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Alahunian (Gurmukhi: ਅਲਾਹਣੀਆ), is the name given to the Bani by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is a composition in measure Vadahans in the Guru Granth Sahib on Page 578, Line 18 to Page 585, Line 10. Alahni (singular) is rarely used in deference to its plural form Alahnian. This refers to a dirge (funeral song) wailingly sung in chorus by women mourning the death of a close relation. Etymologically, the word means an "utterance in praise of a departed person".

In the common life of Punjab, "alahnian" are sung to mourn a death, "ghorian" are sung to celebrate a wedding; similarly "chhants" are recited at the time of marriage; "sadd" (call) is a dirge, "pahare" quarters of day or night, "ruttin" (seasons), "var sat" (week days), "din-rain" (day and night) are the compositions stressing the importance of time which should be utilized in remembrance of the Lord.

The sorrowful singing of Alahnian is part of the mourning custom of siapa. The women assemble at the house of the dead person and cry aloud beating their breasts while standing, or sit together and bewail. They weep bitterly and sing alahnian in the most pathetic, desperate and sorrowful tones. The village barbress (nain) or mirasan starts the alahni by singing aloud the first line of the dirge eulogizing the dead person, followed by the group in chorus. The siapa goes on continually for a number of days until the last ceremonies are held; and the relatives of the deceased keep coming from far and near, the women joining in the heartrending wail from day to day.

Alahni is also a poetic form in Punjabi which refers to the style of this mourning song. The strain may alter with the subject. Guru Nanak employed this mode in his bani, as he adopted several other popular, folk forms. Five of his Shabads (hymns) included in the Guru Granth Sahib in Raga Vadahans (pp. 578 to 582) are entitled Alahnian. In these hymns, the sovereignty of God's Will is proclaimed. By implication, the customs of siapa and alahnian are deprecated.

One must not give way to idle wailing, but learn to accept what has been ordained by the Almighty. The reality of death is brought home to man. "As man hath come into this world, so must he depart." The recitation of Alahnian brings solace to the grief-afflicted soul and leads it to seek shelter in God. Surrender to His Will is the burden of this verse. "None ever die with the dead," says Guru Nanak. "Blessed is he who praises the Lord's merits and weeps in fear of Him. They who bewail by remembering Him are through the ages acknowledged wise." Death is inevitable. But death is for the manmukh, one who is ruled by his own ego, one who has turned away from God. Death is not for the gurmukh who is turned towards God.

By Naam Simran, i.e. constant remembrance of the Name of God, one discards the fear of death. This is the way to achieving the state of fearlessness, the state of liberation and everlastingness. He is truly triumphant in the world who absorbs himself in Naam and is firm in his faith, who performs his worldly duty and yet remains unattached, always ready to leave the world without sorrow. One, who submits to the "Will of the Lord" or Hukam and leads a pious life, lives in peace and tranquillity and dreads not the call of death. Death for such virtuous persons is a victory. All have to reach the same destination, says Guru Nanak.

Instead of crying and wailing at the death of a relation, men should sit together and sing the praise of God. The poetic metre used in Alahnian corresponds with the tune in which this folk form is cast. It is a kind of "duvaiya chhand", in which last line of each Shabad echoes the burden of the line in the first part of Alahnian. The language is Sadh Bhakha with a strong flavour of Lahndi dialect. Alliteration has been used and new compounds formed to make the lines musical. Some of the verses convey the eternal truths in such homely yet terse language that they have become part of Punjabi speech. For instance: "jeha likhia teha paia" as is it foreordained for one, so does one receive, and "ko marai na moia nale" none ever die with the dead.

Bani

ਰਾਗ੝ ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰ੝ ੫ ਅਲਾਹਣੀਆ Raag Wadahans, First Mehl, Fifth House, Alaahanees ~ Songs Of Mourning:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਪ੝ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਧੰਨ੝ ਸਿਰੰਦਾ ਸਚਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ੝ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗ੝ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥ Blessed is the Creator, the True King, who has linked the whole world to its tasks.

ਮ੝ਹਲਤਿ ਪ੝ਨੀ ਪਾਈ ਭਰੀ ਜਾਨੀਅੜਾ ਘਤਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥ When one's time is up, and the measure is full, this dear soul is caught, and driven off.

ਜਾਨੀ ਘਤਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਆਇਆ ਰ੝ੰਨੇ ਵੀਰ ਸਬਾਝ ॥ This dear soul is driven off, when the pre-ordained Order is received, and all the relatives cry out in mourning.

ਕਾਂਇਆ ਹੰਸ ਥੀਆ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਨ ਪ੝ੰਨੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਝ ॥ The body and the swan-soul are separated, when one's days are past and done, O my mother.

ਜੇਹਾ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤੇਹਾ ਪਾਇਆ ਜੇਹਾ ਪ੝ਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥ As is one's pre-ordained Destiny, so does one receive, according to one's past actions.

ਧੰਨ੝ ਸਿਰੰਦਾ ਸਚਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ੝ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗ੝ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ Blessed is the Creator, the True King, who has linked the whole world to its tasks. ||1||

ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਿਮਰਹ੝ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈਹੋ ਸਭਨਾ ਝਹ੝ ਪਇਆਣਾ ॥ Meditate in remembrance on the Lord and Master, O my Siblings of Destiny; everyone has to pass this way.

ਝਥੈ ਧੰਧਾ ਕੂੜਾ ਚਾਰਿ ਦਿਹਾ ਆਗੈ ਸਰਪਰ ਜਾਣਾ ॥ These false entanglements last for only a few days; then, one must surely move on to the world hereafter.

