Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji - 2017 SikhNet Annual Report

1 Siri guru Granth Sahib Ji Volume 1 of 5. Siri guru Granth Sahib Ang: 1-286. Volume Pages: 1-757. With English translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa i Edition: , November 2015. 2015 SikhNet Inc. and Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa 1A Ram Das guru Pl. Espanola, NM, 87532. United States ii Dedication This work is dedicated to my spiritual teacher, Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji Yogi Bhajan' or Yogiji' to those of us who knew him. Through the example of his life, and his dedication to spreading the Word of the guru 's Teachings, many of us were inspired to live the words of the Sikh prayer, Ardaas: Dear Lord, grant us the gift of reading, and understanding, Your Holy Word.

2 To read Gurmukhi is to experience, on a fundamental vibrational level, the Sound-Current of the Naad. And by understanding the meaning of the guru 's Word, we allow our mind to fully grasp it. This is the essence of the guru 's Teachings, the technology of consciousness. - Dr. Sant Singh iii <> One Universal Creator God. siq nwmu The Name Is Truth. krqw purKu Creative Being Personified. inrBau inrvYru No Fear. No Hatred. Akwl mUriq Image Of The Undying, AjUnI sYBM Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. gur pRswid ] By guru 's Grace ~.

3 ] jpu ] Chant And Meditate: Awid scu True In The Primal Beginning. jugwid scu ] True Throughout The Ages. hY BI scu True Here And Now. nwnk hosI BI scu ]1] O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||. socY soic n hoveI jy socI By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by lK vwr ] thinking hundreds of thousands of times. cupY cup n hoveI jy lwie rhw By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by ilv qwr ] remaining lovingly absorbed deep within. BuiKAw BuK n auqrI jy bMnw The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling purIAw Bwr ] up loads of worldly goods.

4 Shs isAwxpw lK hoih q Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of iek n clY nwil ] them will go along with you in the end. ikv sicAwrw hoeIAY ikv kUVY So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of qutY pwil ] illusion be torn away? hukim rjweI clxw nwnk O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of iliKAw nwil ]1] His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1||. hukmI hovin Awkwr hukmu n By His Command, bodies are created; His Command kihAw jweI ] cannot be described. (1).

5 2 // 21-2. 1-2. hukmI hovin jIA hukim imlY By His Command, souls come into being; by His vifAweI ] Command, glory and greatness are obtained. hukmI auqmu nIcu hukim iliK By His Command, some are high and some are low; by duK suK pweIAih ] His Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained. ieknw hukmI bKsIs ieik Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, hukmI sdw BvweIAih ] by His Command, wander aimlessly forever. hukmY AMdir sBu ko bwhir Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond hukm n koie ] His Command.

6 Nwnk hukmY jy buJY q haumY khY O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not n koie ]2] speak in ego. ||2||. gwvY ko qwxu hovY iksY qwxu ] Some sing of His Power-who has that Power? gwvY ko dwiq jwxY nIswxu ] Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia. gwvY ko gux vifAweIAw cwr ] Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty. gwvY ko ividAw ivKmu vIcwru ] Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies. gwvY ko swij kry qnu Kyh ] Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust.

7 GwvY ko jIA lY iPir dyh ] Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it. gwvY ko jwpY idsY dUir ] Some sing that He seems so very far away. 2 2. gwvY ko vyKY hwdrw hdUir ] Some sing that He watches over us, face to face, ever- present. kQnw kQI n AwvY qoit ] There is no shortage of those who preach and teach. kiQ kiQ kQI kotI koit koit ] Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories. dydw dy lYdy Qik pwih ] The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving.

8 Jugw jugMqir KwhI Kwih ] Throughout the ages, consumers consume. hukmI hukmu clwey rwhu ] The Commander, by His Command, leads us to walk on the Path. nwnk ivgsY vyprvwhu ]3] O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and Untroubled. ||3||. (2). 2 /2. swcw swihbu swcu nwie BwiKAw True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with Bwau Apwru ] infinite love. AwKih mMgih dyih dyih dwiq People beg and pray, Give to us, give to us , and the kry dwqwru ] Great Giver gives His Gifts. Pyir ik AgY rKIAY ijqu idsY So what offering can we place before Him, by which we drbwru ] might see the Darbaar of His Court?

9 MuhO ik bolxu bolIAY ijqu suix What words can we speak to evoke His Love? Dry ipAwru ]. AMimRq vylw scu nwau vifAweI In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, vIcwru ] chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness. krmI AwvY kpVw ndrI By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical moKu duAwru ] body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found. nwnk eyvY jwxIAY sBu Awpy O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All. ||4||. sicAwru ]4]. QwipAw n jwie kIqw He cannot be established, He cannot be created.

10 N hoie ]. Awpy Awip inrMjnu soie ] He Himself is Immaculate and Pure. ijin syivAw iqin Those who serve Him are honored. pwieAw mwnu ]. nwnk gwvIAY guxI inDwnu ] O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence. gwvIAY suxIAY min Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love. rKIAY Bwau ]. duKu prhir suKu Gir lY Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to jwie ] your home. gurmuiK nwdM gurmuiK vydM The guru 's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the gurmuiK rihAw smweI ] guru 's Word is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the guru 's Word is all-pervading.