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...
actions arises attuned blessed early fourth good guru higher karma longing minds morning name praise river spiritual true watch
Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher. In the fourth watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises in their higher consciousness. They are attuned to the river of life; the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.
deep god watches within
My God sits deep within the self; He watches over us.
cares giver great watches
Day after day, He cares for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.
capital cast falsehood genuine good seven sit speak throughout vice virtue watches
Throughout the other seven watches of the day, it is good to speak the Truth, and sit with the spiritually wise. There, vice and virtue are distinguished, and the capital of falsehood is decreased. There, the counterfeit are cast aside, and the genuine are cheered.
blind forgotten gathers ignorant lord meditate says third watch
He has forgotten the Creator, his Lord and Master, and he does not meditate on Him, even for an instant. Says Nanak, in the third watch of the night, the blind and ignorant person gathers poison.
behold gathered himself lord merciful seated watch wrestling
All have gathered to watch the wrestling match, and the Merciful Lord Himself is seated to behold it.
babble bestows body death deep enters fourth night passes second soul watch worthless
The first watch of the night passes away in worthless affairs, and the second passes in deep sleep. In the third, they babble nonsense, and when the fourth watch comes, the day of death has arrived. The thought of the One who bestows body and soul never enters the mind.
good karma meets perfect speech whose
Through the perfect karma of good deeds, one meets the Perfect Guru, whose speech is perfect.
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.
bound seeds sin virtue
The seeds of sin and virtue are bound together.
flower fruit produce
The seed, planted out season, does not germinate; it does not produce flower or fruit
constant contained exalted feet pilgrimage sacred worship
The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage are contained in the constant worship of the feet of the Exalted Guru.
far guru near obtained society trying
The Society of the Guru is not obtained like this, by trying to be near or far away.
countless fruits receive sinful
The sinful residues of countless incarnations depart, and we receive the fruits of the mind's desires.