| Kirtan Sohila (Song
of Peace)
Gauri Dipaki Measure, Guru Nanak
God is only One, He is obtained by the
Grace of the True Guru.
In whatever house (state of mind) meditation
on God is practiced and His praises are sung,
Sing His praises and meditate upon Him
in that house.
You, please, sing the praises of my God,
the Fearless.
I am a sacrifice to the Song which gives
perpetual peace.
Every day, God looks after and beholds
all the beings.
None can assess the price of Your Gifts,
so how can the Giver be assessed?
The day and hour of the marriage (departure
to the next world) is fixed, so the friends should pour the customary oil
on the threshold.
Bless the bride, so that union with the
Master, may be obtained.
Such calls and summons to reach the next
world are sent to every house, every day.
Nanak reminds: meditate on the One, Who
sends calls; that day will come soon.
Asa Measure, Guru Nanak
There are six shastras (books of Hindu
thought), their six authors and six methods of teaching;
But One God alone is the Teacher of teachers,
though He manifests Himself in many ways.
O God! by that religious books way by
which your praises are sung is the best,
Follow that way, which glorifies God.
Just as seconds, minutes, hours, quarters
of a day, lunar days, week days, months,
Are created by one sun and so are created
many seasons by it,
Similarly God, Who is One has many manifestations,
so says Nanak.
Dhanasri Measure, Guru Nanak
The sky is the salver; the sun and the
moon the lamps; the stars, with their orbs, are the studded pearls.
The fragrance of sandalwood is the incense,
the wind the fan and all vegetation are flowers.
Thus Your Wonderful Worship is performed
my God! O, the Destroyer of Fears, this is Your true worship with true
lamps.
The Unstuck Melody rings and the Divine
Music of the Shabad (Word) is the tender flute.
Your eyes are thousands, yet You have
no eye; Your forms are thousands, yet You have no form.
Your pure feet are thousands, yet You
have no feet; You are without nose, yet You have a thousand noses; Your
plays have, in this way, bewitched me.
The same Light pervades all.
This Light causes the light to shine within
all.
Through the Gurus advice the divine Light
becomes visible.
That, which pleases Him, constitutes His
real worship.
My soul bewitched by the Lotus Feet (Divine
Hymns) of God, as sweet as honey, for which I am thirsty day and night.
Nanak says: Give the water of Your Mercy
to this pied cuckoo, so that I may merge in Your Name.
Gauri Purbi Measure, Guru Ram Das
Lust and anger completely fill this town
body; but these have been smashed to pieces by meeting the Saint (Guru).
I have met the Guru, because of my predestined
luck and I have interred the sphere of Gods Love.
Salute the True saint with folded hands,
this is a great virtuous act.
Lie prostrate before Him, this is a great
virtuous act.
Lovers of mammon do not enjoy the taste
of Gods Elixir, as within them there is the thorn of ego.
When they walk forward, that thorn pricks
them more and more severely; they suffer greater pain and finally receive
on their heads, the blows from deaths staff.
True devotees are absorbed in Gods Name,
and fear of the pain of birth and deaths leaves them.
They are united with the Everlasting God
and gain great honor in the various regions and universes.
O God! the Greatest of the great, save
us, we are poor and humble.
Nanak says: the Name is the Sustainer
and support of the mortal, and gives Supreme Joy and peace.
Gauri Purbi Measure, Guru Arjan Dev
My friend, I request you that this is
the opportune time to serve the saints.
Earn divine profits in this world and
live in peace and comfort in the next one.
Life is shortening day and night.
O mind, meet the Guru and set right your
affairs.
This world is engrossed in sins and evils;
but Gods Divines will swim across it.
He, who is awakened by God, drinks the
Nectar of Name and comes to realize the Ineffable
God.
Purchase the commodity, for which you
have come in this world, and then God will come to reside in your heart
with the Gurus Grace.
You will easily obtain your Real Home
and will not suffer transmigration.
O Searcher of hearts and Fulfiller of
desires! kindly fulfill my hearts desires.
Nanak says: I, your servant, pray
that I may become the dust of the Saints feet join the society of saints. |