{"collection":"skh","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/skh/granth/gr36.htm","path":"skh/granth/gr36.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/skh/granth/gr36.htm","text":"Shri Guru Granth Sahib: Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl\nSection 36 - Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl - Part 001\nYou believed that this body was permanent, but it shall turn to dust.\nWhy don't you chant the Name of the Lord, you shameless fool? ||1||\nLet devotional worship of the Lord enter into your heart, and abandon the intellectualism of your mind.\nO Servant Nanak, this is the way to live in the world. ||2||4||\nOne Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:\nShalok Sehskritee, First Mehl:\nYou study the scriptures, say your prayers and argue;\nyou worship stones and sit like a crane, pretending to meditate.\nYou speak lies and well-ornamented falsehood,\nand recite your daily prayers three times a day.\nThe mala is around your neck, and the sacred tilak mark is on your forehead.\nYou wear two loin cloths, and keep your head covered.\nIf you know God and the nature of karma,\nyou know that all these rituals and beliefs are useless.\nSays Nanak, meditate on the Lord with faith.\nWithout the True Guru, no one finds the Way. ||1||\nThe mortal's life is fruitless, as long as he does not know God.\nOnly a few, by Guru's Grace, cross over the world-ocean.\nThe Creator, the Cause of causes, is All-powerful. Thus speaks Nanak, after deep deliberation.\nThe Creation is under the control of the Creator. By His Power, He sustains and supports it. ||2||\nThe Shabad is Yoga, the Shabad is spiritual wisdom; the Shabad is the Vedas for the Brahmin.\nThe Shabad is heroic bravery for the Khshaatriya; the Shabad is service to others for the Soodra.\nThe Shabad for all is the Shabad, the Word of the One God, for one who knows this secret.\nNanak is the slave of the Divine, Immaculate Lord. ||3||\nThe One Lord is the Divinity of all divinities. He is the Divinity of the soul.\nNanak is the slave of that one who knows the Secrets of the soul and the Supreme Lord God. He is the Divine Immaculate Lord Himself. ||4||\nShalok Sehskritee , Fifth Mehl:\nOne Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:\nWho is the mother, and who is the father? Who is the son, and what is the pleasure of marriage?\nWho is the brother, friend, companion and relative? Who is emotionally attached to the family?\nWho is restlessly attached to beauty? It leaves, as soon as we see it.\nOnly the meditative remembrance of God remains with us. O Nanak, it brings the blessings of the Saints, the sons of the Imperishable Lord. ||1||\nSection 36 - Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl - Part 002\nCursed is loving attachment to one's mother and father; cursed is loving attachment to one's siblings and relatives.\nCursed is attachment to the joys of family life with one's spouse and children.\nCursed is attachment to household affairs.\nOnly loving attachment to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is True. Nanak dwells there in peace. ||2||\nThe body is false; its power is temporary.\nIt grows old; its love for Maya increases greatly.\nThe human is only a temporary guest in the home of the body, but he has high hopes.\nThe Righteous Judge of Dharma is relentless; he counts each and every breath.\nThe human body, so difficult to obtain, has fallen into the deep dark pit of emotional attachment. O Nanak, its only support is God, the Essence of Reality.\nO God, Lord of the World, Lord of the Universe, Master of the Universe, please be kind to me. ||3||\nThis fragile body-fortress is made up of water, plastered with blood and wrapped in skin.\nIt has nine gates, but no doors; it is supported by pillars of wind, the channels of the breath.\nThe ignorant person does not meditate in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe; he thinks that this body is permanent.\nThis precious body is saved and redeemed in the Sanctuary of the Holy, O Nanak,\nchanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har, Haray. ||4||\nO Glorious, Eternal and Imperishable, Perfect and Abundantly Compassionate,\nProfound and Unfathomable, Lofty and Exalted, All-knowing and Infinite Lord God.\nO Lover of Your devoted servants, Your Feet are a Sanctuary of Peace.\nO Master of the masterless, Helper of the helpless, Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary. ||5||\nSeeing the deer, the hunter aims his weapons.\nBut if one is protected by the Lord of the World, O Nanak, not a hair on his head will be touched. ||6||\nHe may be surrounded on all four sides by servants and powerful warriors;\nhe may dwell in a lofty place, difficult to approach, and never even think of death.\nBut when the Order comes from the Primal Lord God, O Nanak, even an ant can take away his breath of life. ||7||\nTo be imbued and attuned to the Word of the Shabad; to be kind and compassionate; to sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises - these are the most worthwhile actions in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.