Gurbani Search Game

[Mehtab Singh]

This should be fun, and a small exploration into the gems in Gurbani. Everyone pick a pankti, or more than 1 pankti, or an entire shabad that best describes you. Find what Gurbani says about people like yourself. Also, don't forget to give reference, i.e. which of the Guru Sahibaan recited this pankti/shabad, which raag is it from, and what Ang. Try not to repeat what one person has already posted.

Here I go...

Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Siree Raag on Ang 85

glNØI AsI cMgIAw AwcwrI burIAwh ]

gala(n)aee asee cha(n)geeaa aachaaree bureeaah ||

We are good at talking, but our actions are bad.

mnhu kusuDw kwlIAw bwhir ictvIAwh ]

manahu kusudhhaa kaaleeaa baahar chittaveeaah ||

Mentally, we are impure and black, but outwardly, we appear white.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Jaithsree on Ang 704

lUk krq ibkwr ibKVy pRB nyr hU qy nyirAw ]

look karath bikaar bikharrae prabh naer hoo thae naeriaa ||

Secretly, I commit hideous sins of corruption, even though God is the nearest of the near.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Soohee on Ang 750

siB Avgx mY guxu nhI koeI ]

sabh avagan mai gun nehee koee ||

I am totally without virtue; I have no virtue at all.

[OhTwadi]

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Soohee on ANG 738

sUhI mhlw 5 ]

soohee mehalaa 5 ||

Soohee, Fifth Mehla:

bury kwm kau aUiT KloieAw ]

burae kaam ko oot(h) khaloeiaa ||

He gets up early, to do his evil deeds,

nwm kI bylw pY pY soieAw ]1]

naam kee baelaa pai pai soeiaa ||1||

but when it is time to meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, then he sleeps. ||1||

http://sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=2814

[singh_bling]

AMg 1105

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mwrU kbIr jIau ]

maaroo kubeer jeeo

Maaroo, Kabeer Jee:

dInu ibswirE ry idvwny dInu ibswirE ry ]

dheen bisaariou rae dhivaanae dheen bisaariou rae

You have forgotten your religion, O madman; you have forgotten your religion.

pytu BirE psUAw ijau soieE mnuKu jnmu hY hwirE ]1] rhwau ]

paett bhariou pusooaa jio soeiou munukh junum hai haariou

You fill your belly, and sleep like an animal; you have wasted and lost this human life. ||1||Pause||

swDsMgiq kbhU nhI kInI ricE DMDY JUT ]

saadhusungath kubehoo nehee keenee rachiou dhundhai jhooth

You never joined the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. You are engrossed in false pursuits.

suAwn sUkr bwies ijvY Btkqu cwilE aUiT ]1]

suaan sookur baaeis jivai bhuttukuth chaaliou ooth

You wander like a dog, a pig, a crow; soon, you shall have to get up and leave. ||1||

Awps kau dIrGu kir jwnY Aaurn kau lg mwq ]

aapus ko dheerugh kar jaanai aourun ko lug maath

You believe that you yourself are great, and that others are small.

[lowest of the low singhni]

You know, the 'I admit' thread got 27 replies within the first day of it being created : )

Mehtab Singh - you and I seem to be very similar. But I won't repeat the same shahbad you posted : )

http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=2913

Guru Amar Das Ji compiled this Shahbad, on Ang 785.

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

ਸੂਹੈ ਵੇਸਿ ਦੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਪਰ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਵਣ ਜਾਇ ॥

In her red robes, the discarded bride goes out, seeking enjoyment with another's husband.

ਪਿਰੁ ਛੋਡਿਆ ਘਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਮੋਹੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥

She leaves the husband of her own home, enticed by her love of duality.

ਮਿਠਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਖਾਇਆ ਬਹੁ ਸਾਦਹੁ ਵਧਿਆ ਰੋਗੁ ॥

She finds it sweet, and eats it up; her excessive sensuality only makes her disease worse.

ਸੁਧੁ ਭਤਾਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਛੋਡਿਆ ਫਿਰਿ ਲਗਾ ਜਾਇ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ॥

She forsakes the Lord, her sublime Husband, and then later, she suffers the pain of separation from Him.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਪਲਟਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਾਜਿ ਸੀਗਾਰਿ ॥

But she who becomes Gurmukh, turns away from corruption and adorns herself, attuned to the Love of the Lord.

ਸਹਜਿ ਸਚੁ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਵਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥

She enjoys her celestial Husband Lord, and enshrines the Lord's Name within her heart.

ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ ਸਦਾ ਸਹਾਗਣਿ* ਆਪਿ ਮੇਲੀ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥

She is humble and obedient; she is His virtuous bride forever; the Creator unites her with Himself.

