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Complete Mantra:So dar kayhaa so ghar kayhaa
Jit beh sarab samaalay
Vaajay naad anayk asankha
Kaytay vaavanhaaray
Kaytay raag paree sio kehee-an
Kaytay gaavanhaaray
Gaaveh tuhno paun paanee baisantar
Gaaveh raajaa dharam duaaray
Gaaveh chit gupat likh jaaneh
Likh likh dharam veechaaray
Gaavay eesar barmaa dayvee
Sohan sadaa savaaray
Gaaveh ind indaasan baithay
Dayvtiaa dar naalay
Gaaveh ind indaasan baithay
Dayvtiaa dar naalay
Gaaveh sidh samaadhee andar
Gaavan saadh vichaaray
Gaavan jatee satee santokhi
Gaaveh veer karaaray
Gaavan pandit parhan rakheesar
Jug jug vaydaa naalay
Gaaveh mohaneeaa man mohan
Surgaa machh payaalay
Gaavan ratan upaa-ay tayray
Athsath teerath naalay
Gaaveh jodh mahaabal sooraa
Gaaveh khaanee chaaray
Gaaveh khand mandal varbhandaa
Kar kar rakhay dhaaray
Sayee tudhno gaaveh jo tudh bhaavan
Ratay tayray bhagat rasaalay
Hor kaytay gaavan say mai chit na aavan
Naanak kiaa veechaaray
Soee soee sadaa sach saahib
Saachaa saachee naaee
Hai bhee hosee jaa-i na jaasee
Rachanaa jin rachaaee
Rangee rangee bhaatee kar kar
Jinsee maaya jin upaaee
Kar kar vaykhai keetaa aapanaa
Jiv tis dee vadiaaee
Jo tis bhaavai soee karsee
Hukam na karnaa jaaee
So paatishaaho sahaa paatisaahib
Naanak rehn rajaaee
Language: Gurmukhi -
Source: Siri Guru Granth Sahib -
Author: Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Translation:
Where is that gate, and where is that home,
Wherein you sit and take care of all?
The sound current of the Naad vibrates there,
Countless celestial musicians play there,
So many ragas, so many musicians singing there.
The praanic wind, water, and fire sing;
The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at your door.
Chitr and Gupt, the recording angels of the conscious and subconscious,
And the righteous judge of dharma who judges this record, sing.
Shiva, Brahma, and the goddess of beauty, ever adorned, sing.
Indra, seated upon his throne, sings with the deities at your door.
The Siddhas sing in deep samadhi,
The Sadhus sing in contemplation.
The celibates, the fanatics, the peacefully accepting,
And the fearless warriors sing.
The Pandits, the religious scholars who read the Vedas, sing,
With the supreme sages of all the ages.
The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties, who entice the heart in this world,
In paradise, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing.
The celestial jewels which you created,
And the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing.
The brave and mighty warriors sing,
The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing.
The planets, solar systems, and galaxies,
Created and arranged by your hand, sing.
They alone sing, who are pleasing to your will.
Your devotees are imbued with your sublime essence.
So many others sing, they do not come to mind.
O Nanak, how can I consider them all?
That true lord is true, ever true, and true is his Name.
He is, and shall always be.
He shall not depart, even when this universe he has created, departs.
He created the world, with it's various colors,
Species of beings, and the variety of Maya.
Having created the creation, he watches over it himself, by his greatness.
He does whatever he pleases.
No order can be issued to him.
He is the king, the king of kings,
The lord and master of kings.
Nanak remains subject to his will.
More Information:When you are stuck and you cannot see the window of opportunity before you,
the twenty-seventh pauree shows you the way. It removes obstacles and destroys hurdles.
Translation, transliteration, and comments courtesy of: Psyche of the Soul, by Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji et al. Copyright 1993 Hand Made Books.