Granth Sahib
Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib: ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ, Punjabi pronunciation: , /ˈɡʊəruː ɡrɑːnθ səˈhɪb/) is the central religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal living Guru following the lineage of the 10 human Gurus of the religion. The Adi Granth, the first rendition, was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, added all 115 of Guru Tegh Bahadur's hymns to the Adi Granth, and affirmed the text as his...
attached death messenger tax
The Messenger of Death imposes his tax on those who are attached to duality.
bliss deep eternal meeting mind profound
The mind obtains bliss and eternal peace, meeting with the Deep and Profound Lord.
account intellect
The intellect is a bird; on account of its actions, it is sometimes high, and sometimes low.
belongs field suffers works
The watchman oversees the field of another, but the field belongs to his master, while he must get up and depart. He works so hard, and suffers for that field, but still, nothing comes into his hands.
speak
The Vedas speak and expound on the Lord, but they do not know His limits.
clean holy inspire others path pool stagnant walk washed
They walk on the Lord's Path, and inspire others to walk on the Lord's Path as well. Bathing in a pool of holy water, they are washed clean of filth. But, by bathing in a stagnant pond, they are contaminated with even more filth.
divine guru himself inspires lord teachings understand
What teachings can be imparted to those who have the Divine Guru Nanak as their Guru? We understand the Lord only when He Himself inspires us to understand Him.
beyond
There is nothing beyond You; You are the One who does, sees, and knows.
depart leave property sorrow
This wealth, property and Maya are false. In the end, you must leave these, and depart in sorrow.
body casts egotism finds glance grace happy husband lord master mind night offering places recognizes whom within
Those upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace become His happy soul-brides. One who recognizes her Lord and Master places her body and mind in offering before Him. Within her own home, she finds her Husband Lord; her egotism is dispelled. O Nanak, the happy soul-brides are embellished and exalted; night and day they are absorbed in devotional worship.
anyone bestow efforts
What other efforts can anyone make, when You bestow Your blessing?
asks guru true work
Do that work which the True Guru asks you to do.
desire egotism great hunger raging torrent wild
Cruelty, attachment, desire and egotism - there is great hunger in these, like the raging torrent of a wild stream.
essence extension finds knows light mystery seen servant sublime
As I have seen Him, so have I described Him. This Sublime Essence comes only to one who knows the Mystery of the Lord. His light merges into the Light, and he finds peace. O servant Nanak, this is all the Extension of the One.