ਆਗੈ ਸਰਪਰ ਜਾਣਾ ਜਿਉ ਮਿਹਮਾਣਾ ਕਾਹੇ ਗਾਰਬ੝ ਕੀਜੈ ॥ He must surely move on to the world hereafter, like a guest; so why does he indulge in ego?

ਜਿਤ੝ ਸੇਵਿਝ ਦਰਗਹ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਪਾਈਝ ਨਾਮ੝ ਤਿਸੈ ਕਾ ਲੀਜੈ ॥ Chant the Name of the Lord; serving Him, you shall obtain peace in His Court.

ਆਗੈ ਹ੝ਕਮ੝ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਮੂਲੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਿਆ ਵਿਹਾਣਾ ॥ In the world hereafter, no one's commands will be obeyed. According to their actions, each and every person proceeds.

ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਿਮਰਿਹ੝ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈਹੋ ਸਭਨਾ ਝਹ੝ ਪਇਆਣਾ ॥੨॥ Meditate in remembrance on the Lord and Master, O my Siblings of Destiny; everyone has to pass this way. ||2||

ਜੋ ਤਿਸ੝ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੰਮ੝ਰਥ ਸੋ ਥੀਝ ਹੀਲੜਾ ਝਹ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ॥ Whatever pleases the Almighty Lord, that alone comes to pass; this world is an opportunity to please Him.

ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਾਚੜਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ The True Creator Lord is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the air.

ਸਾਚਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੋ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੋ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਤ੝ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ The True Creator Lord is invisible and infinite; His limits cannot be found.

ਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਸਫਲ੝ ਭਇਆ ਹੈ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥ Fruitful is the coming of those, who meditate single-mindedly on Him.

ਢਾਹੇ ਢਾਹਿ ਉਸਾਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਹ੝ਕਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ He destroys, and having destroyed, He creates; by His Order, He adorns us.

ਜੋ ਤਿਸ੝ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੰਮ੝ਰਥ ਸੋ ਥੀਝ ਹੀਲੜਾ ਝਹ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ॥੩॥ Whatever pleases the Almighty Lord, that alone comes to pass; this world is an opportunity to please Him. ||3||

ਨਾਨਕ ਰ੝ੰਨਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਜਾਣੀਝ ਜੇ ਰੋਵੈ ਲਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥ Nanak: he alone truly weeps, O Baba, who weeps in the Lord's Love.

ਵਾਲੇਵੇ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਬਾਬਾ ਰੋਈਝ ਰੋਵਣ੝ ਸਗਲ ਬਿਕਾਰੋ ॥ One who weeps for the sake of worldly objects, O Baba, weeps totally in vain.

ਰੋਵਣ੝ ਸਗਲ ਬਿਕਾਰੋ ਗਾਫਲ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਰੋਵੈ ॥ This weeping is all in vain; the world forgets the Lord, and weeps for the sake of Maya.

ਚੰਗਾ ਮੰਦਾ ਕਿਛ੝ ਸੂਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਇਹ੝ ਤਨ੝ ਝਵੈ ਖੋਵੈ ॥ He does not distinguish between good and evil, and wastes away this life in vain.

ਝਥੈ ਆਇਆ ਸਭ੝ ਕੋ ਜਾਸੀ ਕੂੜਿ ਕਰਹ੝ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੋ ॥ Everyone who comes here, shall have to leave; to act in ego is false.

ਨਾਨਕ ਰ੝ੰਨਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਜਾਣੀਝ ਜੇ ਰੋਵੈ ਲਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥੪॥੧॥ Nanak: he alone truly weeps, O Baba, who weeps in the Lord's Love. ||4||1||

ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ Wadahans, First Mehl:

ਆਵਹ੝ ਮਿਲਹ੝ ਸਹੇਲੀਹੋ ਸਚੜਾ ਨਾਮ੝ ਲਝਹਾਂ ॥ Come, O my companions - let us meet together and dwell upon the True Name.

ਰੋਵਹ ਬਿਰਹਾ ਤਨ ਕਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸੰਮ੝ਹ੝ਹਾਲੇਹਾਂ ॥ Let us weep over the body's separation from the Lord and Master; let us remember Him in contemplation.

ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਮ੝ਹ੝ਹਾਲਿਹ ਪੰਥ੝ ਨਿਹਾਲਿਹ ਅਸਾ ਭਿ ਓਥੈ ਜਾਣਾ ॥ Let us remember the Lord and Master in contemplation, and keep a watchful eye on the Path. We shall have to go there as well.

ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਕੀਆ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਲੀਆ ਹੋਆ ਤਿਸੈ ਕਾ ਭਾਣਾ ॥ He who has created, also destroys; whatever happens is by His Will.

ਜੋ ਤਿਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਸ੝ ਆਗੈ ਆਇਆ ਅਸੀ ਕਿ ਹ੝ਕਮ੝ ਕਰੇਹਾ ॥ Whatever He has done, has come to pass; how can we command Him?

ਆਵਹ੝ ਮਿਲਹ੝ ਸਹੇਲੀਹੋ ਸਚੜਾ ਨਾਮ੝ ਲਝਹਾ ॥੧॥ Come, O my companions - let us meet together and dwell upon the True Name. ||1||

ਮਰਣ੝ ਨ ਮੰਦਾ ਲੋਕਾ ਆਖੀਝ ਜੇ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਝਸਾ ਕੋਇ ॥ Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.

