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Complete Mantra:Mannay kee gat kehee na jaa-i
Je ko kehai pichai pachhutaa-i
Kaagad kalam na likhanhaar
Mannay kaa beh karan veechaar
Aisaa naam niranjan ho-i
Jay ko man jaanai man ko-i (12)
Mannai surat hovai man budh
Mannai sagal bhavan kee sudh
Mannai mu-eh chotaa na khaa-i
Mannai jam kai saath na jaa-i
Aisaa naam niranjan ho-i
jay ko man jaanai man ko-i (13)
Mannai maarag thaak na paa-i
Mannai pat sio pargat jaa-i
Mannai mag na chalai panth
Mannai dharam saytee sanbandh
Aisaa naam niranjan ho-i
Jay ko man jaanai man ko-i (14)
Mannai paaveh mokh duaar
Mannai parvaarai saadhaar
Mannai tarai taaray gur sikh
Mannai naanak bhaveh na bhikh
Aisaa naam niranjan ho-i
Jay ko man jaanai man ko-i (15)
Language: Gurmukhi -
Source: Siri Guru Granth Sahib -
Author: Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Translation:
The state of the faithful cannot be described.
Anyone who describes it shall regret the attempt.
No paper, no pen, no scribe, can record the state of the faithful.
Such is the name of the immaculate lord.
Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. (12)
The faithful have intuitive intelligence.
The faithful know about all the worlds.
The faithful shall never be struck across their face.
The faithful shall not have to go with the messenger of death.
Such is the name of the immaculate lord.
Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. (13)
The path of the faithful shall never be obstructed.
The faithful shall depart with honor and respect.
The faithful do not follow empty religious rituals.
The faithful are firmly bound to the dharma.
Such is the name of the immaculate lord.
Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. (14)
The faithful find the door of liberation.
The faithful uplift and redeem their family and relations.
The faithful are saved, and carried across with the sikhs of the guru.
The faithful, O Nanak, do not wander around begging.
Such is the name of the immaculate lord;
Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind. (15)
More Information:When you feel small, the twelfth pauree gives you solidarity of self, self-impressiveness and self respect.
The thirteenth pauree gives you the occult knowledge of infinity. It brings deep intuition.
When you cannot find your path in life, when you cannot see the direction to your destiny, when you cannot achieve fulfillment, the fourteenth pauree wil show you the way.
The fifteenth pauree brings salvation.
Translation and comments courtesy of: Psyche of the Soul, by Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji et al, Copyright 1993 Hand Made Books.