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ਇਹੁ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੩॥੫॥
eihu kaaran karataa kare jotee jot samaae |4|3|5|

This deed was done by the Creator Lord; one's light merges into the Light. ||4||3||5||

ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਜੀ
ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
goojaree mahalaa 3 |

Goojaree, Third Mehl:

ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਕਹੈ ਕਹਿਐ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
raam raam sabh ko kahai kahiai raam na hoe |

Everyone chants the Lord's Name, Raam, Raam; but by such chanting, the Lord is not obtained.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਰਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਤਾ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥
gur parasaadee raam man vasai taa fal paavai koe |1|

By Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind, and then, the fruits are obtained. ||1||

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਜਿਸੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ॥
antar govind jis laagai preet |

One who enshrines love for God within his mind,

ਹਰਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਚੀਤਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har tis kade na veesarai har har kareh sadaa man cheet |1| rahaau |

never forgets the Lord; he continually chants the Lord's Name, Har, Har, in his conscious mind. ||1||Pause||

ਹਿਰਦੈ ਜਿਨੑ ਕੈ ਕਪਟੁ ਵਸੈ ਬਾਹਰਹੁ ਸੰਤ ਕਹਾਹਿ ॥
hiradai jina kai kapatt vasai baaharahu sant kahaeh |

Those whose hearts are filled with hypocrisy, who are called saints only for their outward show

ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਚੁਕਈ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਏ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ॥੨॥
trisanaa mool na chukee ant ge pachhutaeh |2|

- their desires are never satisfied, and they depart grieving in the end. ||2||

ਅਨੇਕ ਤੀਰਥ ਜੇ ਜਤਨ ਕਰੈ ਤਾ ਅੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
anek teerath je jatan karai taa antar kee haumai kade na jaae |

Although one may bathe at many places of pilgrimage, still, his ego never departs.

ਜਿਸੁ ਨਰ ਕੀ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੩॥
jis nar kee dubidhaa na jaae dharam raae tis dee sajaae |3|

That man, whose sense of duality does not depart - the Righteous Judge of Dharma shall punish him. ||3||

ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਏ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
karam hovai soee jan paae guramukh boojhai koee |

That humble being, unto whom God showers His Mercy, obtains Him; how few are the Gurmukhs who understand Him.

ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੇ ਤਾਂ ਹਰਿ ਭੇਟੈ ਸੋਈ ॥੪॥੪॥੬॥
naanak vichahu haumai maare taan har bhettai soee |4|4|6|

O Nanak, if one conquers his ego within, then he comes to meet the Lord. ||4||4||6||

ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਜੀ
ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
goojaree mahalaa 3 |

Goojaree, Third Mehl:

ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਸਦਾ ਮਤਿ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
tis jan saant sadaa mat nihachal jis kaa abhimaan gavaae |

That humble being who eliminates his ego is at peace; he is blessed with an ever-stable intellect.

ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਜਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥੧॥
so jan niramal ji guramukh boojhai har charanee chit laae |1|

That humble being is immaculately pure, who, as Gurmukh, understands the Lord, and focuses his consciousness on the Lord's Feet. ||1||

ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਿ ਅਚੇਤ ਮਨਾ ਜੋ ਇਛਹਿ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਹੋਈ ॥
har chet achet manaa jo ichheh so fal hoee |

O my unconscious mind, remain conscious of the Lord, and you shall obtain the fruits of your desires.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਪੀਵਤ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur parasaadee har ras paaveh peevat raheh sadaa sukh hoee |1| rahaau |

By Guru's Grace, you shall obtain the sublime elixir of the Lord; by continually drinking it in, you shall have eternal peace. ||1||Pause||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੇ ਤਾ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਤ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਏ ॥
satigur bhette taa paaras hovai paaras hoe ta pooj karaae |

When one meets the True Guru, he becomes the philosopher's stone, with the ability to transform others, inspiring them to worship the Lord.