ਸੇਵਿਹ੝ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸੰਮ੝ਰਥ੝ ਆਪਣਾ ਪੰਥ੝ ਸ੝ਹੇਲਾ ਆਗੈ ਹੋਇ ॥ Serve your Almighty Lord and Master, and your path in the world hereafter will be easy.

ਪੰਥਿ ਸ੝ਹੇਲੈ ਜਾਵਹ੝ ਤਾਂ ਫਲ੝ ਪਾਵਹ੝ ਆਗੈ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ॥ Take this easy path, and you shall obtain the fruits of your rewards, and receive honor in the world hereafter.

ਭੇਟੈ ਸਿਉ ਜਾਵਹ੝ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਹ੝ ਤਾਂ ਪਤਿ ਲੇਖੈ ਪਾਈ ॥ Go there with your offering, and you shall merge in the True Lord; your honor shall be confirmed.

ਮਹਲੀ ਜਾਇ ਪਾਵਹ੝ ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵਹ੝ ਰੰਗ ਸਿਉ ਰਲੀਆ ਮਾਣੈ ॥ You shall obtain a place in the Mansion of the Lord Master's Presence; being pleasing to Him, you shall enjoy the pleasures of His Love.

ਮਰਣ੝ ਨ ਮੰਦਾ ਲੋਕਾ ਆਖੀਝ ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥੨॥ Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die. ||2||

ਮਰਣ੝ ਮ੝ਣਸਾ ਸੂਰਿਆ ਹਕ੝ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਹੋਇ ਮਰਨਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੋ ॥ The death of brave heroes is blessed, if it is approved by God.

ਸੂਰੇ ਸੇਈ ਆਗੈ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਮਾਣੋ ॥ They alone are acclaimed as brave warriors in the world hereafter, who receive true honor in the Court of the Lord.

ਦਰਗਹ ਮਾਣ੝ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਆਗੈ ਦੂਖ੝ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥ They are honored in the Court of the Lord; they depart with honor, and they do not suffer pain in the world hereafter.

ਕਰਿ ਝਕ੝ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਤਾਂ ਫਲ੝ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਜਿਤ੝ ਸੇਵਿਝ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੈ ॥ They meditate on the One Lord, and obtain the fruits of their rewards. Serving the Lord, their fear is dispelled.

ਊਚਾ ਨਹੀ ਕਹਣਾ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਣਾ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਾਣੋ ॥ Do not indulge in egotism, and dwell within your own mind; the Knower Himself knows everything.

ਮਰਣ੝ ਮ੝ਣਸਾਂ ਸੂਰਿਆ ਹਕ੝ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਹੋਇ ਮਰਹਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੋ ॥੩॥ The death of brave heroes is blessed, if it is approved by God. ||3||

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਬਾਬਾ ਰੋਈਝ ਬਾਜੀ ਹੈ ਇਹ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ॥ Nanak: for whom should we mourn, O Baba? This world is merely a play.

ਕੀਤਾ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਆਪਣਾ ਕ੝ਦਰਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥ The Lord Master beholds His work, and contemplates His creative potency.

ਕ੝ਦਰਤਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ਧਾਰਣ ਧਾਰੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਜਾਣੈ ॥ He contemplates His creative potency, having established the Universe. He who created it, He alone knows.

ਆਪੇ ਵੇਖੈ ਆਪੇ ਬੂਝੈ ਆਪੇ ਹ੝ਕਮ੝ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥ He Himself beholds it, and He Himself understands it. He Himself realizes the Hukam of His Command.

ਜਿਨਿ ਕਿਛ੝ ਕੀਆ ਸੋਈ ਜਾਣੈ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਰੂਪ੝ ਅਪਾਰੋ ॥ He who created these things, He alone knows. His subtle form is infinite.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਬਾਬਾ ਰੋਈਝ ਬਾਜੀ ਹੈ ਇਹ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ॥੪॥੨॥ Nanak: for whom should we mourn, O Baba? This world is merely a play. ||4||2||

ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥ Wadahans, First Mehl, Dakhanee:

ਸਚ੝ ਸਿਰੰਦਾ ਸਚਾ ਜਾਣੀਝ ਸਚੜਾ ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰੋ ॥ The True Creator Lord is True - know this well; He is the True Sustainer.

ਜਿਨਿ ਆਪੀਨੈ ਆਪ੝ ਸਾਜਿਆ ਸਚੜਾ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੋ ॥ He Himself fashioned His Own Self; the True Lord is invisible and infinite.

ਦ੝ਇ ਪ੝ੜ ਜੋੜਿ ਵਿਛੋੜਿਅਨ੝ ਗ੝ਰ ਬਿਨ੝ ਘੋਰ੝ ਅੰਧਾਰੋ ॥ He brought together, and then separated, the two grinding stones of the earth and the sky; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.

ਸੂਰਜ੝ ਚੰਦ੝ ਸਿਰਜਿਅਨ੝ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਚਲਤ੝ ਵੀਚਾਰੋ ॥੧॥ He created the sun and the moon; night and day, they move according to His Thought. ||1||

ਸਚੜਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਚ੝ ਤੂ ਸਚੜਾ ਦੇਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ O True Lord and Master, You are True. O True Lord, bless me with Your Love. ||Pause||

ਤ੝ਧ੝ ਸਿਰਜੀ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਦ੝ਖ੝ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ You created the Universe; You are the Giver of pain and pleasure.

ਨਾਰੀ ਪ੝ਰਖ ਸਿਰਜਿਝ ਬਿਖ੝ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ੝ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥ You created woman and man, the love of poison, and emotional attachment to Maya.

ਖਾਣੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਤੇਰੀਆ ਦੇਹਿ ਜੀਆ ਆਧਾਰੋ ॥ The four sources of creation, and the power of the Word, are also of Your making. You give Support to all beings.

ਕ੝ਦਰਤਿ ਤਖਤ੝ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਸਚਿ ਨਿਬੇੜਣਹਾਰੋ ॥੨॥ You have made the Creation as Your Throne; You are the True Judge. ||2||

ਆਵਾ ਗਵਣ੝ ਸਿਰਜਿਆ ਤੂ ਥਿਰ੝ ਕਰਣੈਹਾਰੋ ॥ You created comings and goings, but You are ever-stable, O Creator Lord.

ਜੰਮਣ੝ ਮਰਣਾ ਆਇ ਗਇਆ ਬਧਿਕ੝ ਜੀਉ ਬਿਕਾਰੋ ॥ In birth and death, in coming and going, this soul is held in bondage by corruption.

ਭੂਡੜੈ ਨਾਮ੝ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਬੂਡੜੈ ਕਿਆ ਤਿਸ੝ ਚਾਰੋ ॥ The evil person has forgotten the Naam; he has drowned - what can he do now?

ਗ੝ਣ ਛੋਡਿ ਬਿਖ੝ ਲਦਿਆ ਅਵਗ੝ਣ ਕਾ ਵਣਜਾਰੋ ॥੩॥ Forsaking merit, he has loaded the poisonous cargo of demerits; he is a trader of sins. ||3||

ਸਦੜੇ ਆਝ ਤਿਨਾ ਜਾਨੀਆ ਹ੝ਕਮਿ ਸਚੇ ਕਰਤਾਰੋ ॥ The beloved soul has received the Call, the Command of the True Creator Lord.

ਨਾਰੀ ਪ੝ਰਖ ਵਿਛ੝ੰਨਿਆ ਵਿਛ੝ੜਿਆ ਮੇਲਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ The soul, the husband, has become separated from the body, the bride. The Lord is the Re-uniter of the separated ones.

ਰੂਪ੝ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਹਣੀਝ ਹ੝ਕਮਿ ਬਧੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰੋ ॥ No one cares for your beauty, O beautiful bride.; the Messenger of Death is bound only by the Lord Commander's Command.

ਬਾਲਕ ਬਿਰਧਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਤੋੜਨਿ ਹੇਤ੝ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥੪॥ He does not distinguish between young children and old people; he tears apart love and affection. ||4||

ਨਉ ਦਰ ਠਾਕੇ ਹ੝ਕਮਿ ਸਚੈ ਹੰਸ੝ ਗਇਆ ਗੈਣਾਰੇ ॥ The nine doors are closed by the True Lord's Command, and the swan-soul takes flight into the skies.

ਸਾ ਧਨ ਛ੝ਟੀ ਮ੝ਠੀ ਝੂਠਿ ਵਿਧਣੀਆ ਮਿਰਤਕੜਾ ਅੰਙਨੜੇ ਬਾਰੇ ॥ The body-bride is separated, and defrauded by falsehood; she is now a widow - her husband's body lies dead in the courtyard.

ਸ੝ਰਤਿ ਮ੝ਈ ਮਰ੝ ਮਾਈਝ ਮਹਲ ਰ੝ੰਨੀ ਦਰ ਬਾਰੇ ॥ The widow cries out at the door, "The light of my mind has gone out, O my mother, with his death".

ਰੋਵਹ੝ ਕੰਤ ਮਹੇਲੀਹੋ ਸਚੇ ਕੇ ਗ੝ਣ ਸਾਰੇ ॥੫॥ So cry out, O soul-brides of the Husband Lord, and dwell on the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||5||

ਜਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਜਾਨੀ ਨਾਵਾਲਿਆ ਕਪੜਿ ਪਟਿ ਅੰਬਾਰੇ ॥ Her loved one is cleansed, bathed in water, and dressed in silken robes.

ਵਾਜੇ ਵਜੇ ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀਆ ਪੰਚ ਮ੝ਝ ਮਨ੝ ਮਾਰੇ ॥ The musicians play, and the Bani of the True Lord's Words are sung; the five relatives feel as if they too are dead, so deadened are their minds.

ਜਾਨੀ ਵਿਛ੝ੰਨੜੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਰਣ੝ ਭਇਆ ਧ੝ਰਿਗ੝ ਜੀਵਣ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰੇ ॥ Separation from my beloved is like death to me!" cries the widow".My life in this world is cursed and worthless!

ਜੀਵਤ੝ ਮਰੈ ਸ੝ ਜਾਣੀਝ ਪਿਰ ਸਚੜੈ ਹੇਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੬॥ But she alone is approved, who dies, while yet still alive; she lives for the sake of the Love of her Beloved. ||6||

ਤ੝ਸੀ ਰੋਵਹ੝ ਰੋਵਣ ਆਈਹੋ ਝੂਠਿ ਮ੝ਠੀ ਸੰਸਾਰੇ ॥ So cry out in mourning, you who have come to mourn; this world is false and fraudulent.

ਹਉ ਮ੝ਠੜੀ ਧੰਧੈ ਧਾਵਣੀਆ ਪਿਰਿ ਛੋਡਿਅੜੀ ਵਿਧਣਕਾਰੇ ॥ I too have been defrauded, chasing after worldly entanglements; my Husband Lord has forsaken me - I practice the evil deeds of a wife without a spouse.

