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한국어 ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਛੰਤ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 3 chhant ghar 1 |Aasaa, Third Mehl, Chhant, First House:
ਹਮ ਘਰੇ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
ham ghare saachaa sohilaa saachai sabad suhaaeaa raam |Within my home, the true wedding songs of rejoicing are sung; my home is adorned with the True Word of the Shabad.
ਧਨ ਪਿਰ ਮੇਲੁ ਭਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
dhan pir mel bheaa prabh aap milaaeaa raam |The soul-bride has met her Husband Lord; God Himself has consummated this union.
ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਸਚੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਤੀ ॥
prabh aap milaaeaa sach man vasaaeaa kaaman sahaje maatee |God Himself has consummated this union; the soul-bride enshrines Truth within her mind, intoxicated with peaceful poise.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੀ ਸਚਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਸਦਾ ਰਾਵੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ॥
gur sabad seegaaree sach savaaree sadaa raave rang raatee |Embellished with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and beautified with Truth, she enjoys her Beloved forever, imbued with His Love.
ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਪਾਏ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ॥
aap gavaae har var paae taa har ras man vasaaeaa |Eradicating her ego, she obtains her Husband Lord, and then, the sublime essence of the Lord dwells within her mind.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਸਫਲਿਉ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
kahu naanak gur sabad savaaree safaliau janam sabaaeaa |1|Says Nanak, fruitful and prosperous is her entire life; she is embellished with the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
ਦੂਜੜੈ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲੀ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਰਾਮ ॥
doojarrai kaaman bharam bhulee har var na paae raam |The soul-bride who has been led astray by duality and doubt, does not attain her Husband Lord.
ਕਾਮਣਿ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਰਾਮ ॥
kaaman gun naahee birathaa janam gavaae raam |That soul-bride has no virtue, and she wastes her life in vain.
ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਇਆਣੀ ਅਉਗਣਵੰਤੀ ਝੂਰੇ ॥
birathaa janam gavaae manamukh eaanee aauganavantee jhoore |The self-willed, ignorant and disgraceful manmukh wastes her life in vain, and in the end, she comes to grief.
ਆਪਣਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹਦੂਰੇ ॥
aapanaa satigur sev sadaa sukh paaeaa taa pir miliaa hadoore |But when she serves her True Guru, she obtains peace, and then she meets her Husband Lord, face to face.
ਦੇਖਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਵਿਗਸੀ ਅੰਦਰਹੁ ਸਰਸੀ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥
dekh pir vigasee andarahu sarasee sachai sabad subhaae |Beholding her Husband Lord, she blossoms forth; her heart is delighted, and she is beautified by the True Word of the Shabad.
ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੨॥
naanak vin naavai kaaman bharam bhulaanee mil preetam sukh paae |2|O Nanak, without the Name, the soul-bride wanders around, deluded by doubt. Meeting her Beloved, she obtains peace. ||2||
ਪਿਰੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ਰਾਮ ॥
pir sang kaaman jaaniaa gur mel milaaee raam |The soul-bride knows that her Husband Lord is with her; the Guru unites her in this union.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਤਪਤਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਰਾਮ ॥
antar sabad milee sahaje tapat bujhaaee raam |Within her heart, she is merged with the Shabad, and the fire of her desire is easily extinguished.
ਸਬਦਿ ਤਪਤਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਆਈ ਸਹਜੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਿਆ ॥
sabad tapat bujhaaee antar saant aaee sahaje har ras chaakhiaa |The Shabad has quenched the fire of desire, and within her heart, peace and tranquility have come; she tastes the Lord's essence with intuitive ease.
ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਅਪਣੇ ਸਦਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣੇ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਭਾਖਿਆ ॥
mil preetam apane sadaa rang maane sachai sabad subhaakhiaa |Meeting her Beloved, she enjoys His Love continually, and her speech rings with the True Shabad.
ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੋਨੀ ਥਾਕੇ ਭੇਖੀ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
parr parr panddit monee thaake bhekhee mukat na paaee |Reading and studying continually, the Pandits, the religious scholars, and the silent sages have grown weary; wearing religious robes, liberation is not obtained.
ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਜਗੁ ਬਉਰਾਨਾ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੩॥
naanak bin bhagatee jag bauraanaa sachai sabad milaaee |3|O Nanak, without devotional worship, the world has gone insane; through the True Word of the Shabad, one meets the Lord. ||3||
ਸਾ ਧਨ ਮਨਿ ਅਨਦੁ ਭਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਮੇਲਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
saa dhan man anad bheaa har jeeo mel piaare raam |Bliss permeates the mind of the soul-bride, who meets her Beloved Lord.
ਸਾ ਧਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਰਸਿ ਰਸੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਅਪਾਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
saa dhan har kai ras rasee gur kai sabad apaare raam |The soul-bride is enraptured with the sublime essence of the Lord, through the incomparable Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਸਬਦਿ ਅਪਾਰੇ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਰੇ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੇ ॥
sabad apaare mile piaare sadaa gun saare man vase |Through the incomparable Word of the Guru's Shabad, she meets her Beloved; she continually contemplates and enshrines His Glorious Virtues in her mind.
ਸੇਜ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਜਾ ਪਿਰਿ ਰਾਵੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਅਵਗਣ ਨਸੇ ॥
sej suhaavee jaa pir raavee mil preetam avagan nase |Her bed was adorned when she enjoyed her Husband Lord; meeting with her Beloved, her demerits were erased.
ਜਿਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸੋਹਿਲੜਾ ਜੁਗ ਚਾਰੇ ॥
jit ghar naam har sadaa dhiaaeeai sohilarraa jug chaare |That house, within which the Lord's Name is continually meditated upon, resounds with the wedding songs of rejoicing, throughout the four ages.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਅਨਦੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਾਰੇ ॥੪॥੧॥੬॥
naanak naam rate sadaa anad hai har miliaa kaaraj saare |4|1|6|O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, we are in bliss forever; meeting the Lord, our affairs are resolved. ||4||1||6||
Raag Aasaa
Aasaa has strong emotions of inspiration and courage. This Raag gives the listener the determination and ambition to put aside any excuses and to proceed with the necessary action to achieve the aim. It generates feelings of passion and zeal to succeed and the energy generated from these feelings enables the listener to find the strength from within to achieve success, even when the achievement seems difficult. The determined mood of this Raag ensures that failure is not an option and motivates the listener to be inspired.