- Guru Granth Sahib -
Rag Sri Raag
- Chhants -
M.5, Lyrics
- Guru Arjan -
Hymn 1, Chhant Hymn 2
Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, reflect upon the Name of the Lord of the Universe. Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, the Lord shall always be with you. The Name of the Lord shall be with you as your Helper and Support. Meditate on Him-no one who does so shall ever return empty-handed. You shall obtain the fruits of your mind’s desires, by focusing your consciousness on the Lord’s Lotus Feet. He is totally pervading the water and the land; He is the Lord of the World-forest. Behold Him in exaltation in each and every heart. Nanak gives this advice: Oh beloved mind, in the Company of the Holy, burn away your doubts. ||1||
Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, without the Lord, all outward show is false. Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, the world is an ocean of poison. Let the Lord’s Lotus Feet be your Boat, so that pain and skepticism shall not touch you. Meeting with the Perfect Guru, by great good fortune, meditate on God twenty-four hours a day. From the very beginning, and throughout the ages, He is the Lord and Master of His servants. His Name is the Support of His devotees. Nanak gives this advice: Oh beloved mind, without the Lord, all outward show is false. ||2||
Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, load the profitable cargo of the Lord’s Name. Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, enter through the eternal Door of the Lord. One who serves at the Door of the Imperceptible and Unfathomable Lord, obtains this eternal position. There is no birth or death there, no coming or going; anguish and anxiety are ended. The accounts of Chitr and Gupt, the recording scribes of the conscious and the subconscious are torn up, and the Messenger of Death cannot do anything. Nanak gives this advice: Oh beloved mind, load the profitable cargo of the Lord’s Name. ||3||
Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, abide in the Society of the Saints. Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, chanting the Lord’s Name, the Divine Light shines within. Remember your Lord and Master, who is easily obtained, and all desires shall be fulfilled. By my past actions, I have found the Lord, the Greatest Lover. Separated from Him for so long, I am united with Him again. Inside and out, He is pervading everywhere. Faith in Him has welled up within my mind. Nanak gives this advice: Oh beloved mind, let the Society of the Saints be your dwelling. ||4||
Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, let your mind remain absorbed in loving devotion to the Lord. Oh dear beloved mind, my friend, the fish of the mind lives only when it is immersed in the Water of the Lord. Drinking in the Lord’s Ambrosial Bani, the mind is satisfied, and all pleasures come to abide within. Attaining the Lord of Excellence, I sing the Songs of Joy. The True Guru, becoming merciful, has fulfilled my desires. He has attached me to the hem of His robe, and I have obtained the nine treasures. My Lord and Master has bestowed His Name, which is everything to me. Nanak instructs the Saints to teach, that the mind is imbued with loving devotion to the Lord. ||5||1||2||
Ang 79,80
Dakhanaa, M.5, Lyrics
- Guru Arjan -
Dakhanaa - Chhant Hymn 1
Dakhanaa:
My Beloved Husband Lord is deep within my heart. How can I see Him? In the Sanctuary of the Saints, Oh Nanak, the Support of the breath of life is found. ||1||
Chhant:
To love the Lotus Feet of the Lord-this way of life has come into the minds of His Saints. The love of duality, this evil practice, this bad habit, is not liked by the Lord’s slaves. It is not pleasing to the Lord’s slaves; without the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, how can they find peace, even for a moment? Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the body and mind are empty; like fish out of water, they die. Please meet with me, Oh my Beloved-You are the Support of my breath of life. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing Your Glorious Praises. Oh Lord and Master of Nanak, please grant Your Grace, and permeate my body, mind and being. ||1||
Ang 80
Dakhanaa - Chhant Hymn 2
Dakhanaa:
He is Beautiful in all places; I do not see any other at all. Meeting with the True Guru, Oh Nanak, the doors are opened wide. ||1||
Chhant:
Your Word is Incomparable and Infinite. I contemplate the Word of Your Bani, the Support of the Saints. I remember Him in meditation with every breath and morsel of food, with perfect faith. How could I forget Him from my mind? How could I forget Him from my mind, even for an instant? He is the Most Worthy; He is my very life! My Lord and Master is the Giver of the fruits of the mind’s desires. He knows all the useless vanities and pains of the soul. Meditating on the Patron of lost souls, the Companion of all, your life shall not be lost in the gamble. Nanak offers this prayer to God: Please shower me with Your Mercy, and carry me across the terrifying world- ocean. ||2||
Ang 80
Dakhanaa - Chhant Hymn 3
Dakhanaa:
People bathe in the dust of the feet of the Saints, when the Lord becomes merciful. I have obtained all things, Oh Nanak; the Lord is my Wealth and Property. ||1||
Chhant:
My Lord and Master’s Home is beautiful. It is the resting place of His devotees, who live in hopes of attaining it. Their minds and bodies are absorbed in meditation on the Name of God; they drink in the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar. They drink in the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar, and become eternally stable. They know that the water of corruption is insipid and tasteless. When my God, the Lord of the Universe became merciful, I came to look upon the Saadh Sangat as the treasure. All pleasures and supreme ecstasy, Oh my Beloved, come to those who sew the Jewel of the Lord into their minds. They do not forget, even for an instant, the Support of the breath of life. They live by constantly meditating on Him, Oh Nanak. ||3||
Ang 80,81
Dakhanaa - Chhant Hymn 4
Dakhanaa:
Oh Lord, You meet and merge with those whom you have made Your Own. You Yourself are entranced, Oh Nanak, hearing Your Own Praises. ||1||
Chhant:
Administering the intoxicating drug of love, I have won over the Lord of the Universe; I have fascinated His Mind. By the Grace of the Saints, I am held in the loving embrace of the Unfathomable Lord, and I am entranced. Held in the Lord’s loving embrace, I look beautiful, and all my pains have been dispelled. By the loving worship of His devotees, the Lord has come under their power. All pleasures have come to dwell in the mind; the Lord of the Universe is pleased and appeased. Birth and death have been totally eliminated. Oh my companions, sing the Songs of Joy. My desires have been fulfilled, and I shall never again be trapped or shaken by Maya. Taking hold of my hand, Oh Nanak, my Beloved God will not let me be swallowed up by the world-ocean. ||4||
Ang 81
Dakhanaa - Chhant Hymn 5
Dakhanaa:
The Master’s Name is Priceless; no one knows its value. Those who have good destiny recorded upon their foreheads, Oh Nanak, enjoy the Love of the Lord. ||1||
Chhant:
Those who chant are sanctified. All those who listen are blessed, and those who write save their ancestors. Those who join the Saadh Sangat are imbued with the Lord’s Love; they reflect and meditate on God. Contemplating God, their lives are reformed and redeemed; God has showered His Perfect Mercy upon them. Taking them by the hand, the Lord has blessed them with His Praises. They no longer have to wander in reincarnation, and they never have to die. Through the Kind and Compassionate True Guru, I have met the Lord; I have conquered sexual desire, anger and greed. Our Indescribable Lord and Master cannot be described. Nanak is devoted, forever a sacrifice to Him. ||5||1||3||
Ang 81
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