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਕੰਤ੝ ਮਹੇਲੀਆ ਰੂੜੈ ਹੇਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥ In each and every home, are the brides of the Husband Lord; they gaze upon their Handsome Lord with love and affection.

ਮੈ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਚ੝ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਹਉ ਰਹਸਿਅੜੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਭਤਾਰੇ ॥੭॥ I sing the Praises of my True Husband Lord, and through the Naam, the Name of my Husband Lord, I blossom forth. ||7||

ਗ੝ਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਝ ਵੇਸ੝ ਪਲਟਿਆ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਸਚ੝ ਸੀਗਾਰੋ ॥ Meeting with the Guru, the soul-bride's dress is transformed, and she is adorned with Truth.

ਆਵਹ੝ ਮਿਲਹ੝ ਸਹੇਲੀਹੋ ਸਿਮਰਹ੝ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ Come and meet with me, O brides of the Lord; let's meditate in remembrance on the Creator Lord.

ਬਈਅਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਹਾਗਣੀ ਸਚ੝ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ Through the Naam, the soul-bride becomes the Lord's favorite; she is adorned with Truth.

ਗਾਵਹ੝ ਗੀਤ੝ ਨ ਬਿਰਹੜਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਬ੝ਰਹਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥੮॥੩॥ Do not sing the songs of separation, O Nanak; reflect upon God. ||8||3||

ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ Wadahans, First Mehl:

ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗ੝ ਸਿਰਜਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ਸੋ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਕ੝ਦਰਤਿ ਜਾਣੋਵਾ ॥ The One who creates and dissolves the world - that Lord and Master alone knows His creative power.

ਸਚੜਾ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਭਾਲੀਝ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸਬਦ੝ ਪਛਾਣੋਵਾ ॥ Do not search for the True Lord far away; recognize the Word of the Shabad in each and every heart.

ਸਚ੝ ਸਬਦ੝ ਪਛਾਣਹ੝ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਹ੝ ਜਿਨਿ ਝਹ ਰਚਨਾ ਰਾਚੀ ॥ Recognize the Shabad, and do not think that the Lord is far away; He created this creation.

ਨਾਮ੝ ਧਿਆਝ ਤਾ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਪਾਝ ਬਿਨ੝ ਨਾਵੈ ਪਿੜ ਕਾਚੀ ॥ Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one obtains peace; without the Naam, he plays a losing game.

ਜਿਨਿ ਥਾਪੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਈ ਕਿਆ ਕੋ ਕਹੈ ਵਖਾਣੋ ॥ The One who established the Universe, He alone knows the Way; what can anyone say?

ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗ੝ ਥਾਪਿ ਵਤਾਇਆ ਜਾਲ ਸੋ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਪਰਵਾਣੋ ॥੧॥ The One who established the world cast the net of Maya over it; accept Him as your Lord and Master. ||1||

ਬਾਬਾ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਅਧ ਪੰਧੈ ਹੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੋਵਾ ॥ O Baba, he has come, and now he must get up and depart; this world is only a way-station.

ਸਿਰਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਚੜੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਦ੝ਖ੝ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਪ੝ਰਬਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੋਵਾ ॥ Upon each and every head, the True Lord writes their destiny of pain and pleasure, according to their past actions.

ਦ੝ਖ੝ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਦੀਆ ਜੇਹਾ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲੇ ॥ He bestows pain and pleasure, according to the deeds done; the record of these deeds stays with the soul.

ਜੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਾਝ ਕਰਤਾ ਦੂਜੀ ਕਾਰ ਨ ਭਾਲੇ ॥ He does those deeds which the Creator Lord causes him to do; he attempts no other actions.

ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰਾਲਮ੝ ਧੰਧੈ ਬਾਧੀ ਕਰਿ ਹ੝ਕਮ੝ ਛਡਾਵਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ The Lord Himself is detached, while the world is entangled in conflict; by His Command, He emancipates it.

ਅਜ੝ ਕਲਿ ਕਰਦਿਆ ਕਾਲ੝ ਬਿਆਪੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਵਿਕਾਰੋ ॥੨॥ He may put this off today, but tomorrow he is seized by death; in love with duality, he practices corruption. ||2||

ਜਮ ਮਾਰਗ ਪੰਥ੝ ਨ ਸ੝ਝਈ ਉਝੜ੝ ਅੰਧ ਗ੝ਬਾਰੋਵਾ ॥ The path of death is dark and dismal; the way cannot be seen.

ਨਾ ਜਲ੝ ਲੇਫ ਤ੝ਲਾਈਆ ਨਾ ਭੋਜਨ ਪਰਕਾਰੋਵਾ ॥ There is no water, no quilt or mattress, and no food there.

ਭੋਜਨ ਭਾਉ ਨ ਠੰਢਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਨਾ ਕਾਪੜ੝ ਸੀਗਾਰੋ ॥ He receives no food there, no honor or water, no clothes or decorations.

ਗਲਿ ਸੰਗਲ੝ ਸਿਰਿ ਮਾਰੇ ਊਭੌ ਨਾ ਦੀਸੈ ਘਰ ਬਾਰੋ ॥ The chain is put around his neck, and the Messenger of Death standing over his head strikes him; he cannot see the door of his home.

ਇਬ ਕੇ ਰਾਹੇ ਜੰਮਨਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਪਛ੝ਤਾਣੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੋ ॥ The seeds planted on this path do not sprout; bearing the weight of his sins upon his head, he regrets and repents.