ਨਾਨਕ ਪਿਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਹਾਗਣਿ* ਨਾਰਿ ॥੧॥

O Nanak, she who has obtained the True Lord as her husband, is a happy soul-bride forever.

(*Should say 'sohagan')

The first half applies to me, but the second half shows that there is always hope.

[OhTwadi]

This Shabad is by Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji in Raag Dayv Gandhaaree on Ang 536

<> siqgur pRswid ]

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

rwgu dyvgMDwrI mhlw 9 ]

raag dhaevaga(n)dhhaaree mehalaa 9 ||

Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree, Ninth Mehla:

Xh mnu nYk n kihE krY ]

yeh man naik n kehiou karai ||

This mind does not follow my advice one tiny bit.

sIK isKwie rihE ApnI sI durmiq qy n trY ]1] rhwau ]

seekh sikhaae rehiou apanee see dhuramath thae n ttarai ||1|| rehaao ||

I am so tired of giving it instructions - it will not refrain from its evil-mindedness. ||1||Pause||

mid mwieAw kY BieE bwvro hir jsu nih aucrY ]

madh maaeiaa kai bhaeiou baa//o har jas nehi oucharai ||

It has gone insane with the intoxication of Maya; it does not chant the Lord's Praise.

kir prpMcu jgq kau fhkY Apno audru BrY ]1]

kar parapa(n)ch jagath ko ddehakai apano oudhar bharai ||1||

Practicing deception, it tries to cheat the world, and so it fills its belly. ||1||

suAwn pUC ijau hoie n sUDo kihE n kwn DrY ]

suaan pooshh jio hoe n soodhho kehiou n kaan dhharai ||

Like a dog's tail, it cannot be straightened; it will not listen to what I tell it.

khu nwnk Bju rwm nwm inq jw qy kwju srY ]2]1]

kahu naanak bhaj raam naam nith jaa thae kaaj sarai ||2||1||

Says Nanak, vibrate forever the Name of the Lord, and all your affairs shall be adjusted. ||2||1||

[anjaan]

iblwvlu ]

rwiK lyhu hm qy ibgrI ]

sIlu Drmu jpu Bgiq n kInI hau AiBmwn tyF pgrI ]1] rhwau ]

Amr jwin sMcI ieh kwieAw ieh imiQAw kwcI ggrI ]

ijnih invwij swij hm kIey iqsih ibswir Avr lgrI ]1]

sMiDk qoih swD nhI khIAau srin pry qumrI pgrI ]

kih kbIr ieh ibnqI sunIAhu mq Gwlhu jm kI KbrI ]2]6]

bilaaval ||

raakh laehu ham thae bigaree ||

seel dhharam jap bhagath n keenee ho abhimaan ttaedt pagaree ||1|| rehaao ||

amar jaan sa(n)chee eih kaaeiaa eih mithhiaa kaachee gagaree ||

jinehi nivaaj saaj ham keeeae thisehi bisaar avar lagaree ||1||

sa(n)dhhik thohi saadhh nehee keheeao saran parae thumaree pagaree ||

kehi kabeer eih binathee suneeahu math ghaalahu jam kee khabaree ||2||6||

Bilaaval:

Save me! I have disobeyed You.

I have not practiced humility, righteousness or devotional worship; I am proud and egotistical, and I have taken a crooked path. ||1||Pause||

Believing this body to be immortal, I pampered it, but it is a fragile and perishable vessel.

Forgetting the Lord who formed, fashioned and embellished me, I have become attached to another. ||1||

I am Your thief; I cannot be called holy. I have fallen at Your feet, seeking Your Sanctuary.

Says Kabeer, please listen to this prayer of mine, O Lord; please do not send me sommons of the Messenger of Death. ||2||6||

[JustME]

This asatpadee from Shr Sukhmani Sahib realy hits it home for me :mellow:

sloku ]

salok.

Shalok:

iPrq iPrq pRB AwieAw pirAw qau srnwie ]

firat firat parabh aa-i-aa pari-aa ta-o sarnaa-ay.

After wandering and wandering, O God, I have come, and entered Your Sanctuary.

nwnk kI pRB bynqI ApnI BgqI lwie ]1]

naanak kee parabh bayntee apnee bhagtee laa-ay. ||1||

This is Nanak s prayer, O God: please, attach me to Your devotional service. ||1||

AstpdI ]

asatpadee.

Ashtapadee:

jwck jnu jwcY pRB dwnu ]

jaachak jan jaachai parabh daan.

