Ashtapadee-8
Shalok
Salok:
ਮਨਿਸਾਚਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਇ∥
Man saachaa mukh saachaa so-ay.
The true One is on his mind,and the true One is upon his lips.
ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਪੇਖੇ ਏਕਸ ਬਿਨੁ ਕੋਇ‖
Avar na paykhai aykas bin ko-ay.
He sees only the one.
ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਲਛਣ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਹੋਇ∥
Naanak ih lachhan barahm gi-aanee ho-ay.||1||
O Nanak,these are the qualities of the God -conscious being.
Ashtapadee:
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Barahm gi-aanee sadaa nirlayp.
The God conscious being is always unattached,
Jaisay jal meh kamal alayp.
As the lotus in the water remains detached,
Barahm gi-aanee sadaa nirdokh.
The God-conscious being is always unstained,
Jaisay soor sarab ka-o sokh.
Like the sun,Which gives its comfort and warmth to all.
Barahm gi-aanee kai darisat samaan.
The God-conscious being lools upon all alike,
Jaisay raaj rank ka-o laagai tul pavaan.
Like the wind,Which blows equally upon the king and the poor beggar.
Barahm gi-aanee kai Dheeraj ayk.
The God conscious being has a steady patience,
Ji-o basudhaa ko-oo khodai ko-oo chandan layp.
Like the earth,Which is dug up by one,and anointed with sandal paste by another.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa ihai gunaa-o.
This is the quality the God -conscious being.
Naanak ji-o paavak kaa sahj subhaa-o.||1||
O Nanak,his inherent nature is like a warming fire.
Barahm gi-aanee nirmal tay nirmalaa.
The God conscious being is the purest of the pure.
Jaisay mail na laagai jalaa.
Filth does not stick to water.
Barahm gi-aanee kai man ho-ay pargaas.
The God conscious being's mind is enlightened.
Jaisay dhar oopar aakaas.
Like the sky above the earth.
Barahm gi-aanee kai mitar satar samaan.
To the God-conscious being,friend and foe are the same.
Barahm gi-aanee kai naahee abhimaan.
The God conscious being has no egotistical pride.
Barahm gi-aanee ooch tay oochaa.
The God conscious being is the highest of the high.
Man apnai hai sabh tay neechaa.
Within his own mind,he is the most humble of all.
Barahm gi-aanee say jan bha-ay.
They alone become God conscious beings.
Naanak jin parabh aap karay-i.||2||
O Nanak,whom God himself makes so.
Barahm gi-aanee sagal kee reenaa.
The God conscious being is the dust of all.
Aatam ras barahm gi-aanee cheenaa.
The God conscious being knows the nature of the soul.
Barahm gi-aanee kee sabh oopar ma-i-aa.
The God conscious being shows kindness to all.
Barahm gi-aanee tay kachh buraa na bha-i-aa.
No evil comes from the God conscious being.
Barahm gi-aanee sadaa samadrasee.
The God conscious being is always impartial.
Barahm gi-aanee kee darisat amrit barsee.
Nectar rains down from the glance of the God conscious being.
Barahm gi-aanee bandhan tay muktaa.
The God conscious being is free from entanglements,
Barahm gi-aanee kee nirmal jugtaa.
The lifestyle of the God conscious being is spotlessly pure.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa bhojan gi-aan.
Spiritual wisdom is the Food of the God conscious being.
Naanak barahm gi-aanee kaa barahm dhi-aan.||3||
O Nanak,the God conscious being is absorbed in God's meditation||3||
Barahm gi-aanee ayk oopar aas.
The God conscious being centers his hopes on the one alone.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa nahee binaas.
The God conscious being shall never perish.
Barahm gi-aanee kai gareebee samaahaa.
The God conscious being is steeped in humility.
Barahm gi-aanee par-upkaar omaahaa.
The God conscious being delights in doing good to others.
Barahm gi-aanee kai naahee dhandhaa.
The God conscious being has no worldly entanglements.
Barahm gi-aanee lay dhaavat bandhaa.
The God conscious being holds his wandering mind under control.
Barahm gi-aanee kai ho-ay so bhalaa.
The God conscious being acts in the common good.
Barahm gi-aanee sufal falaa.
The God conscious being blossoms in fruitfulness.
