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ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ
soratt mahalaa panjavaa ghar doojaa asaTapadheeaa
Sorat’h, Fifth Mehla, Second House, Ashtpadheeyaa:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਪਾਠੁ ਪੜਿਓ ਅਰੁ ਬੇਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਓ ਨਿਵਲਿ ਭੁਅੰਗਮ ਸਾਧੇ ॥
paatt paRio ar bedh beechaario nival bhua(n)gam saadhe ||
They read scriptures, and contemplate the Vedas; they practice the inner cleansing techniques of Yoga, and control of the breath.
ਪੰਚ ਜਨਾ ਸਿਉ ਸੰਗੁ ਨ ਛੁਟਕਿਓ ਅਧਿਕ ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਬਾਧੇ ॥੧॥
pa(n)ch janaa siau sa(n)g na chhuTakio adhik aha(n)budh baadhe ||1||
But they cannot escape from the company of the five passions; they are increasingly bound to egotism. ||1||
ਪਿਆਰੇ ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਿਲਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਮੈ ਕੀਏ ਕਰਮ ਅਨੇਕਾ ॥
piaare in bidh milan na jaiee mai ke’ee karam anekaa ||
O Beloved, this is not the way to meet the Lord; I have performed these rituals so many times.
ਹਾਰਿ ਪਰਿਓ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਕੈ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਦੀਜੈ ਬੁਧਿ ਬਿਬੇਕਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
haar pario suaamee kai dhuaarai dheejai budh bibekaa || rahaau ||
I have collapsed, exhausted, at the Door of my Lord Master; I pray that He may grant me a discerning intellect. ||Pause||
ਮੋਨਿ ਭਇਓ ਕਰਪਾਤੀ ਰਹਿਓ ਨਗਨ ਫਿਰਿਓ ਬਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
mon bhio karapaatee rahio nagan firio ban maahee ||
One may remain silent and use his hands as begging bowls, and wander naked in the forest.
ਤਟ ਤੀਰਥ ਸਭ ਧਰਤੀ ਭ੍ਰਮਿਓ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਛੁਟਕੈ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੨॥
taT teerath sabh dharatee bhramio dhubidhaa chhuTakai naahee ||2||
He may make pilgrimages to river banks and sacred shrines all over the world, but his sense of duality will not leave him. ||2||
ਮਨ ਕਾਮਨਾ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਇ ਬਸਿਓ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਰਵਤ ਧਰਾਏ ॥
man kaamanaa teerath jai basio sir karavat dharaae ||
His mind’s desires may lead him to go and dwell at sacred places of pilgrimage, and offer his head to be sawn off;
ਮਨ ਕੀ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਜੇ ਲਖ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਾਏ ॥੩॥
man kee mail na autarai ieh bidh je lakh jatan karaae ||3||
but this will not cause the filth of his mind to depart, even though he may make thousands of efforts. ||3||
ਕਨਿਕ ਕਾਮਿਨੀ ਹੈਵਰ ਗੈਵਰ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਦਾਨੁ ਦਾਤਾਰਾ ॥
kanik kaaminee haivar gaivar bahu bidh dhaan dhaataaraa ||
He may give gifts of all sorts – gold, women, horses and elephants.
ਅੰਨ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਭੂਮਿ ਬਹੁ ਅਰਪੇ ਨਹ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੪॥
a(n)n basatr bhoom bahu arape neh mileeaai har dhuaaraa ||4||
He may make offerings of corn, clothes and land in abundance, but this will not lead him to the Lord’s Door. ||4||
ਪੂਜਾ ਅਰਚਾ ਬੰਦਨ ਡੰਡਉਤ ਖਟੁ ਕਰਮਾ ਰਤੁ ਰਹਤਾ ॥
poojaa arachaa ba(n)dhan dda(n)ddaut khaT karamaa rat rahataa ||
He may remain devoted to worship and adoration, bowing his forehead to the floor, practicing the six religious rituals.
ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਤ ਬੰਧਨ ਮਹਿ ਪਰਿਆ ਨਹ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਇਹ ਜੁਗਤਾ ॥੫॥
hau hau karat ba(n)dhan meh pariaa neh mileeaai ieh jugataa ||5||
He indulges in egotism and pride, and falls into entanglements, but he does not meet the Lord by these devices. ||5||
ਜੋਗ ਸਿਧ ਆਸਣ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਏ ਭੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ॥
jog sidh aasan chauraaseeh e bhee kar kar rahiaa ||
He practices the eighty-four postures of Yoga, and acquires the supernatural powers of the Siddhas, but he gets tired of practicing these.
ਵਡੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜਨਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਸੰਗੁ ਨ ਗਹਿਆ ॥੬॥
vaddee aarajaa fir fir janamai har siau sa(n)g na gahiaa ||6||
He lives a long life, but is reincarnated again and again; he has not met with the Lord. ||6||
ਰਾਜ ਲੀਲਾ ਰਾਜਨ ਕੀ ਰਚਨਾ ਕਰਿਆ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਅਫਾਰਾ ॥
raaj leelaa raajan kee rachanaa kariaa hukam afaaraa ||
He may enjoy princely pleasures, and regal pomp and ceremony, and issue unchallenged commands.
ਸੇਜ ਸੋਹਨੀ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਚੋਆ ਨਰਕ ਘੋਰ ਕਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੭॥
sej sohanee cha(n)dhan choaa narak ghor kaa dhuaaraa ||7||
He may lie on beautiful beds, perfumed with sandalwood oil, but this will led him only to the gates of the most horrible hell. ||7||
ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਰਮਨ ਕੈ ਕਰਮਾ ॥
har keerat saadhasa(n)gat hai sir karaman kai karamaa ||
Singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is the highest of all actions.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਇਓ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਪੁਰਬ ਲਿਖੇ ਕਾ ਲਹਨਾ ॥੮॥
kahu naanak tis bhio paraapat jis purab likhe kaa lahanaa ||8||
Says Nanak, he alone obtains it, who is pre-destined to receive it. ||8||
ਤੇਰੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਇਹ ਰੰਗਿ ਮਾਤਾ ॥
tero sevak ieh ra(n)g maataa ||
Your slave is intoxicated with this Love of Yours.
ਭਇਓ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਦੀਨ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧॥੩॥
bhio kirapaal dheen dhukh bha(n)jan har har keeratan ih man raataa || rahaau dhoojaa ||1||3||
The Destroyer of the pains of the poor has become merciful to me, and this mind is imbued with the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||Second Pause||1||3||
Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Sorath – 641,642
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