In Egotism, Selfless Service Cannot Be Performed..

[Gurpreet Singh]

vfhMsu mhlw 3 ]

vaddeha(n)s mehalaa 3 ||

Wadahans, Third Mehl:

haumY nwvY nwil ivroDu hY duie n vsih iek Twie ]

houmai naavai naal virodhh hai dhue n vasehi eik t(h)aae ||

Ego is opposed to the Name of the Lord; the two do not dwell in the same place.

haumY ivic syvw n hoveI qw mnu ibrQw jwie ]1]

houmai vich saevaa n hovee thaa man birathhaa jaae ||1||

In egotism, selfless service cannot be performed, and so the soul goes unfulfilled. ||1||

hir cyiq mn myry qU gur kw sbdu kmwie ]

har chaeth man maerae thoo gur kaa sabadh kamaae ||

O my mind, think of the Lord, and practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

hukmu mMnih qw hir imlY qw ivchu haumY jwie ] rhwau ]

hukam ma(n)nehi thaa har milai thaa vichahu houmai jaae || rehaao ||

If you submit to the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then you shall meet with the Lord; only then will your ego depart from within. ||Pause||

haumY sBu srIru hY haumY Epiq hoie ]

houmai sabh sareer hai houmai oupath hoe ||

Egotism is within all bodies; through egotism, we come to be born.

haumY vfw gubwru hY haumY ivic buiJ n skY koie ]2]

houmai vaddaa gubaar hai houmai vich bujh n sakai koe ||2||

Egotism is total darkness; in egotism, no one can understand anything. ||2||

haumY ivic Bgiq n hoveI hukmu n buiJAw jwie ]

houmai vich bhagath n hovee hukam n bujhiaa jaae ||

In egotism, devotional worship cannot be performed, and the Hukam of the Lord's Command cannot be understood.

haumY ivic jIau bMDu hY nwmu n vsY min Awie ]3]

houmai vich jeeo ba(n)dhh hai naam n vasai man aae ||3||

In egotism, the soul is in bondage, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, does not come to abide in the mind. ||3||

nwnk sqguir imilAY haumY geI qw scu visAw min Awie ]

naanak sathagur miliai houmai gee thaa sach vasiaa man aae ||

O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru, egotism is eliminated, and then, the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind||

scu kmwvY sic rhY scy syiv smwie ]4]9]12]

sach kamaavai sach rehai sachae saev samaae ||4||9||12||

One starts practicing truth, abides in truth and by serving the True One gets absorbed in Him. ||4||9||12||