Barahm gi-aanee sang sagal udhaar.
In the company of the God conscious being,all are saved.
Naanak barahm gi-aanee sagal sansaar.
O Nanak,through the God conscious being,the whole world meditates on God.||4||
Barahm gi-aanee kai aykai rang.
The God conscious being loves the one Lord alone.
Barahm gi-aanee kai basai parabh sang.
The God conscious being dwells with God.
Barahm gi-aanee kai naam aadhaar.
The God conscious being takes the naam as his support.
Barahm gi-aanee kai naam parvaar.
The God conscious being has the naam as his faimly.
Barahm gi-aanee sadaa sad jaagat.
The God conscious being is awake and aware,forever and ever.
Barahm gi-aanee ahanbudh ti-aagat.
The God conscious being renounces his proud ego.
Barahm gi-aanee kai man parmaanand.
In the mind of the God conscious being,there is supreme bliss.
Barahm gi-aanee kai ghar sadaa anand.
In the home of the God-conscious being,there is everlasting bliss.
Barahm gi-aanee sukh sahj nivaas.
The God conscious being dwells in peaceful ease.
Naanak barahm gi-aanee kaa nahee binaas.||5||
O Nanak,The God conscious being shall never perish.
Barahm gi-aanee barahm kaa baytaa.
The God conscious being knows God.
Barahm gi-aanee ayk sang haytaa.
The God conscious being is in love with the one alone.
Barahm gi-aanee kai ho-ay achint.
The God conscious being is carefree.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa nirmal mant.
Pure are the teachings of the God conscious being.
Barahm gi-aanee jis karai parabh aap.
The God conscious being is made so by God himself.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa bad partaap.
The God conscious being is gloriously great.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa daras badbhaagee paa-ee-ai.
The Darshan,the blessed vision of the God conscious being,is obtained by great good fortune
Barahm gi-aanee kaa-o bal bal jaa-ee-ai.
To the God conscious being,I make my life a sacrifice.
Barahm gi-aanee ka-o khojeh mahaysur.
The God conscious being is sought by the great god shiva.
Naanak barahm gi-aanee aap parmaysur.||6||
O Naanak,the God conscious being is himself the supreme Lord God.
Barahm gi-aanee kee keemat naahi.
The God conscious being cannot be apppraised.
Barahm gi-aanee kai sagal man maahi.
The God conscious being has all within his mind.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa ka-un jaanai bhayd.
Who can know the mystery of the God conscious being.
Barahm gi-aanee ka-o sadaa adays.
Forever bow to the God conscious being.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa kathi-aa na jaa-ay adhaakhyar.
The God conscious being cannot be described in words.
Barahm gi-aanee sarab kaa thaakur.
The God conscious being is the Lord and master of all.
Barahm gi-aanee kee mit ka-un bakhaanai.
Who can describe the limit of the god conscious being.
Barahm gi-aanee kee gat barahm gi-aanee jaanai.
Only the God conscious being can know the state of the God conscious being.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa ant na paar.
The God conscious being has no end or limitation.
Naanak barahm gi-aanee ka-o sadaa namaskaar.||7||
O Nanak,to the God conscious being,bow forever in reverence.||7||
Barahm gi-aanee sabh sarisat kaa kartaa.
The God conscious being is the creator of all the world.
Barahm gi-aanee sad jeevai nahee martaa.
The God conscious being lives forever,and does not die.
Barahm gi-aanee mukat jugat jee-a kaa daataa.
The God conscious being is the Giver of the way of liberation of the soul.
Barahm gi-aanee pooran purakh bidhaataa.
The God conscious being is the perfect supreme being,who orchestrates all.
Barahm gi-aanee anaath kaa naath.
The God conscious being is the helper of the helpless.
Barahm gi-aanee kaa sabh oopar haath.
The God conscious being extends his hand to all.
barahm gi-aanee kaa sagal akaar.
The God conscious being owns the entire creation.
Barahm gi-aanee aap nirankaar.
The God conscious being is himself the formless Lord.
Barahm gi-aanee kee sobhaa barahm gi-aanee banee.
The glory of the God-conscious being belongs to the God conscious being alone.
Naanak barahm gi-aanee sarab kaa dhanee.||8||
O Nanak,the God conscious being is Lord of All||8||||8||.