\nIn this way, one's inner doubts and emotional attachments are dispelled.\nGod is pervading and permeating all places.\nSo obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; He dwells upon the tongues of the Holy.\nO Nanak, meditate and chant the Name of the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, Har, Haray. ||8||\nBeauty fades away, islands fade away, the sun, moon, stars and sky fade away.\nThe earth, mountains, forests and lands fade away.\nOne's spouse, children, siblings and loved friends fade away.\nGold and jewels and the incomparable beauty of Maya fade away.\nOnly the Eternal, Unchanging Lord does not fade away.\nO Nanak, only the humble Saints are steady and stable forever. ||9||\nDo not delay in practicing righteousness; delay in committing sins.\nImplant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within yourself, and abandon greed.\nIn the Sanctuary of the Saints, the sins are erased. The character of righteousness is received by that person,\nO Nanak, with whom the Lord is pleased and satisfied. ||10||\nThe person of shallow understanding is dying in emotional attachment; he is engrossed in pursuits of pleasure with his wife.\nWith youthful beauty and golden earrings,\nwondrous mansions, decorations and clothes - this is how Maya clings to him.\nO Eternal, Unchanging, Benevolent Lord God, O Sanctuary of the Saints, Nanak humbly bows to You. ||11||\nIf there is birth, then there is death. If there is pleasure, then there is pain. If there is enjoyment, then there is disease.\nIf there is high, then there is low. If there is small, then there is great.\nSection 36 - Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl - Part 003\nIf there is power, then there is pride. If there is egotistical pride, then there will be a fall.\nEngrossed in worldly ways, one is ruined.\nMeditating and vibrating on the Lord of the Universe in the Company of the Holy, you shall become steady and stable. Nanak vibrates and meditates on the Lord God. ||12||\nBy the Grace of God, genuine understanding comes to the mind.\nThe intellect blossoms forth, and one finds a place in the realm of celestial bliss.\nThe senses are brought under control, and pride is abandoned.\nThe heart is cooled and soothed, and the wisdom of the Saints is implanted within.\nReincarnation is ended, and the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan is obtained.\nO Nanak, the musical instrument of the Word of the Shabad vibrates and resounds within. ||13||\nThe Vedas preach and recount God's Glories; people hear them by various ways and means.\nThe Merciful Lord, Har, Har, implants spiritual wisdom within.\nNanak begs for the Gift of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Guru is the Great Giver, the Lord of the World. ||14||\nDo not worry so much about your mother, father and siblings. Do not worry so much about other people.\nDo not worry about your spouse, children and friends. You are obsessed with your involvements in Maya.\nThe One Lord God is Kind and Compassionate, O Nanak. He is the Cherisher and Nurturer of all living beings. ||15||\nWealth is temporary; conscious existence is temporary; hopes of all sorts are temporary.\nThe bonds of love, attachment, egotism, doubt, Maya and the pollution of corruption are temporary.\nThe mortal passes through the fire of the womb of reincarnation countless times. He does not remember the Lord in meditation; his understanding is polluted.\nO Lord of the Universe, when You grant Your Grace, even sinners are saved. Nanak dwells in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||16||\nYou may drop down from the mountains, and fall into the nether regions of the underworld, or be burnt in the blazing fire,\nor swept away by the unfathomable waves of water; but the worst pain of all is household anxiety, which is the source of the cycle of death and rebirth.\nNo matter what you do, you cannot break its bonds, O Nanak. Man's only Support, Anchor and Mainstay is the Word of the Shabad, and the Holy, Friendly Saints. ||17||\nExcruciating pain, countless killings, reincarnation, poverty and terrible misery\nare all destroyed by meditating in remembrance on the Lord's Name, O Nanak, just as fire reduces piles of wood to ashes. ||18||\nMeditating in remembrance on the Lord, the darkness is illuminated. Dwelling on His Glorious Praises, the ugly sins are destroyed.\nEnshrining the Lord deep within the heart, and with the immaculate karma of doing good deeds, one strikes fear into the demons.\nThe cycle of coming and going in reincarnation is ended, absolute peace is obtained, and the Fruitful Vision of the Lord's Darshan.\nHe is Potent to give Protection, He is the Lover of His Saints. O Nanak, the Lord God blesses all with bliss. ||19||\nThose who were left behind - the Lord brings them to the front. He fulfills the hopes of the hopeless.\nHe makes the poor rich, and cures the illnesses of the ill.\nHe blesses His devotees with devotion. They sing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord's Name.