sant sajan bhaey sarsey, purey gur te jani.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Santap : griefs; Sachi bani : The eternal praise of the Lord; Sarsey : full of ecstasy; Gur te : from the Guru.
Listening to the panygerics of the Lord removes all griefs and tribulations. Those who learn to share / associate with the paeans of the Lord, their minds bloom.
Suntey punit kahtey pavit(u)
sat(i)gur(u) rahia bharpurey.
Binvant(i)
vajey anhad turey.40.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sat(i)gur rahia bharpurey : the true Guru is complete in his word, the bani is the form of Guru/Lord; Turey : sounded.
All those who recite or listen to the bani become pure and pious. They see Satguru in this bani.
The Characteristics of Spiritual Pleasures : A person who experiences spiritual pleasure, his wanderings end. All his worries vanish. No griefs, distress or tribulation comes anywhere near him. This state of ecstasy is obtained from the bani of
Mundavani, Mahalla – 5
Thal vich(i) tin(i) vastu paio, sat(u) santokh vicharo.
Amrit nam(u) Thakur ka paio, jis ka sabhs(u) adharo.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Thal vich(i) : the platter in the shape of Gur Granth Sahib; Tin(i) vastu : three articles; Amrit : blesser of spiritual life; Jis ka : whose; Sabhs(u) : every living being; Adharo : support.
O brother! the platter in the form of Guru Granth Sahib contains three items; namely high morality, contentment and understanding of spiritual life. It also contains Lord’s name that grants one with spiritual life. its support is essential for everyone.
Je ko khavai je ko bhunchai, tis ka hoey udharo.
Eh vast(u) taji nah jai, nit nit rakh(u) uridharo.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Ko : any person; Bhunchai : relishes; Tis ka : that persons’s; Udharo : emancipated from vices; Eh Vast(u) : this item that grants happiness; Taji nah jai : cannot be forsaken, Rakh(u) : preserve it; Ur(i) : in the heart; Dharo : settle it there.
If this spiritual diet is consumed and relished by a person perpetually, that person is saved from the effect of vices.
If one needs spiritual emancipation, then this item that provides spiritual happiness cannot be forsaken. Keep it well guarded in your mind.
Tam sansar(u) charn lag(i) tariai
sabh(u) Nanak Brahm pasaro.1.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Tam : darkness; Lag(i) : by associating with it; Brahm pasaro : expanse of the Lord.
Hey
Tera kita jato nahi, maino jog(u) kitoi.
Mai(n) nirguniarey ko gun(u) nahi apey tars(u) paioi.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Kita : all good turns done; Jato nahi : not realised its import; Kitoi : you have made me; Jog(u) : capable, fir to acknowledge the blessing, that you have showered on one.
Hey
Tars(u) paia mihramat(i) hoi
Sat(i)gur(u) sajjan(u) milia.
Nanak, nam milai ta(n) jivan
tan(u) man(u) thivai haria.1.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Mihramat(i) : clemency, compassion; Milai : is obtained; Jivan : I have spiritual life; Thivai : it turns into; Haria : faithful.
O Lord! clemency and compassion came to Your mind, You took pity on me and I came to the refuge of a friend Guru. I cannot forget this boon that you have bestowed upon me. Now O dear Guru whenever I obtain Your Nam, I feel spiritual life in me. My body and mind blooms with the boon of that spiritual life.
SOHILA
Sohila is the name of this bani and it contains five Shabad. This bani is remembered by three names; Sohila,
Because Kirtan followes the recitation of So-dar(u) in most Gurudawaras, thus the word Kirtan became an epithet with Sohila making it
Rati kirat sohila kar
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As regards the name
This bani completes the recitation of banis that the Sikhs are required to read on daily basis. This bani is recited at night just before retiring to bed for sleep. Making a standing supplication after the recitation of Sohila bani has not been adopted in the code and this seems right in view of the time of its recitation. After recitation of this bani one should avoid aimless talk or gossip as it disturbs the determination of rising at early hours of the morning.
