A Read along Shabad Kirtan -So Kyon Bisrey Meri. This Shabad is composed by Guru Nanak Dev ji in Raag So Dar and is on Page 9 of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Raagi is Bhai Maninder Singh ji Srinagar wale. This is to help in learning the correct pronunciation of Shabad. Brough to you by WorldGurudwara.com
aasaa mehalaa 1 |
Aasaa, First Mehl:
aakhaa jeevaa visarai mar jaao |
Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.
aakhan aoukhaa saachaa naao |
It is so difficult to chant the True Name.
saachae naam kee laagai bhookh |
If someone feels hunger for the True Name,
outh bhookhai khaae chaleeahi dhookh |1|
that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||
so kio visarai maeree maae |
How can I forget Him, O my mother?
saachaa saahib saachai naae |1| rehaao |
True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||
saachae naam kee thil vaddiaaee |
Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,
aakh thakae keemath nehee paaee |
people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.
jae sabh mil kai aakhan paahi |
Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,
vaddaa n hovai ghaatt n jaae |2|
He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||
naa ouhu marai n hovai sog |
That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.
dhaedhaa rehai n chookai bhog |
He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.
gun eaeho hor naahee koe |
This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.
naa ko hoaa naa ko hoe |3|
There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||
jaevadd aap thaevadd thaeree dhaath |
As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.
jin dhin kar kai keethee raath |
The One who created the day also created the night.
khasam visaarehi thae kamajaath |
Those who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable.
naanak naavai baajh sanaath |4|3|
O Nanak, without the Name, they are wretched outcasts. ||4||3||
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Guru Nanak (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ, Hindi: गुरु नानक, Urdu: گرونانک Guru Nānak) (15 April 1469 -- 22 September 1539) was the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of ten Sikh Gurus. Sikhs believe that all subsequent Gurus possessed Guru Nanak's divinity and religious authority
Guru Nanak was born on 15th April 1469, now celebrated as Prakash Divas of Guru Nanak, in the village of Rāi Bhōi dī Talwandī, now called Nankana Sahib, near Lahore, Pakistan. Today, his birthplace is marked by Gurdwara Janam Asthan. (Some are of the opinion that 20 October is his enlightenment day rather than his birthday.) His father, Mehta Kalyan Das, popularly shortened to Kalu Mehta, was the patwari (accountant) of crop revenue for the village of Talwandi. Guru Nanak's mother was Tripta Devi and he had one elder sister, Bebe Nanaki.
Nanaki married Jai Ram and went to his town of Sultanpur, where he was the steward (modi) to Daulat Khan Lodi, the eventual governor of Lahore. Guru Nanak was attached to his older sister, and, in a traditional Indian fashion, he followed her to Sultanpur to live with her and Jai Ram. Guru Nanak also found work with Daulat Khan, when he was around 16 years old.
The earliest biographical sources on the life of Guru Nanak recognized today are the Janamsākhīs (life accounts) and the vārs (expounding verses) of the scribe Bhai Gurdas. The most popular Janamsākhī were written by a close companion of the Guru, Bhai Bala.
Guru Nanak's teachings can be found in the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib, a vast collection of revelatory verses recorded in Gurmukhi.
Guru Nanak describes the dangers of the Egotism (haumai- 'I am') and calls upon devotees to engage in worship through the word of God (Naam — It implies God), divine order (hukam) and at places divine teacher (guru) and guru's instructions and singing of God's qualities, discarding doubt in the process. However, such worship must be selfless (sewa). The word of God, cleanses the individual to make such worship possible. This is related to the revelation that God is the Doer and without God there is no other. Guru Nanak warned against hypocrisy and falsehood saying that these are pervasive in humanity and that religious actions can also be in vain. It may also be said that ascetic practices are disfavoured by Guru Nanak who suggests remaining inwardly detached whilst living as a householder.
Through popular tradition, Guru Nanak's teaching is understood to be practiced in three ways:
- Naam Japna: Chanting the Holy Name and thus remembering God at all times (ceaseless devotion to God)
- Kirat Karō: Earning/making a living honestly, without exploitation or fraud
- Vand Chakkō: Sharing with others, helping those with less who are in need
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BALLYRM 1 year ago
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Wahe Guru Ji ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh
Thank you for listening to Shabad Kirtan. I have added the translation and more details in the description.
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