I am a beggar; I beg for this gift from You:

kir ikrpw dyvhu hir nwmu ]

kar kirpaa dayvhu har naam.

please, by Your Mercy, Lord, give me Your Name.

swD jnw kI mwgau DUir ]

saaDh janaa kee maaga-o Dhoor.

I ask for the dust of the feet of the Holy.

pwrbRhm myrI srDw pUir ]

paarbarahm mayree sarDhaa poor.

O Supreme Lord God, please fulfill my yearning;

sdw sdw pRB ky gun gwvau ]

sadaa sadaa parabh kay gun gaava-o.

may I sing the Glorious Praises of God forever and ever.

swis swis pRB qumih iDAwvau ]

saas saas parabh tumeh Dhi-aava-o.

With each and every breath, may I meditate on You, O God.

crn kml isau lwgY pRIiq ]

charan kamal si-o laagai pareet.

May I enshrine affection for Your Lotus Feet.

Bgiq krau pRB kI inq nIiq ]

bhagat kara-o parabh kee nit neet.

May I perform devotional worship to God each and every day.

eyk Et eyko AwDwru ]

ayk ot ayko aaDhaar.

You are my only Shelter, my only Support.

nwnku mwgY nwmu pRB swru ]1]

naanak maagai naam parabh saar. ||1||

Nanak asks for the most sublime, the Naam, the Name of God. ||1||

[OhTwadi]

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Salok Kabeer Jee on ANG 1372

kbIr swcw siqguru ikAw krY jau isKw mih cUk ]

kabeer saachaa sathigur kiaa karai jo sikhaa mehi chook ||

Kabeer, what can the True Guru do, when His Sikhs are at fault?

AMDy eyk n lwgeI ijau bWsu bjweIAY PUk ]158]

a(n)dhhae eaek n laagee jio baa(n)s bajaaeeai fook ||158||

The blind do not take in any of His Teachings; it is as useless as blowing into bamboo. ||158||

[JustME]

This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 31

lK caurwsIh Pyru pieAw kwmix dUjY Bwie ]

lakh chouraaseeh faer paeiaa kaaman dhoojai bhaae ||

The soul-bride in love with duality goes around the wheel of reincarnation, through 8.4 million incarnations.

ibnu gur nId n AwveI duKI rYix ivhwie ]

bin gur needh n aavee dhukhee rain vihaae |

Without the Guru, she finds no sleep, and she passes her life-night in pain

ibnu sbdY ipru n pweIAY ibrQw jnmu gvwie ]2]

bin sabadhai pir n paaeeai birathhaa janam gavaae ||2||

Without the Shabad, she does not find her Husband Lord, and her life wastes away in vain. ||2||

hau hau krqI jgu iPrI nw Dnu sMpY nwil ]

ho ho karathee jag firee naa dhhan sa(n)pai naal ||

Practicing egotism, selfishness and conceit, she wanders around the world, but her wealth and property will not go with her.

AMDI nwmu n cyqeI sB bwDI jmkwil ]

a(n)dhhee naam n chaethee sabh baadhhee jamakaal ||

The spiritually blind do not even think of the Naam; they are all bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death.

[۹βkaur۹β]

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 324

gauVI kbIr jI ]

gourree kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

jb hm eyko eyku kir jwinAw ]

jab ham eaeko eaek kar jaaniaa ||

When I realize that there is One, and only One Lord,

qb logh kwhy duKu mwinAw ]1]

thab logeh kaahae dhukh maaniaa ||1||

why then should the people be upset? ||1||

hm Apqh ApunI piq KoeI ]

ham apatheh apunee path khoee ||

I am dishonored; I have lost my honor.

hmrY Koij prhu miq koeI ]1] rhwau ]

hamarai khoj parahu math koee ||1|| rehaao ||

No one should follow in my footsteps. ||1||Pause||

hm mMdy mMdy mn mwhI ]

ham ma(n)dhae ma(n)dhae man maahee ||

I am bad, and bad in my mind as well.

swJ pwiq kwhU isau nwhI ]2]

saajh paath kaahoo sio naahee ||2||

I have no partnership with anyone. ||2||

piq Apiq qw kI nhI lwj ]

path apath thaa kee nehee laaj ||

I have no shame about honor or dishonor.

qb jwnhugy jb auGrYgo pwj ]3]

thab jaanahugae jab ougharaigo paaj ||3||

But you shall know, when your own false covering is laid bare. ||3||

khu kbIr piq hir prvwnu ]

kahu kabeer path har paravaan ||

Says Kabeer, honor is that which is accepted by the Lord.

srb iqAwig Bju kyvl rwmu ]4]3]

sarab thiaag bhaj kaeval raam ||4||3||

Give up everything - meditate, vibrate upon the Lord alone. ||4||3||