This bani is also recited after the cremation of the dead body of a person.
This bani has only five Shabads. The size of this daily recitation bani has been kept small as a person is tired after the days work, and his senses become inactive. The sleep also over powers after the evening meal. Thus a house holder can obtain necessary spiritual strength from its small size and can concentrate his mind for a short period.
The first Shabad is the composition of
The second hymn describes the individuals nature of God. It is explained that He is a complete unit and is only One, although there are many books of wisdom and knowledge that describe Him.
In the third hymn, the traditional Arti performed with lit lamps in a plate by Hindus before the idol of god has been rejected by
In the forth hymn,
In the fifth hymn,
Antarjami purakh bidhatey sardha man ki purey.
mokao kar(i) santan ki dhurey.
SOHILA
Rag Gaurhi Deepaki, Mahalla – 1
Jai ghar(i) kirat(i) akhiai, kartey ka hoey bicharo.
Tit(u) ghar(i) gavauh Sohila, sivriauh sirjanharo.1.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Jai Ghar(i) : in the house, in the Satsangat; Kirat(i) : panegyrics; Akhiai : is said; Tit(u) ghar(i) : in that house of Satsang.
The Satsang where the panegyrics of the Lord are sung, the traits of the Lord are contemplated upon; O life you too should go to that Santsang and sing, the adulatiosn of the Lord. Remember the Lord who has given you this life.
Tum gavauh merey nirbhao ka Sohila.
Hau vari jit(u) Sohilai sada such(u) hoey.1.Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sohila : nuptial songs.
Note: At the time of marriage of a girl, many women of the neighbourhood assemble at night and sing songs related to the marriage. These songs express a theme of separation with her parents and friends. It also contain blessings of all, that she may live a life of peace and comfort in her husband’s house. These songs are called Sohilrha.
Vari : sacrifice unto (a term of endearment); Jit : sohilai : as a result of that Sohila.
O life! join the holy congregation of Satsangis and sin the peans of the Fearless God. I am sacrifice unto those hymns of praise of the Lord that always bestow peace and comfort to a person.
Nit nit jiarhey samalian dekhaiga devan(u)har(u).
Terey danai kimat(i) n pavai,
tis(u) datey kavan(u) sumar(u).2.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Nit : always, for ever; Samalian : are taken care of; Dekhaiga : will take care;
O my dear life! the Master whose presence is taking care of everyone, He the blesser of all our needs is taking care of everyone. All His blessings are invaluable and beyond your ability to count. What guess or estimate can you make of that Mighty Lord. that provider Lord is infinite.
Sambat(i) saha likhia, mil(u) kar(i) pavauh teyl(u).
Deh(u) sajjan asisarhia(n) jio hovai sahib sio meyl(u).3.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sambat(i) : year; Saha : the day of marriage; Mil(i) kar : together; Asisarhia(n) : blessings.
Note: There is a custom that is held about two days before the actual marriage when the young bride to be is blessed and prayed for a happy life by her aunts and other elder ladies of the house beside her friends. Her hair and body is massaged with oil.
O my life! when you go to satsang, make supplication before the Lord because that dy and year is pre-decided when I shall be receiving the letter of invitation to go to the land of my husband. O my dear compansions of Satsang, put oil in my hair and sing songs of blessing so that I am able to meet my husband – Lord.
Ghar(i) ghar(i) eho pahucha sadrhey nit pavann(i).
Sadanhara simriai, Nanak se deh avann(i).4.1.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Ghar(i) ghar(i) : in every house; Pahucha : are reaching; Pavann(i) : are received; Sadrhey : calls, invitation; Se deh : that day; Avann(i) : come.
This letter of call / invitation to go to the land hereafter is reaching ever house off and on. This call is taking place regularly. We should always remember that Master-Lord who sends us these calls because, Hey Nanak! our day is also fixed and drawing near.
