Baani • Est. 45 mins
Asa Ki Var
Guru Ramdas Ji • 734 Verses
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
aasaa mahalaa 4 chhant ghar 4 |
Aasaa, Fourth Mehl, Chhant, Fourth House:
har amrit bhine loeinaa man prem ratanaa raam raaje |
My eyes are wet with the Nectar of the Lord, and my mind is imbued with His Love, O Lord King.
man raam kasavattee laaeaa kanchan sovinaa |
The Lord applied His touch-stone to my mind, and found it one hundred per cent gold.
guramukh rang chalooliaa meraa man tano bhinaa |
As Gurmukh, I am dyed in the deep red of the poppy, and my mind and body are drenched with His Love.
jan naanak musak jhakoliaa sabh janam dhan dhanaa |1|
Servant Nanak is drenched with His Fragrance; blessed, blessed is his entire life. ||1||
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
One 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:
aasaa mahalaa 1 |
Aasaa, First Mehl:
vaar salokaa naal salok bhee mahale pahile ke likhe ttundde as raajai kee dhunee |
Vaar With Saloks, And Saloks Written By The First Mehl. To Be Sung To The Tune Of 'Tunda-Asraajaa':
salok mahalaa 1 |
Salok, First Mehl:
balihaaree gur aapane diauhaarree sad vaar |
A hundred times a day, I am a sacrifice to my Guru;
jin maanas te devate kee karat na laagee vaar |1|
He made angels out of men, without delay. ||1||
je sau chandaa ugaveh sooraj charreh hajaar |
If a hundred moons were to rise, and a thousand suns appeared,
ete chaanan hodiaan gur bin ghor andhaar |2|
even with such light, there would still be pitch darkness without the Guru. ||2||
naanak guroo na chetanee man aapanai suchet |
O Nanak, those who do not think of the Guru, and who think of themselves as clever,
chhutte til booaarr jiau sunye andar khet |
shall be left abandoned in the field, like the scattered sesame.
khetai andar chhuttiaa kahu naanak sau naah |
They are abandoned in the field, says Nanak, and they have a hundred masters to please.
faleeeh fuleeeh bapurre bhee tan vich suaah |3|
The wretches bear fruit and flower, but within their bodies, they are filled with ashes. ||3||
aapeenai aap saajio aapeenai rachio naau |
He Himself created Himself; He Himself assumed His Name.
duyee kudarat saajeeai kar aasan ddittho chaau |
Secondly, He fashioned the creation; seated within the creation, He beholds it with delight.
daataa karataa aap toon tus deveh kareh pasaau |
You Yourself are the Giver and the Creator; by Your Pleasure, You bestow Your Mercy.
toon jaanoee sabhasai de laiseh jind kavaau |
You are the Knower of all; You give life, and take it away again with a word.
kar aasan ddittho chaau |1|
Seated within the creation, You behold it with delight. ||1||
har prem baanee man maariaa aneeaale aneea raam raaje |
The Bani of the Lord's Love is the pointed arrow, which has pierced my mind, O Lord King.
jis laagee peer piram kee so jaanai jareea |
Only those who feel the pain of this love, know how to endure it.
jeevan mukat so aakheeai mar jeevai mareea |
Those who die, and remain dead while yet alive, are said to be Jivan Mukta, liberated while yet alive.
jan naanak satigur mel har jag dutar tareea |2|
O Lord, unite servant Nanak with the True Guru, that he may cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||
salok mahalaa 1 |
Salok, First Mehl:
sache tere khandd sache brahamandd |
True are Your worlds, True are Your solar Systems.
sache tere loa sache aakaar |
True are Your realms, True is Your creation.
sache tere karane sarab beechaar |
True are Your actions, and all Your deliberations.
sachaa teraa amar sachaa deebaan |
True is Your Command, and True is Your Court.
sachaa teraa hukam sachaa furamaan |
True is the Command of Your Will, True is Your Order.
sachaa teraa karam sachaa neesaan |
True is Your Mercy, True is Your Insignia.
sache tudh aakheh lakh karorr |
Hundreds of thousands and millions call You True.
sachai sabh taan sachai sabh jor |
In the True Lord is all power, in the True Lord is all might.
sachee teree sifat sachee saalaah |
True is Your Praise, True is Your Adoration.
sachee teree kudarat sache paatisaah |
True is Your almighty creative power, True King.
naanak sach dhiaaein sach |
O Nanak, true are those who meditate on the True One.
jo mar jame su kach nikach |1|
Those who are subject to birth and death are totally false. ||1||
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa vaddaa naau |
Great is His greatness, as great as His Name.
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa sach niaau |
Great is His greatness, as True is His justice.
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa nihachal thaau |
Great is His greatness, as permanent as His Throne.
vaddee vaddiaaee jaanai aalaau |
Great is His greatness, as He knows our utterances.
vaddee vaddiaaee bujhai sabh bhaau |
Great is His greatness, as He understands all our affections.
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa puchh na daat |
Great is His greatness, as He gives without being asked.
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