ਗਉੜੀ ਮਾਲਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gauree maalaa mahalaa panjavaa ||
ਪਾਇਆ ਲਾਲੁ ਰਤਨੁ ਮਨਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
i have found the jewel of my beloved within my mind.
ਤਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਥੀਆ ਸਤਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
my body is cooled, my mind is cooled and soothed, and i am absorbed into the shabad, the word of the true guru. ||1||pause||
ਲਾਥੀ ਭੂਖ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਸਭ ਲਾਥੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਸਗਲ ਬਿਸਾਰੀ ॥
my hunger has departed, my thirst has totally departed, and all my anxiety is forgotten.
ਕਰੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਧਰਿਓ ਮਨੁ ਜੀਤੋ ਜਗੁ ਸਾਰੀ ॥੧॥
the perfect guru has placed their hand upon my forehead; conquering my mind, i have conquered the whole world. ||1||
ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਇ ਰਹੇ ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਡੋਲਨ ਤੇ ਅਬ ਚੂਕੇ ॥
satisfied and satiated, i remain steady within my heart, and now, i do not waver at all.
ਅਖੁਟੁ ਖਜਾਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਤੋਟਿ ਨਹੀ ਰੇ ਮੂਕੇ ॥੨॥
the true guru has given me the inexhaustible treasure; it never decreases, and never runs out. ||2||
ਅਚਰਜੁ ਏਕੁ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਿ ਐਸੀ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥
listen to this wonder, o siblings of destiny: the guru has given me this understanding.
ਲਾਹਿ ਪਰਦਾ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਜਉ ਭੇਟਿਓ ਤਉ ਬਿਸਰੀ ਤਾਤਿ ਪਰਾਈ ॥੩॥
i threw off the veil of illusion, when i met my master; then, i forgot my jealousy of others. ||3||
ਕਹਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਏਹੁ ਅਚੰਭਉ ਸੋ ਜਾਨੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਚਾਖਿਆ ॥
this is a wonder which cannot be described. they alone know it, who have tasted it.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚ ਭਏ ਬਿਗਾਸਾ ਗੁਰਿ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਲੈ ਰਾਖਿਆ ॥੪॥੩॥੧੬੧॥
says nanak, the truth has been revealed to me. the guru has given me the treasure; i have taken it and enshrined it within my heart. ||4||3||161||
this piece is an illumination artwork of the shabad above inspired by puratan art styles & motifs, created in a distinctly cozy, intimate style. the pencil sketch technique & the calming singular color are both meant to evoke the comfort of deep connection. sikh devotion is humble & the poetry of shabad is stunningly grand. the magnificence of gurbani is worshipped in every stroke on the page.
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਾਲਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gauree maalaa mahalaa panjavaa ||
ਪਾਇਆ ਲਾਲੁ ਰਤਨੁ ਮਨਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
i have found the jewel of my beloved within my mind.
ਤਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਥੀਆ ਸਤਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
my body is cooled, my mind is cooled and soothed, and i am absorbed into the shabad, the word of the true guru. ||1||pause||
ਲਾਥੀ ਭੂਖ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਸਭ ਲਾਥੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਸਗਲ ਬਿਸਾਰੀ ॥
my hunger has departed, my thirst has totally departed, and all my anxiety is forgotten.
ਕਰੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਧਰਿਓ ਮਨੁ ਜੀਤੋ ਜਗੁ ਸਾਰੀ ॥੧॥
the perfect guru has placed their hand upon my forehead; conquering my mind, i have conquered the whole world. ||1||
ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਇ ਰਹੇ ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਡੋਲਨ ਤੇ ਅਬ ਚੂਕੇ ॥
satisfied and satiated, i remain steady within my heart, and now, i do not waver at all.
ਅਖੁਟੁ ਖਜਾਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਤੋਟਿ ਨਹੀ ਰੇ ਮੂਕੇ ॥੨॥
the true guru has given me the inexhaustible treasure; it never decreases, and never runs out. ||2||
ਅਚਰਜੁ ਏਕੁ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਿ ਐਸੀ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥
listen to this wonder, o siblings of destiny: the guru has given me this understanding.
ਲਾਹਿ ਪਰਦਾ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਜਉ ਭੇਟਿਓ ਤਉ ਬਿਸਰੀ ਤਾਤਿ ਪਰਾਈ ॥੩॥
i threw off the veil of illusion, when i met my master; then, i forgot my jealousy of others. ||3||
ਕਹਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਏਹੁ ਅਚੰਭਉ ਸੋ ਜਾਨੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਚਾਖਿਆ ॥
this is a wonder which cannot be described. they alone know it, who have tasted it.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚ ਭਏ ਬਿਗਾਸਾ ਗੁਰਿ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਲੈ ਰਾਖਿਆ ॥੪॥੩॥੧੬੧॥
says nanak, the truth has been revealed to me. the guru has given me the treasure; i have taken it and enshrined it within my heart. ||4||3||161||
this piece is an illumination artwork of the shabad above inspired by puratan art styles & motifs, created in a distinctly cozy, intimate style. the pencil sketch technique & the calming singular color are both meant to evoke the comfort of deep connection. sikh devotion is humble & the poetry of shabad is stunningly grand. the magnificence of gurbani is worshipped in every stroke on the page.
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