Gist : In this hymn, life like girl has been explained that she should sing and listen to the nuptial songs in a Satsang. Satsang is a place where the young maids are prepared for the ultimate marriage. The companions of the Satsang bless and wish well for each other. They pray that she who is about to depart for the land hereafter may meet her husband – Lord.
Rag
Chhey ghar(i), chhey gur, chhey updes.
Gur(u) gur(u) eko veys anek.1
Meaning of Difficult Words : Chhey : six; Ghar(i) : holy hooks; (Sankh, Niyaey; Vaisheshak, Yog, Mimansa and Vedant). Gur(u) : the writers of these six books; (Gautam, Kanad, Patanjali, Jaimini and Vyas); Updes : teachings, principles; Gur(u) gur(u) : God; Eko : one only; Veys : form.
These are six holy books of religious philosophy written by six sages. These books contain six teachings and principles. But all these philosophical principles are describing form of One God differently. These are in the form of His effulgence.
Baba jai ghar(i) kartey kirat(i) hoey.
So ghar(u) rakh(u) vadai toey.1.Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Baba : O wise brother; Jai ghar(i) : in that place of Satsang; Kartey Kirat(i) : praises of the Creator; Rakh(u) : save; Toey : your; Vadai : goodness.
O wise brother! hold that place (Satsang) close to your heart where paeans of the Lord are sung. Enjoy its refuge. Your goodness lies in it.
Visvey chasia gharhia pahra, thiti vari mah(u) hoa.
Suraj(u) eko, rut(i) anek,
(15 blinks of the eye : 1 visa; 12 Visuey : 1 chasa; 30 chasey : 1 pal; 60 pals : 1 ghari; 7 ½ Ghari : 1 pahar; 8 pahar : 1 day and night; 15 thit : 7 days; 12 months : 6 seaons.
As there are visuas, chasas, pal, ghari, pahar, days, thits, months, year and seasons, their creator is Sun which is one only. All these are different form of expansion of the Sun. Similarly all these philosophies and their principles are various forms of God.
Rag
Gagan mai(n) thal Rav(i) chand(u) Deepak baney
tarika mandal janak moti.
Dhup(u) malianlo pavan(u) chavro karey
sagal banraey, phulant joti.1.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Gagan mai(n) : the entire sky, in the form of sky; Rav(i) : Sun; Janak : as if; Malianlo : the breeze coming from Malay mountain; (The Malay mountains have thick growth of Sandal wood trees. Therefore the breeze blowing from Malay mountain is full of fragrance.); Sagal : all; Banraey : vegetation; Phulant : flowering; Joti : O effulgent Lord.
The whole sky is a platter. The Sun and the Moon are the two beacons placed in that platter. The stars are the jewels placed in that platter. The frangrance air of Malay mountain is like burning of joss-stick. The entire vegetation of the Universe is providing the flowers for the worship of the Effulgent Lord.
Kaisi arti hoey. Bhav khandna
Anhata sabad, vajant bheri.1.Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Bhav khandna : destroyers of birth and death cycle; Anhata : that sounds without actually playing / striking it; Shabad : way of life; Bheri : drums.
O the destroyer of birth and death cycle of the living beings. What a beautiful arti is being performed before You in the nature! Your energy is flowing in every living being as if the drums are sounding for Your arti.
Sahas tav nain, nun main heh tohey kao
sahas
Sahas pad bimal, nun ek pad(u) gandh bin(u)
Sahas tav gandh iv chalat mohi.2.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sahas : thousands; Tav : Yours; Nun : non; Murat(i) : forms; Nana : not there; Tohi : Your; Pad : feet; Bimal : clean; Gandh : nose; Chalat : wonderful play.