ਬਿਨ੝ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੋ ਬੇਲੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਝਹ੝ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥੩॥ Without the True Lord, no one is his friend; reflect upon this as true. ||3||

ਬਾਬਾ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਰਵਹਿ ਸ੝ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਰੋਵੈ ਗ੝ਣ ਸਾਰੇਵਾ ॥ O Baba, they alone are known to truly weep and wail, who meet together and weep, chanting the Praises of the Lord.

ਰੋਵੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮ੝ਠੜੀ ਧੰਧੜਾ ਰੋਵਣਹਾਰੇਵਾ ॥ Defrauded by Maya and worldly affairs, the weepers weep.

ਧੰਧਾ ਰੋਵੈ ਮੈਲ੝ ਨ ਧੋਵੈ ਸ੝ਪਨੰਤਰ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ॥ They weep for the sake of worldly affairs, and they do not wash off their own filth; the world is merely a dream.

ਜਿਉ ਬਾਜੀਗਰ੝ ਭਰਮੈ ਭੂਲੈ ਝੂਠਿ ਮ੝ਠੀ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੋ ॥ Like the juggler, deceiving by his tricks, one is deluded by egotism, falsehood and illusion.

ਆਪੇ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਵਣਹਾਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਝ ॥ The Lord Himself reveals the Path; He Himself is the Doer of deeds.

ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਗ੝ਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਰਾਖੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜਿ ਸ੝ਭਾਝ ॥੪॥੪॥ Those who are imbued with the Naam, are protected by the Perfect Guru, O Nanak; they merge in celestial bliss. ||4||4||

ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ Wadahans, First Mehl:

ਬਾਬਾ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਇਹ੝ ਜਗ੝ ਝੂਠ੝ ਪਸਾਰੋਵਾ ॥ O Baba, whoever has come, will rise up and leave; this world is merely a false show.

ਸਚਾ ਘਰ੝ ਸਚੜੈ ਸੇਵੀਝ ਸਚ੝ ਖਰਾ ਸਚਿਆਰੋਵਾ ॥ One's true home is obtained by serving the True Lord; real Truth is obtained by being truthful.

ਕੂੜਿ ਲਬਿ ਜਾਂ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਸੀ ਅਗੈ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਠਾਓ ॥ By falsehood and greed, no place of rest is found, and no place in the world hereafter is obtained.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਆਉ ਨ ਬੈਸਹ੝ ਕਹੀਝ ਜਿਉ ਸ੝ੰਞੈ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਓ ॥ No one invites him to come in and sit down. He is like a crow in a deserted home.

ਜੰਮਣ੝ ਮਰਣ੝ ਵਡਾ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਜਗ੝ ਸਬਾਝ ॥ Trapped by birth and death, he is separated from the Lord for such a long time; the whole world is wasting away.

ਲਬਿ ਧੰਧੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਗਤ੝ ਭ੝ਲਾਇਆ ਕਾਲ੝ ਖੜਾ ਰੂਆਝ ॥੧॥ Greed, worldly entanglements and Maya deceive the world. Death hovers over its head, and causes it to weep. ||1||

ਬਾਬਾ ਆਵਹ੝ ਭਾਈਹੋ ਗਲਿ ਮਿਲਹ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਦੇਹ ਆਸੀਸਾ ਹੇ ॥ Come, O Baba, and Siblings of Destiny - let's join together; take me in your arms, and bless me with your prayers.

ਬਾਬਾ ਸਚੜਾ ਮੇਲ੝ ਨ ਚ੝ਕਈ ਪ੝ਰੀਤਮ ਕੀਆ ਦੇਹ ਅਸੀਸਾ ਹੇ ॥ O Baba, union with the True Lord cannot be broken; bless me with your prayers for union with my Beloved.

ਆਸੀਸਾ ਦੇਵਹੋ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇਵਹੋ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਮੇਲੋ ॥ Bless me with your prayers, that I may perform devotional worship service to my Lord; for those already united with Him, what is there to unite?

ਇਕਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਨਾਵਹ੝ ਥੇਹਹ੝ ਥਾਵਹ੝ ਗ੝ਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਚ੝ ਖੇਲੋ ॥ Some have wandered away from the Name of the Lord, and lost the Path. The Word of the Guru's Shabad is the true game.

ਜਮ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਣਾ ਜ੝ਗਿ ਜ੝ਗਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਵੇਸੇ ॥ Do not go on Death's path; remain merged in the Word of the Shabad, the true form throughout the ages.

ਸਾਜਨ ਸੈਣ ਮਿਲਹ੝ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਗ੝ਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੋਲੇ ਫਾਸੇ ॥੨॥ Through good fortune, we meet such friends and relatives, who meet with the Guru, and escape the noose of Death. ||2||

ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਂਗੜਾ ਆਇਆ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਦ੝ਖ੝ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਲੇਖ੝ ਲਿਖਾਇਆ ॥ O Baba, we come into the world naked, into pain and pleasure, according to the record of our account.

ਲਿਖਿਅੜਾ ਸਾਹਾ ਨਾ ਟਲੈ ਜੇਹੜਾ ਪ੝ਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥ The call of our pre-ordained destiny cannot be altered; it follows from our past actions.

ਬਹਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਅੰਮ੝ਰਿਤ੝ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਜਿਤ੝ ਲਾਇਆ ਤਿਤ੝ ਲਾਗਾ ॥ The True Lord sits and writes of ambrosial nectar, and bitter poison; as the Lord attaches us, so are we attached.