ਜੋ ਉਸੁ ਪੂਜੇ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਏ ਦੀਖਿਆ ਦੇਵੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥੨॥
jo us pooje so fal paae deekhiaa devai saach bujhaae |2|

One who worships the Lord in adoration, obtains his rewards; instructing others, he reveals the Truth. ||2||

ਵਿਣੁ ਪਾਰਸੈ ਪੂਜ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਵਿਣੁ ਮਨ ਪਰਚੇ ਅਵਰਾ ਸਮਝਾਏ ॥
vin paarasai pooj na hovee vin man parache avaraa samajhaae |

Without becoming the philosopher's stone, he does not inspire others to worship the Lord; without instructing his own mind, how can he instruct others?

ਗੁਰੂ ਸਦਾਏ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਅੰਧਾ ਕਿਸੁ ਓਹੁ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥੩॥
guroo sadaae agiaanee andhaa kis ohu maarag paae |3|

The ignorant, blind man calls himself the guru, but to whom can he show the way? ||3||

ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਦਰੀ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ॥
naanak vin nadaree kichhoo na paaeeai jis nadar kare so paae |

O Nanak, without His Mercy, nothing can be obtained. One upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace, obtains Him.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਅਪਣਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਰਤਾਏ ॥੪॥੫॥੭॥
gur parasaadee de vaddiaaee apanaa sabad varataae |4|5|7|

By Guru's Grace, God bestows greatness, and projects the Word of His Shabad. ||4||5||7||

ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਜੀ
ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ॥
goojaree mahalaa 3 panchapade |

Goojaree, Third Mehl, Panch-Padhay:

ਨਾ ਕਾਸੀ ਮਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਨਾ ਕਾਸੀ ਮਤਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
naa kaasee mat aoopajai naa kaasee mat jaae |

Wisdom is not produced in Benares, nor is wisdom lost in Benares.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਮਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਤਾ ਇਹ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥
satigur miliai mat aoopajai taa ih sojhee paae |1|

Meeting the True Guru, wisdom is produced, and then, one obtains this understanding. ||1||

ਹਰਿ ਕਥਾ ਤੂੰ ਸੁਣਿ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਸਬਦੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇ ॥
har kathaa toon sun re man sabad man vasaae |

Listen to the sermon of the Lord, O mind, and enshrine the Shabad of His Word within your mind.

ਇਹ ਮਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਥਿਰੁ ਰਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਭਰਮੁ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
eih mat teree thir rahai taan bharam vichahu jaae |1| rahaau |

If your intellect remains stable and steady, then doubt shall depart from within you. ||1||Pause||

ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਰਿਦੈ ਵਸਾਇ ਤੂ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਨਾਸੁ ॥
har charan ridai vasaae too kilavikh hoveh naas |

Enshrine the Lord's lotus feet within your heart, and your sins shall be erased.

ਪੰਚ ਭੂ ਆਤਮਾ ਵਸਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਤਾ ਤੀਰਥ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੨॥
panch bhoo aatamaa vas kareh taa teerath kareh nivaas |2|

If your soul overcomes the five elements, then you shall come to have a home at the true place of pilgrimage. ||2||

ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਹੈ ਸੋਝੀ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
manamukh ihu man mugadh hai sojhee kichhoo na paae |

This mind of the self-centered manmukh is so stupid; it does not obtain any understanding at all.

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਬੁਝਈ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਇਆ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥੩॥
har kaa naam na bujhee ant geaa pachhutaae |3|

It does not understand the Name of the Lord; it departs repenting in the end. ||3||

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਕਾਸੀ ਸਭਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦੀਆ ਬੁਝਾਇ ॥
eihu man kaasee sabh teerath simrit satigur deea bujhaae |

In this mind are found Benares, all sacred shrines of pilgrimage and the Shaastras; the True Guru has explained this.

ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥
atthasatth teerath tis sang raheh jin har hiradai rahiaa samaae |4|

The sixty-eight places of pilgrimage remain with one, whose heart is filled with the Lord. ||4||

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਏਕੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
naanak satigur miliai hukam bujhiaa ek vasiaa man aae |

O Nanak, upon meeting the True Guru, the Order of the Lord's Will is understood, and the One Lord comes to dwell in the mind.

ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਸਚੇ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੫॥੬॥੮॥
jo tudh bhaavai sabh sach hai sache rahai samaae |5|6|8|

Those who are pleasing to You, O True Lord, are true. They remain absorbed in You. ||5||6||8||

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