You are present in all the living beings. Therefore You have thousands of eyes. But being Formless, You have no eye at all. Thousands of forms are Yours yet You have no form at all. You have thousands of beautiful feet, but being a formless (Nirakar) You have no feet. You have thousands of noses, yet You have no nose, beign formless. Such wondrous play by You have amazed me.
Sabh meh jot(i) jot(i) hai soey.
Tis dai chanan(i) sabh meh chanan(u) hoey.
Gur sakhi jot(i) pargat(u) hoey.
Jo tis(u) bhavai su arti hoey.3.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Jot(i) : light, effulgene; Soey : the Lord; Tis dai chanan : by His light; Sakhi : teachings.
The light of the Lord is effulgent in all the living beings. All of them are alive and conscious as a result of that effulgence. But the knowledge of this light divine is obtained by the teachings of a Guru. It is Guru’s teachings by which we realise that one light pervades in lal. The most idel Arti of such a divine light is to accept as good and beneficial what ever is His will. To live in His will is to do His arti.
Her(i) charn ka(n)wal makrand, lobhit mano,
andino mohey ahi piasa.
Kripa jal(u) deh(i)
hoey ja te terai naey vasa.4.3.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Makrand : the nectar of the flowers; Andino : every day. Ja te : by which; Terai naey : in Your name.
O Lord! my mind longs for the nectar of Your lotus like feet. I feel thirsty for this elixir every day. Plese grant this rain bird
Rag
Kam(i) krodh(i) nagar(u) bauh bharia
mil(i) sadhu khandal khanda hey.
Purab(i) likhat likhey gur(u) paia
man(i) Her(i) liv mandal manda hey.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Kam(i) : lust; Krodh(i) : in anger; Nagar(u) : body; Mil(i) : in the company of; Sadhu : Guru; Khandal khanda : is destroyed; Purab(i) : in the past; Purab(i) likhat likhey : according to the past deeds; Mandal manda : engrossed in.
This town like body of a man remains filled with lust and anger. Those vices can be destroyed only by the teachings of a Guru. He who is blessed by his good deeds of previous birth meets a Guru, he acquires attachment of his mind with the Lord. This destroys the influence of lust and such like other ill traits.
Kar(i) anjuli pun(u) vada hey.
Kar(i) dandaot pun(u) vada hey.1.Rahao.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Anjuli : both hands joined to form a cup; Pun(u) : good deed; Dandaot(i) : salutation by lying prostrate on face.
Hey Brother! do anjuli before God. It is a good deed. Fall prostrate before Guru, it is a noble deed.
Sakat Her(i) ras sad(u) n jonia,
tin antar houmai kanda hey.
Jio jio chaleh chubhai dukh(u) paveh
jamkal(u) saheh(i) sir(i) danda hey.2.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Sakat : persons detached from God; Sad : enjoyment; Tin antar(i) : in them, in their mind; Chaleh : tread; Chubhai : pricks; Jam kal(u) : spiritual death; Sir(i) : on their head.
Those who are detached from the Lord, cannot appreciate the enjoyment of Lord’s name. They seem to have been pricked by a thorn of arrogance and pride. As they tread the path of egoistic life, they feel its pain. They face distress and bear the blow of the club of spiritual death. The spiritual death keeps hovering over their head.
Her(i)
dukh(u) janam maran bhav khanda hey.
Abinasi purakh(u) paia Parmesar(u)
bauh sobh khand Brahmanda hey.3.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Nam(i) : in the name; Samaney : engrossed; Bhav : world; Khanda hey : has destroyed; Sobh : adores; Khand brahmanda : in the entire world.
Those who love the Lord, remain engrossed in His name all the time. Their tribulations of birth and death are destroyed in this world. They realise the eternal and universal God. They are adored in all corners of the world and universe.
Hum garib maskin Prabh terey,
Her(i) rakh(u) rakh(u) vad vada hey.
