We are blessed by His Naam, with emancipation and peace. He rids us of worry and care. Of pain, suffering, doubt and fraud. We sing his praises Night and Day. Small recompense. All He asks of us. Meditate forever on the treasure of virtue.

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
prabhaathee mehalaa 5 ||
Prabhaatee, Fifth Mehl:


ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਆ ॥
sathigur poorai naam dheeaa ||
The Perfect True Guru has bestowed the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਅਨਦ ਮੰਗਲ ਕਲਿਆਣ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਗਲਾ ਰਾਸਿ ਥੀਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
anadh mangal kaliaan sadhaa sukh kaaraj sagalaa raas thheeaa ||1|| rehaao ||
I am blessed with bliss and happiness, emancipation and eternal peace. All my affairs have been resolved. ||1||Pause||


ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਮਨਿ ਵੂਠੇ ॥
charan kamal gur kae man voothae ||
The Lotus Feet of the Guru abide within my mind.


ਦੂਖ ਦਰਦ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਝੂਠੇ ॥੧॥
dhookh dharadh bhram binasae jhoothae ||1||
I am rid of pain, suffering, doubt and fraud. ||1||


ਨਿਤ ਉਠਿ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
nith outh gaavahu prabh kee baanee ||
Rise early, and sing the Glorious Word of God's Bani.


ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ॥੨॥
aath pehar har simarahu praanee ||2||
Twenty-four hours a day, meditate in remembrance on the Lord, O mortal. ||2||


ਘਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਭਨੀ ਥਾਈ ॥
ghar baahar prabh sabhanee thhaaee ||
Inwardly and outwardly, God is everywhere.

ਸੰਗਿ ਸਹਾਈ ਜਹ ਹਉ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
sang sehaaee jeh ho jaaee ||3||
Wherever I go, He is always with me, my Helper and Support. ||3||

dhue kar jorr karee aradhaas ||
With my palms pressed together, I offer this prayer.


ਸਦਾ ਜਪੇ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥੪॥੯॥
sadhaa japae naanak gunathaas ||4||9||
O Nanak, I meditate forever on the Lord, the Treasure of Virtue. ||4||9||

Ang 1340
Guru Arjan Dev

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

The Big Bang! After the resounding sound of the Shabad comes silence and peace.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

Anand Hi Anand Hai, Thanks aad Ji.

In the previous shabad, Guruji says: ਕਾਇਆ ਸਰੀਰੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ kaaeiaa sareerai vich sabh kishh paaeiaa || In the frame of the human body, He has placed all things.

This shabad continues the idea that He created all of Creation as such, but He creates and recreates something within us as well. Something very personal is being recreated, and something personal is being destroyed.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

ਖੋਟੇ ਖਰੇ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਏ ॥
khottae kharae thudhh aap oupaaeae ||
You Yourself created the counterfeit and the genuine.


ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਪਰਖੇ ਲੋਕ ਸਬਾਏ ॥
thudhh aapae parakhae lok sabaaeae ||
You Yourself appraise all people.


ਖਰੇ ਪਰਖਿ ਖਜਾਨੈ ਪਾਇਹਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
kharae parakh khajaanai paaeihi khottae bharam bhulaavaniaa ||6||
You appraise the true, and place them in Your Treasury; You consign the false to wander in delusion. ||6||


ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖਾ ਕਿਉ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ॥
kio kar vaekhaa kio saalaahee ||
How can I behold You? How can I praise You?


ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਲਾਹੀ ॥
gur parasaadhee sabadh salaahee ||
By Guru's Grace, I praise You through the Word of the Shabad.


ਤੇਰੇ ਭਾਣੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਵਸੈ ਤੂੰ ਭਾਣੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
thaerae bhaanae vich anmrith vasai thoon bhaanai anmrith peeaavaniaa ||7||
In Your Sweet Will, the Amrit is found; by Your Will, You inspire us to drink in this Amrit. ||7||


ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਬਦੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
anmrith sabadh anmrith har baanee ||
The Shabad is Amrit; the Lord's Bani is Amrit.


ਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥
sathigur saeviai ridhai samaanee ||
Serving the True Guru, it permeates the heart.


ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਪੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਭ ਭੁਖ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੫॥੧੬॥
naanak anmrith naam sadhaa sukhadhaathaa pee anmrith sabh bhukh lehi jaavaniaa ||8||15||16||
O Nanak, the Ambrosial Naam is forever the Giver of peace; drinking in this Amrit, all hunger is satisfied. ||8||15||16||

Guru Arjan Dev
Ang 119

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.

Bhai Gurdas ji, Vaar 1 Pouree 12

ਦੁਆਪਰਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਬੀਤਤ ਭਏ ਕਲਜੁਗਿ ਕੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਛਤ੍ਰ ਫਿਰਾਈ ।
duaapari jugi beetat bhaay kalajugi kay siri chhatr dhiraaee|
With the passing away of Dvapar, the canopy of kingdom now came over the head of Kaliyuga.


ਵੇਦ ਅਥਰਵਣਿ ਥਾਪਿਆ ਉਤਰਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਈ ।
vayd adaravani daapiaa utari mukhi guramukhi gun gaaee|
Atharvaveda got established and people now would go on eulogising, facing the north direction.


ਕਪਲ ਰਿਖੀਸੁਰਿ ਸਾਂਖਿ ਮਥਿ ਅਥਰਵਣਿ ਵੇਦ ਕੀ ਰਿਚਾ ਸੁਣਾਈ ।
kapal rikheesuri saankhi madi adaravani vayd kee richaa sunaaee|
As a substance of the hymns of Athrvaveda, the Sankhya-sutras were recited by sage Kapil.


ਗਿਆਨ ਮਹਾ ਰਸ ਪੀਅ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰੇ ਨਿਤ ਅਨਿਤ ਨਿਆਈ ।
giaan mahaa ras peea kai simaray nit anit niaaee|
Get imbued with the great knowledge and go on pondering over the stable and the transitory.

ਗਿਆਨ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਕੋਟਿ ਜਤਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਧਾਈ ।
giaan binaa nahi paaeeai jo koee koti jatani kari dhaaee|
Despite millions of efforts, without knowledge nothing can be attained.


ਕਰਮਿ ਜੋਗ ਦੇਹੀ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਅਨਿਤ ਖਿਨ ਟਿਕੇ ਨ ਰਾਈ ।
karami jog dayhee karay so anit khin tikay n raaee|
Karma and yoga are activities of the body and both these are momentry and perishable.


ਗਿਆਨੁ ਮਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਕਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਈ ।
giaanu matay sukhu oopajai janam maran kaa bharamu chukaaee|
Analytical wisdom creates the supreme delight and the illusions of birth and death come to an end.


ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੧੨॥
guramukhi giaanee sahaji samaaee ॥12॥
The Guru-oriented (gurmukh) get merged in the real self.

Bhai Vardas talks about the unfolding creation. He tells us about the passing of Dvapar after 5,078 years, and the beginning of Kaljug. A canopy of darkness passed over creation. Artharaveda, one of the ancient Upanishads, would settle in -- a systematic science of healing and cleansing. And Bhai Vardas tells us that the people would never stop "eulogizing", facing the north (prescribed in some systems of meditation) and singing hymns.

The sutras would be recited by the sage Kapil. Kapil was a good-for-nothing son of a royal Hindu priest, who -- to make a long story short -- was hauled off to the court of a king by a policeman who thought he was a thief. Kapil told he king that he only wanted 2 gold coins in return for a blessing that he would give because he, Kapil, was a Brahmin. The king offered him 10 coins and all that his heart desired. But Kapil did not want to ask for much, and perhaps irritate the king. Now Kapil needed money because he had impregnated a widow by the name of Manorama. He asked the King for some time to think. And realized that even 10 coins would not last long. In the end, by sudden illumination, Kapil told the King that greed is the source of all that is evil. Kapil had discovered detachment and renounced all worldly things.

So Bhai Vardas tells us we are here that we may get spiritual wisdom. Like Kapil we can understand what is permanent and what is transitory. Yoga and ritual are of the moment. Only analytical wisdom creates delight, illusion ends, and we merge with the True Lord.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.