\nO Nanak, those who serve the Guru find the Supreme Lord God, the Great Giver||20||\nHe gives Support to the unsupported. The Name of the Lord is the Wealth of the poor.\nThe Lord of the Universe is the Master of the masterless; the Beautiful-haired Lord is the Power of the weak.\nThe Lord is Merciful to all beings, Eternal and Unchanging, the Family of the meek and humble.\nThe All-knowing, Perfect, Primal Lord God is the Lover of His devotees, the Embodiment of Mercy.\nSection 36 - Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl - Part 004\nThe Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent, Luminous Lord, dwells in each and every heart.\nNanak begs for this blessing from the Merciful Lord, that he may never forget Him, never forget Him. ||21||\nI have no power; I do not serve You, and I do not love You, O Supreme Sublime Lord God.\nBy Your Grace, Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Merciful Lord, Har, Har. ||22||\nThe Lord feeds and sustains all living beings; He blesses them gifts of restful peace and fine clothes.\nHe created the jewel of human life, with all its cleverness and intelligence.\nBy His Grace, mortals abide in peace and bliss.\nO Nanak, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har, Haray,\nthe mortal is released from attachment to the world. ||23||\nThe kings of the earth are eating up the blessings of the good karma of their past lives.\nThose cruel-minded rulers who oppress the people, O Nanak, shall suffer in pain for a very long time. ||24||\nThose who meditate in remembrance on the Lord in their hearts, look upon even pain as God's Grace.\nThe healthy person is very sick, if he does not remember the Lord, the Embodiment of Mercy. ||25||\nTo sing the Kirtan of God's Praises is the righteous duty incurred by taking birth in this human body.\nThe Naam, the Name of the Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar, O Nanak. The Saints drink it in, and never have enough of it. ||26||\nThe Saints are tolerant and good-natured; friends and enemies are the same to them.\nO Nanak, it is all the same to them, whether someone offers them all sorts of foods, or slanders them, or draws weapons to kill them. ||27||\nThey pay no attention to dishonor or disrespect.\nThey are not bothered by gossip; the miseries of the world do not touch them.\nThose who join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and chant the Name of the Lord of the Universe - O Nanak, those mortals abide in peace. ||28||\nThe Holy people are an invincible army of spiritual warriors; their bodies are protected by the armor of humility.\nTheir weapons are the Glorious Praises of the Lord which they chant; their Shelter and Shield is the Word of the Guru's Shabad.\nThe horses, chariots and elephants they ride are their way to realize God's Path.\nThey walk fearlessly through the armies of their enemies; they attack them with the Kirtan of God's Praises.\nThey conquer the entire world, O Nanak, and overpower the five thieves. ||29||\nMisled by evil-mindedness, mortals are engrossed in the mirage of the illusory world, like the passing shade of a tree.\nEmotional attachment to family is false, so Nanak meditates in remembrance on the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam. ||30||\nI do not possess the treasure of the wisdom of the Vedas, nor do I possess the merits of the Praises of the Naam.\nI do not have a beautiful voice to sing jewelled melodies; I am not clever, wise or shrewd.\nBy destiny and hard work, the wealth of Maya is obtained. O Nanak, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, even fools become religious scholars. ||31||\nThe mala around my neck is the chanting of the Lord's Name. The Love of the Lord is my silent chanting.\nChanting this most Sublime Word brings salvation and joy to the eyes. ||32||\nThat mortal who lacks the Guru's Mantra - cursed and contaminated is his life.\nThat blockhead is just a dog, a pig, a jackass, a crow, a snake. ||33||\nWhoever contemplates the Lord's Lotus Feet, and enshrines His Name within the heart,\nSection 36 - Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl - Part 005\nand sings the Kirtan of His Praises in the Saadh Sangat, O Nanak, shall never see the Messenger of Death. ||34||\nWealth and beauty are not so difficult to obtain. Paradise and royal power are not so difficult to obtain.\nFoods and delicacies are not so difficult to obtain. Elegant clothes are not so difficuilt to obtain.\nChildren, friends, siblings and relatives are not so difficult to obtain. The pleasures of woman are not so difficult to obtain.\nKnowledge and wisdom are not so difficult to obtain. Cleverness and trickery are not so difficult to obtain.\nOnly the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is difficult to obtain. O Nanak, it is only obtained by God's Grace, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||35||\nWherever I look, I see the Lord, whether in this world, in paradise, or the nether regions of the underworld.