Her(i) namey hi sukh(u) manda hey.4.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Maskin : humble, meek; Rakh(u) : please protect us; Adhar(u) : support; Namey : in the
Hey Lord! we are humble beggars at Your door. You are the magnificient support. Please save me from these vices of lust, anger etc. O Lord! Your slave
Gist : The eternal peace of obtained by shedding ego and meditating on Lord’s name.
Rag
Karao(n) benanti sunauh merey mita, sant tehal ki bela.
Iha(n) khat(i) chalauh Her(i) laha,
agai basan(u) suhela.1.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Karao(n) : I do; Sunauh : listen; Bela : time; Iha(n) : in this life; Khat(i) : earn; Laha : gain; Agai : in the world hereafter; Basan(u) : living life; Suhela : easy.
O my friends! Listen! I pray that now is the time of serving the Guru conscious, God loved persons. If you serve them, you will earn the wealth of Lord’s name that will make your life easy to live in the world hereafter.
Audh ghatai dinas(u) raina re
Man Gur mil(i) kaj swarey.1.Rahao.
Meanings of Difficult Words : Audh : age; Rain : night; Man : O mind; Mil(i) : meeting; Swarey : set them right.
O my mind! the life is reducing with every passing day and night. So meet the Guru and make a success of this human life.
Ih(u) sansar(u) bikar sansey meh
tario brahmgiani.
Jiseh jagaey piavai ih(u) ras(u)
akath katha tin(i) jani.2.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Bikar : filled with vices; Sansey meh : in doubts; Jiseh : that man; Jagaey : wakes up; Piavai : makes him drink; Tin(i) : to him.
This world is filled with vices and evil deeds. The living beings are drowning in various doubts and suspicious. He alone escapes from the shackles of those vices who has established his rapport and relationship with God. When God Himself wakes up that person who is sleeping in the world of vices and evils and makes him drink the elixir of Nam-Amrit, he then learns to sing paens and panegyrics of the in describable and inaccessible Lord.
Ja kao aey, soi bihajhauh, Her(i) gur te maneh basera
Nij ghar(i) mahal(u) pavauh such sahjey
bauhar(i) n hoeygo phera.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Ja kao : the purpose / aim for which; Bihajauh : trade in; Maneh : in the mind; Nij ghar(i) : in one’s mind; Mahal : the place of the Lord; Sahajey : in spiritual equipoise; Bauhar(i) : then.
O brother! trade in the commodity for which you have come to this world. The Lord’s name can only dwell in the mind through the blessings of Guru. If you take the refuge of Guru, you will realise God within you through the spiritual ecstasy and equipoise. There will be no cycle of birth and death.
Antarjami purakh bidhatey, sardha man ki purey.
Nanak das(u) ihai sukh(u) mangai
mo kao kar(i) santan ki dhurey.4.5.
Meaning of Difficult Words : Antarjami : knower of all the hearts; Purakh(u) : O present in everyone; Bidhata : creator; Purey : may fufil; Mangai : requests for; Mo kao : to me; Dhurey : dust of the feet.
O Lord – knower of all the hearts; O Universal Creator; fulfill my hearts desire. Your slave
A Shake Up
O Sikhs! do what ever you like, your Guru shall never feel happy with you. I have read your history. I have also read translation of your Gurbani what ever I could lay my hands on. I have read much about your religion; as much as you perhaps have not yourself. I am telling you the truth, we spread our religion in the entire world on the strength of one
We have distributed millions of copies of Bible free of cost or have charged very nominal cost. I have heard that SGPC, the governing and administrative body of your Gurudawaras has annual income running into many millions. You should use some money to translate Gurbani in various languages and distribute it. Translate your Sikh history in many languages and distribute its copies free to the world for others to know and realise what you are. Haven’t we printed Bible in all Indian languages including Punjabi? I have heard that you people have not even reached your Sikh history in every house of your community. How ungrateful are you towards your Gurus and your martyrs! An ungrateful person has no place other than hell. All you Sikhs will go to hell. O wretched people! I worry that you will even make hell over crowded.
