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Sri Guru Granth SahibAng 2

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Ang 2

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English · Max Arthur Macauliffe

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Pauri 4

True is the Lord, true is His name; it is uttered with endless love. People pray and beg, 'Give us, give us'; the Giver giveth His gifts; Then what can we offer Him whereby His court may be seen? What words shall we utter with our lips, on hearing which He may love us? At the ambrosial hour of morning meditate on the true Name and God's greatness. The Kind One will give us a robe of honour, and by His favour we shall reach the gate of salvation. Nanak, we shall thus know that God is altogether true.

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Pauri 5

He is not established, nor is He created. The pure one existeth by Himself. They who worshipped Him have obtained honour. Nanak, sing His praises who is the Treasury of excellences. Sing and hear and put His love into your hearts. Thus shall your sorrows be removed, and you shall be absorbed in Him who is the abode of happiness. Under the Guru's instruction God's word is heard; under the Guru's instruction its knowledge is acquired; under the Guru's instruction man learns that God is everywhere contained. The Guru is Shiv; the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Parbati, Lakhshmi, and Saraswati. If I knew Him, should I not describe Him? He cannot be described by words. My Guru hath explained one thing to me- That there is but one Bestower on all living beings; may I not forget Him!

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Pauri 6

If I please Him, that is my place of pilgrimage to bathe in; if I please Him not, what ablutions shall I make? What can all the created beings I behold obtain without previous good acts? Precious stones, jewels, and gems shall be treasured up in thy heart if thou hearken to even one word of the Guru. The Guru hath explained one thing to me- That there is but one Bestower on all living beings; may I not forget Him!

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Pauri 7

Were man to live through the four ages, yea ten times longer; Were he to be known on the nine continents, and were everybody to follow in his train; Were he to obtain a great name and praise and renown in the world; If God's look of favour fell not on him, no one would notice him. He would be accounted a worm among worms, and even sinners would impute sin to him. Nanak, God may bestow virtue on those who are devoid of it, as well as on those who already possess it; But no such person is seen as can bestow virtue upon Him.

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Pauri 8

By hearing the name of God men become Sidhs, Pirs, Surs, and Naths; By hearing the Name man under standeth the real nature of the earth, its supporting bull, and Heaven; By hearing the Name man obtaineth a knowledge of the continents, the worlds, and the nether regions. By hearing the Name death doth not affect one. Nanak, the saints are ever happy. By hearing the Name sorrow and sin are no more.

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Pauri 9

By hearing the Name man becometh as Shiv, Brahma, and Indar. By hearing the Name even the low become highly lauded. By hearing the Name the way of Jog and the secrets of the body are obtained. By hearing the Name man understandeth the real nature of the Shastars, the Simritis, and the Veds. Nanak, the saints are ever happy. By hearing the Name sorrow and sin are no more.

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Gurmukhi text of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji from the Shabad OS Database (release v5.0.0-next.0), digitised from Shabadaarth (SGPC, Sri Amritsar, 2009-2012). Identified by Shabad OS as public domain (Public Domain Mark 1.0). · Source ↗

Max Arthur Macauliffe's translation (1909), made with Sikh scholars, of the daily prayers: the Japji, the Rahiras and the Sohila (angs 1–13), each pauri or hymn set beside its Gurmukhi. The rest of the Guru Granth Sahib has no English here yet.

Max Arthur Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion, its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, vol. 1 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1909). Public domain. Text from English Wikisource's transcription of the scan, checked word by word against Internet Archive scans (thesikhreligion01macauoft, in.ernet.dli.2015.85504); Macauliffe's notes omitted. · Source ↗

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