\nThe Lord of the Universe is All-pervading everywhere. O Nanak, no blame or stain sticks to Him. ||36||\nPoison is transformed into nectar, and enemies into friends and companions.\nPain is changed into pleasure, and the fearful become fearless.\nThose who have no home or place find their place of rest in the Naam, O Nanak, when the Guru, the Lord, becomes Merciful. ||37||\nHe blesses all with humility; He has blessed me with humility as well. He purifies all, and He has purified me as well.\nThe Creator of all is the Creator of me as well. O Nanak, no blame or stain sticks to Him. ||38||\nThe moon-god is not cool and calm, nor is the white sandalwood tree.\nThe winter season is not cool; O Nanak, only the Holy friends, the Saints, are cool and calm. ||39||\nThrough the Mantra of the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, one meditates on the All-pervading Lord.\nThose who have the wisdom to look alike upon pleasure and pain, live the immaculate lifestyle, free of vengeance.\nThey are kind to all beings; they have overpowered the five thieves.\nThey take the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise as their food; they remain untouched by Maya, like the lotus in the water.\nThey share the Teachings with friend and enemy alike; they love the devotional worship of God.\nThey do not listen to slander; renouncing self-conceit, they become the dust of all.\nWhoever has these six qualities, O Nanak, is called a Holy friend. ||40||\nThe goat enjoys eating fruits and roots, but if it lives near a tiger, it is always anxious.\nThis is the condition of the world, O Nanak; it is afflicted by pleasure and pain. ||41||\nFraud, false accusations, millions of diseases, sins and the filthy residues of evil mistakes;\ndoubt, emotional attachment, pride, dishonor and intoxication with Maya\n- these lead mortals to death and rebirth, wandering lost in hell. In spite of all sorts of efforts, salvation is not found.\nChanting and meditating on the Name of the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, mortals become immaculate and pure.\nThey continually dwell upon the Glorious Praises of God. ||42||\nIn the Sanctuary of the Kind-hearted Lord, our Transcendent Lord and Master, we are carried across.\nGod is the Perfect, All-powerful Cause of causes; He is the Giver of gifts.\nHe gives hope to the hopeless. He is the Source of all riches.\nNanak meditates in remembrance on the Treasure of Virtue; we are all beggars, begging at His Door. ||43||\nThe most difficult place becomes easy, and the worst pain turns into pleasure.\nEvil words, differences and doubts are obliterated, and even faithless cynics and malicious gossips become good people.\nThey become steady and stable, whether happy or sad; their fears are taken away, and they are fearless.\nSection 36 - Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl - Part 006\nThe dreadful woods become a well-populated city; such are the merits of the righteous life of Dharma, given by God's Grace.\nChanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, the Lotus Feet of the Merciful Lord are found. ||44||\nO emotional attachment, you are the invincible warrior of the battlefield of life; you totally crush and destroy even the most powerful.\nYou entice and fascinate even the heavenly heralds, celestial singers, gods, mortals, beasts and birds.\nNanak bows in humble surrender to the Lord; he seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord of the Universe. ||45||\nO sexual desire, you lead the mortals to hell; you make them wander in reincarnation through countless species.\nYou cheat the consciousness, and pervade the three worlds. You destroy meditation, penance and virtue.\nBut you give only shallow pleasure, while you make the mortals weak and unsteady; you pervade the high and the low.\nYour fear is dispelled in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, through the Protection and Support of the Lord. ||46||\nO anger, you are the root of conflict; compassion never rises up in you.\nYou take the corrupt, sinful beings in your power, and make them dance like monkeys.\nAssociating with you, mortals are debased and punished by the Messenger of Death in so many ways.\nO Destroyer of the pains of the poor, O Merciful God, Nanak prays for You to protect all begins from such anger. ||47||\nO greed, you cling to even the great, assaulting them with countless waves.\nYou cause them to run around wildly in all directions, wobbling and wavering unsteadily.\nYou have no respect for friends, ideals, relations, mother or father.\nYou make them do what they should not do. You make them eat what they should not eat. You make them accomplish what they should not accomplish.\nSave me, save me - I have come to Your Sanctuary, O my Lord and Master; Nanak prays to the Lord. ||48||\nO egotism, you are the root of birth and death and the cycle of reincarnation; you are the very soul of sin.\nYou forsake friends, and hold tight to enemies. You spread out countless illusions of Maya.\nYou cause the living beings to come and go until they are exhausted. You lead them to experience pain and pleasure.