These are the words that a paster had said to a Sikh statesman in
The entire leadership of the community has fallen so deep into the gorge and quagmire of politics that they have no time to think about preaching the truth.
SGPC has so far printed books which can be counted on finger tips. They do not seem to have paid any attention towards printing literature and distributing it free of cost. Perhaps they think that it is inappropriate and unreasonable work that should be done by some other organization.
Sikh Missionary College of Ludhiana has printed above 300 small tracts on various aspect of Sikh religion. These are reached to the people at very nominal cost through raising temporary stalls at various places during key functions. All workers of the College are volunteer preachers who earn their living through other professions and pursuits. They even give their Daswandh (one tenth of their earnings) to the college to enable it meet its essential expenditures. College has not fixed income by way of offerings in a Gurudwara, proprety or from any other source which can be used for printing literature for free distribution. We firmly believe that unless appropriate literature is reached to a common seeker, the Sikh community will not wake up. That hunger to know Sikh history, understand the invaluable sermons of Gurbani and rich Code of Conduct cannot be created without reaching and motivating a Sikh. Today, a Sikh is ready to spend money on futile articles of the house, he can take out enough money from his budget for a bottle of liquor, he can throw lavish parties for his friends, but is not prepared to spend even a penny on Sikh literature, history books and even expositions of Gurbani. All the same a programme of free distribution of useful literature has been worked out by the college on order to generate hunger for knowledge.
Therefore, we place a humble request before liberal and charitable Sikhs to subscribe to the project with open heart. Every well wisher of the Panth should send at least ten rupees. This is the first appeal made by the organizers of
ALWAYS REMEMBER
1. Other than Guru Granth Sahib, do not accept any living Guru. Bow only before Guru Granth Sahib and no one else.
2. God alone is the creator, sustainer and destroyer of the Universe. Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva are not some separate forces.
3. Sikh must visit Gurudwara only. He will not go to Mandir, Masjid or Church.
4. Sikh will not worship any idol. To adore my idol or photography with garland burning of incense stisks etc is prohibited in Sikhism. No pictures of Guru Sahib should be made. The pictures is circulation are not the actual pictures of Guru Sahib.
5. No sikh will go to attend ‘Jagrata’ of any goddess.
6. Abstain from movies because these obscene scenes. Visit to circus, wrestling, games, athletic meet is not prohibited.
7. Sikh must write their names with ‘Singh’ and ‘Kaur’ as applicable after their names.
8. Sikh will not use any type of intoxicant like (liquor, opium, etc.).
9. Sikh will maintain no relationship with anti Sikh elements like
10. Sikh is prohibited to visit
11. Accept no Kanjak for Sikh girls.
12. Sikh will not roam about bare headed in the bazaar nor will he come out of his house without covering his head. Use turban or Chuni as applicable all the time.
13. Sikh ladies will not keep fast on any occasion, Fasting on
14. Sikh will not hold Sharadh nor will he take part in it.
15. All days are auspicious for a Sikh. Sangrand, Amavas or Pooranmashi have no special piety attached to them. Thes are as good as any other day.
16. Greet each other with ‘
17. Keep booklets of Gurbani with respect wrapped in kerchiefs.
18. Don’t rush when reading Gurbani. Read with concentration, deliberately and with affection.
19. A Sikh must rise at Ambrosial hour (2-3 hours before sun rise).
20. Don’t rush to receive
21. Don’t press the legs of small cot on which Guru Granth Sahib is placed. Don’t rub your nose or forehead on plotforms/memorials. Don’t keep water under the cot of Guru Granth Sahib.
22. No one should sit with cushions on their back in the presence of
23. Don’t add your own composition with Gurbani hymns while singing.
24. Only one thing should be observed in Sangat at one time. Keertan or Path or lecture.
25. Don’t keep pitcher, coconut, cereals, beacon, etc. during
26. Distribute the
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