Sikh Samridhi - maaroo mahalaa 5 | kar anugrahu raakh leeno bheio saadhoo sang

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 5 |

Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:

ਕਰਿ ਅਨੁਗ੍ਰਹੁ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੀਨੋ ਭਇਓ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗੁ ॥

kar anugrahu raakh leeno bheio saadhoo sang |

Granting His Grace, He has protected me; I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਰਸੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਉਚਾਰੈ ਮਿਸਟ ਗੂੜਾ ਰੰਗੁ ॥੧॥

har naam ras rasanaa uchaarai misatt goorraa rang |1|

My tongue lovingly chants the Lord's Name; this love is so sweet and intense! ||1||

ਮੇਰੇ ਮਾਨ ਕੋ ਅਸਥਾਨੁ ॥

mere maan ko asathaan |

He is the place of rest for my mind,

ਮੀਤ ਸਾਜਨ ਸਖਾ ਬੰਧਪੁ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਜਾਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

meet saajan sakhaa bandhap antarajaamee jaan |1| rahaau |

my friend, companion, associate and relative; He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||1||Pause||

ਸੰਸਾਰ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਇਓ ਸਰਣਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੀ ਗਹੀ ॥

sansaar saagar jin upaaeio saran prabh kee gahee |

He created the world-ocean; I seek the Sanctuary of that God.

ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਸਾਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਰਾਧੇ ਜਮਕੰਕਰੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਨ ਕਹੀ ॥੨॥

guraprasaadee prabh araadhe jamakankar kichh na kahee |2|

By Guru's Grace, I worship and adore God; the Messenger of Death can't say anything to me. ||2||

ਮੋਖ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸੰਤ ਰਿਦਾ ਭੰਡਾਰੁ ॥

mokh mukat duaar jaa kai sant ridaa bhanddaar |

Emancipation and liberation are at His Door; He is the treasure in the hearts of the Saints.

ਜੀਅ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸਦਾ ਰਾਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੩॥

jeea jugat sujaan suaamee sadaa raakhanahaar |3|

The all-knowing Lord and Master shows us the true way of life; He is our Savior and Protector forever. ||3||

ਦੂਖ ਦਰਦ ਕਲੇਸ ਬਿਨਸਹਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਬਸੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

dookh darad kales binaseh jis basai man maeh |

Pain, suffering and troubles are eradicated, when the Lord abides in the mind.

ਮਿਰਤੁ ਨਰਕੁ ਅਸਥਾਨ ਬਿਖੜੇ ਬਿਖੁ ਨ ਪੋਹੈ ਤਾਹਿ ॥੪॥

mirat narak asathaan bikharre bikh na pohai taeh |4|

Death, hell and the most horrible dwelling of sin and corruption cannot even touch such a person. ||4||

ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪਰਵਾਹ ॥

ridh sidh nav nidh jaa kai amritaa paravaah |

Wealth, miraculous spiritual powers and the nine treasures come from the Lord, as do the streams of Ambrosial Nectar.

ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤੇ ਮਧਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਊਚ ਅਗਮ ਅਗਾਹ ॥੫॥

aad ante madh pooran aooch agam agaah |5|

In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, He is perfect, lofty, unapproachable and unfathomable. ||5||

ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਦੇਵ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਬੇਦ ਕਰਹਿ ਉਚਾਰੁ ॥

sidh saadhik dev mun jan bed kareh uchaar |

The Siddhas, seekers, angelic beings, silent sages, and the Vedas speak of Him.

ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜਿ ਭੁੰਚਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਅੰਤੁ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੬॥

simar suaamee sukh sahaj bhuncheh nahee ant paaraavaar |6|

Meditating in remembrance on the Lord and Master, celestial peace is enjoyed; He has no end or limitation. ||6||

ਅਨਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਾਛਤ ਮਿਟਹਿ ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਜਪਿ ਭਗਵਾਨ ॥

anik praachhat mitteh khin meh ridai jap bhagavaan |

Countless sins are erased in an instant, meditating on the Benevolent Lord within the heart.

ਪਾਵਨਾ ਤੇ ਮਹਾ ਪਾਵਨ ਕੋਟਿ ਦਾਨ ਇਸਨਾਨ ॥੭॥

paavanaa te mahaa paavan kott daan isanaan |7|

Such a person becomes the purest of the pure, and is blessed with the merits of millions of donations to charity and cleansing baths. ||7||

ਬਲ ਬੁਧਿ ਸੁਧਿ ਪਰਾਣ ਸਰਬਸੁ ਸੰਤਨਾ ਕੀ ਰਾਸਿ ॥

bal budh sudh paraan sarabas santanaa kee raas |

God is power, intellect, understanding, the breath of life, wealth, and everything for the Saints.

ਬਿਸਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਨਿਮਖ ਮਨ ਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥੮॥੨॥

bisar naahee nimakh man te naanak kee aradaas |8|2|

May I never forget Him from my mind, even for an instant - this is Nanak's prayer. ||8||2||

Shabad Information

Title:	Raag Maaroo
Writer:	Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Page:	1017
Line No.:	8 - 16

Raag Maaroo

Maru was traditionally sung on the battlefield in preparation for war. This Raag has an aggressive nature, which creates an inner strength and power to express and emphasise the truth, regardless of the consequences. Maru’s nature conveys the fearlessness and strength that ensures the truth is spoken, no matter what the cost.