\nYou lead them to wander lost in the terrible wilderness of doubt; you lead them to contract the most horrible, incurable diseases.\nThe only Physician is the Supreme Lord, the Transcendent Lord God. Nanak worships and adores the Lord, Har, Har, Haray. ||49||\nO Lord of the Universe, Master of the Breath of life, Treasure of Mercy, Guru of the World.\nO Destroyer of the fever of the world, Embodiment of Compassion, please take away all my pain.\nO Merciful Lord, Potent to give Sanctuary, Master of the meek and humble, please be kind to me.\nWhether his body is healthy or sick, let Nanak meditate in remembrance on You, Lord. ||50||\nI have come to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Lotus Feet, where I sing the Kirtan of His Praises.\nIn the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak is carried across the utterly terrifying, difficult world-ocean. ||51||\nThe Supreme Lord God has procted my head and forehead; the Transcendent Lord has protected my hands and body.\nGod, my Lord and Master, has saved my soul; the Lord of the Universe has saved my wealth and feet.\nThe Merciful Guru has protected everything, and destroyed my fear and suffering.\nGod is the Lover of His devotees, the Master of the masterless. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Imperishable Primal Lord God. ||52||\nHis Power supports the sky, and locks fire within wood.\nHis Power supports the moon, the sun and the stars, and infuses light and breath into the body.\nSection 36 - Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl - Part 007\nHis Power provides nourishment in the womb of the mother, and does not let disease strike.\nHis Power holds back the ocean, O Nanak, and does not allow the waves of water to destroy the land. ||53||\nThe Lord of the World is Supremely Beautiful; His Meditation is the Life of all.\nIn the Society of the Saints, O Nanak, He is found on the path of devotional worship of the Lord. ||54||\nThe mosquito pierces the stone, the ant crosses the swamp,\nthe cripple crosses the ocean, and the blind sees in the darkness,\nmeditating on the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, Har, Har, Haray. ||55||\nLike a Brahmin without a sacred mark on his forehead, or a king without the power of command,\nor a warrior without weapons, so is the devotee of God without Dharmic Faith. ||56||\nGod has no conch-shell, no religious mark, no paraphernalia; he does not have blue skin.\nHis Form is Wondrous and Amazing. He is beyond incarnation.\nThe Vedas say that He is not this, and not that.\nThe Lord of the Universe is Lofty and High, Great and Infinite.\nThe Imperishable Lord abides in the hearts of the Holy. He is understood, O Nanak, by those who are very fortunate. ||57||\nLiving in the world, it is like a wild jungle. One's relatives are like dogs, jackals and donkeys.\nIn this difficult place, the mind is intoxicated with the wine of emotional attachment; the five unconquered thieves lurk there.\nThe mortals wander lost in love and emotional attachment, fear and doubt; they are caught in the sharp, strong noose of egotism.\nThe ocean of fire is terrifying and impassable. The distant shore is so far away; it cannot be reached.\nVibrate and meditate on the Lord of the World, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; O Nanak, by His Grace, we are saved at the Lotus Feet of the Lord. ||58||\nWhen the Lord of the Universe grants His Grace, all illnesses are cured.\nNanak chants His Glorious Praises in the Saadh Sangat, in the Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord God. ||59||\nThe mortal is beautiful and speaks sweet words, but in the farm of his heart, he harbors cruel vengeance.\nHe pretends to bow in worship, but he is false. Beware of him, O friendly Saints. ||60||\nThe thoughtless fool does not know that each day, his breaths are being used up.\nHis most beautiful body is wearing away; old age, the daughter of death, has seized it.\nHe is engrossed in family play; placing his hopes in transitory things, he indulges in corrupt pleasures.\nWandering lost in countless incarnations, he is exhausted. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Embodiment of Mercy. ||61||\nO tongue, you love to enjoy the sweet delicacies.\nYou are dead to the Truth, and involved in great disputes. Instead, repeat the holy words:\nGobind, Daamodar, Maadhav. ||62||\nThose who are proud, and intoxicated with the pleasures of sex,\nand asserting their power over others,\nnever contemplate the Lord's Lotus Feet. Their lives are cursed, and as worthless as straw.\nYou are as tiny and insignificant as an ant, but you shall become great, by the Wealth of the Lord's Meditation.\nNanak bows in humble worship, countless times, over and over again. ||63||\nThe blade of grass becomes a mountain, and the barren land becomes green.\nThe drowning one swims across, and the empty is filled to overflowing.\nMillions of suns illuminate the darkness,\nprays Nanak, when the Guru, the Lord, becomes Merciful. ||64||","title":"Shalok Sehskritee, First Mehl & Fifth Mehl","type":"page"}