ਕਾਮਣਿਆਰੀ ਕਾਮਣ ਪਾਝ ਬਹ੝ ਰੰਗੀ ਗਲਿ ਤਾਗਾ ॥ The Charmer, Maya, has worked her charms, and the multi-colored thread is around everyone's neck.

ਹੋਛੀ ਮਤਿ ਭਇਆ ਮਨ੝ ਹੋਛਾ ਗ੝ੜ੝ ਸਾ ਮਖੀ ਖਾਇਆ ॥ Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.

ਨਾ ਮਰਜਾਦ੝ ਆਇਆ ਕਲਿ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਨਾਂਗੋ ਬੰਧਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੩॥ Contrary to custom, he comes into the Dark Age of Kali Yuga naked, and naked he is bound down and sent away again. ||3||

ਬਾਬਾ ਰੋਵਹ੝ ਜੇ ਕਿਸੈ ਰੋਵਣਾ ਜਾਨੀਅੜਾ ਬੰਧਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ ਹੈ ॥ O Baba, weep and mourn if you must; the beloved soul is bound and driven off.

ਲਿਖਿਅੜਾ ਲੇਖ੝ ਨ ਮੇਟੀਝ ਦਰਿ ਹਾਕਾਰੜਾ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ ॥ The pre-ordained record of destiny cannot be erased; the summons has come from the Lord's Court.

ਹਾਕਾਰਾ ਆਇਆ ਜਾ ਤਿਸ੝ ਭਾਇਆ ਰ੝ੰਨੇ ਰੋਵਣਹਾਰੇ ॥ The messenger comes, when it pleases the Lord, and the mourners begin to mourn.

ਪ੝ਤ ਭਾਈ ਭਾਤੀਜੇ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪ੝ਰੀਤਮ ਅਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥ Sons, brothers, nephews and very dear friends weep and wail.

ਭੈ ਰੋਵੈ ਗ੝ਣ ਸਾਰਿ ਸਮਾਲੇ ਕੋ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਮ੝ਇਆ ਨਾਲੇ ॥ Let him weep, who weeps in the Fear of God, cherishing the virtues of God. No one dies with the dead.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜ੝ਗਿ ਜ੝ਗਿ ਜਾਣ ਸਿਜਾਣਾ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਸਚ੝ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥੪॥੫॥ O Nanak, throughout the ages, they are known as wise, who weep, remembering the True Lord. ||4||5||

ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਮਹਲਾ ਤੀਜਾ Wadahans, Third Mehl:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਪ੝ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਪ੝ਰਭ੝ ਸਚੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਝ ਕਾਰਜ੝ ਸਭ੝ ਕਿਛ੝ ਕਰਣੈ ਜੋਗ੝ ॥ Praise God, the True Lord; He is all-powerful to do all things.

ਸਾ ਧਨ ਰੰਡ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਬੈਸਈ ਨਾ ਕਦੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋਗ੝ ॥ The soul-bride shall never be a widow, and she shall never have to endure suffering.

ਨਾ ਕਦੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋਗ੝ ਅਨਦਿਨ੝ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਮਹਲਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥ She shall never suffer - night and day, she enjoys pleasures; that soul-bride merges in the Mansion of her Lord's Presence.

ਜਿਨਿ ਪ੝ਰਿਉ ਜਾਤਾ ਕਰਮ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ਬੋਲੇ ਅੰਮ੝ਰਿਤ ਬਾਣੀ ॥ She knows her Beloved, the Architect of karma, and she speaks words of ambrosial sweetness.

ਗ੝ਣਵੰਤੀਆ ਗ੝ਣ ਸਾਰਹਿ ਅਪਣੇ ਕੰਤ ਸਮਾਲਹਿ ਨਾ ਕਦੇ ਲਗੈ ਵਿਜੋਗੋ ॥ The virtuous soul-brides dwell on the Lord's virtues; they keep their Husband Lord in their remembrance, and so they never suffer separation from Him.

ਸਚੜਾ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਝ ਸਭ੝ ਕਿਛ੝ ਕਰਣੈ ਜੋਗੋ ॥੧॥ So praise your True Husband Lord, who is all-powerful to do all things. ||1||

ਸਚੜਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਣੀਝ ਆਪੇ ਲਝ ਮਿਲਾਝ ॥ The True Lord and Master is realized through the Word of His Shabad; He blends all with Himself.

ਸਾ ਧਨ ਪ੝ਰਿਅ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਤੀ ਵਿਚਹ੝ ਆਪ੝ ਗਵਾਝ ॥ That soul-bride is imbued with the Love of her Husband Lord, who banishes her self-conceit from within.

ਵਿਚਹ੝ ਆਪ੝ ਗਵਾਝ ਫਿਰਿ ਕਾਲ੝ ਨ ਖਾਝ ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਝਕੋ ਜਾਤਾ ॥ Eradicating her ego from within herself, death shall not consume her again; as Gurmukh, she knows the One Lord God.

ਕਾਮਣਿ ਇਛ ਪ੝ੰਨੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭਿੰਨੀ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਜਗਜੀਵਨ੝ ਦਾਤਾ ॥ The desire of the soul-bride is fulfilled; deep within herself, she is drenched in His Love. She meets the Great Giver, the Life of the World.

ਸਬਦ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਜੋਬਨਿ ਮਾਤੀ ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਝ ॥ Imbued with love for the Shabad, she is like a youth intoxicated; she merges into the very being of her Husband Lord.

ਸਚੜਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਣੀਝ ਆਪੇ ਲਝ ਮਿਲਾਝ ॥੨॥ The True Lord Master is realized through the Word of His Shabad. He blends all with Himself. ||2||

ਜਿਨੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਕੰਤ੝ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਹਉ ਤਿਨ ਪੂਛਉ ਸੰਤਾ ਜਾਝ ॥ Those who have realized their Husband Lord - I go and ask those Saints about Him.

ਆਪ੝ ਛੋਡਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੀ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਚੜਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸ੝ਭਾਝ ॥ Renouncing ego, I serve them; thus I meet my True Husband Lord, with intuitive ease.

ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਚਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਆਝ ਸਾਚ੝ ਕਮਾਝ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਧਨ ਰਾਤੀ ॥ The True Husband Lord comes to meet the soul-bride who practices Truth, and is imbued with the True Word of the Shabad.

ਕਦੇ ਨ ਰਾਂਡ ਸਦਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਜ ਸਮਾਧੀ ॥ She shall never become a widow; she shall always be a happy bride. Deep within herself, she dwells in the celestial bliss of Samaadhi.

ਪਿਰ੝ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ਵੇਖ੝ ਹਦੂਰੇ ਰੰਗ੝ ਮਾਣੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸ੝ਭਾਝ ॥ Her Husband Lord is fully pervading everywhere; beholding Him ever-present, she enjoys His Love, with intuitive ease.

ਜਿਨੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਕੰਤ੝ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਹਉ ਤਿਨ ਪੂਛਉ ਸੰਤਾ ਜਾਝ ॥੩॥ Those who have realized their Husband Lord - I go and ask those Saints about Him. ||3||

ਪਿਰਹ੝ ਵਿਛ੝ੰਨੀਆ ਭੀ ਮਿਲਹ ਜੇ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਲਾਗਹ ਸਾਚੇ ਪਾਝ ॥ The separated ones also meet with their Husband Lord, if they fall at the Feet of the True Guru.

ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ੝ ਸਦਾ ਦਇਆਲ੝ ਹੈ ਅਵਗ੝ਣ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਝ ॥ The True Guru is forever merciful; through the Word of His Shabad, demerits are burnt away.

ਅਉਗ੝ਣ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਝ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ਗਵਾਝ ਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਸਚਿ ਰਾਤੀ ॥ Burning away her demerits through the Shabad, the soul-bride eradicates her love of duality, and remains absorbed in the True, True Lord.

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਦਾ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਉਮੈ ਗਈ ਭਰਾਤੀ ॥ Through the True Shabad, everlasting peace is obtained, and egotism and doubt are dispelled.

ਪਿਰ੝ ਨਿਰਮਾਇਲ੝ ਸਦਾ ਸ੝ਖਦਾਤਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਝ ॥ The Immaculate Husband Lord is forever the Giver of peace; O Nanak, through the Word of His Shabad, He is met.

ਪਿਰਹ੝ ਵਿਛ੝ੰਨੀਆ ਭੀ ਮਿਲਹ ਜੇ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਲਾਗਹ ਸਾਚੇ ਪਾਝ ॥੪॥੧॥ The separated ones also meet with their Husband Lord, if they fall at the feet of the True Guru. ||4||1||

ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ Wadahans, Third Mehl:

ਸ੝ਣਿਅਹ੝ ਕੰਤ ਮਹੇਲੀਹੋ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸੇਵਿਹ੝ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ Listen, O brides of the Lord: serve your Beloved Husband Lord, and contemplate the Word of His Shabad.

ਅਵਗਣਵੰਤੀ ਪਿਰ੝ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਮ੝ਠੀ ਰੋਵੈ ਕੰਤ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥ The worthless bride does not know her Husband Lord - she is deluded; forgetting her Husband Lord, she weeps and wails.

ਰੋਵੈ ਕੰਤ ਸੰਮਾਲਿ ਸਦਾ ਗ੝ਣ ਸਾਰਿ ਨਾ ਪਿਰ੝ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਜਾਝ ॥ She weeps, thinking of her Husband Lord, and she cherishes His virtues; her Husband Lord does not die, and does not leave.

ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਜਾਤਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ਸਾਚੈ ਪ੝ਰੇਮਿ ਸਮਾਝ ॥ As Gurmukh, she knows the Lord; through the Word of His Shabad, He is realized; through True Love, she merges with Him.

ਜਿਨਿ ਅਪਣਾ ਪਿਰ੝ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਤਾ ਕਰਮ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ਕੂੜਿ ਮ੝ਠੀ ਕੂੜਿਆਰੇ ॥ She who does not know her Husband Lord, the Architect of karma, is deluded by falsehood - she herself is false.

ਸ੝ਣਿਅਹ੝ ਕੰਤ ਮਹੇਲੀਹੋ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸੇਵਿਹ੝ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ Listen, O brides of the Lord: serve your Beloved Husband Lord, and contemplate the Word of His Shabad. ||1||

ਸਭ੝ ਜਗ੝ ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਇਓਨ੝ ਆਵਣ੝ ਜਾਣ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥ He Himself created the whole world; the world comes and goes.

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ੝ ਖ੝ਆਇਅਨ੝ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰਾ ॥ The love of Maya has ruined the world; people die, to be re-born, over and over again.

ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰਾ ਵਧਹਿ ਬਿਕਾਰਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਵਿਹੂਣੀ ਮੂਠੀ ॥ People die to be re-born, over and over again, while their sins increase; without spiritual wisdom, they are deluded.

ਬਿਨ੝ ਸਬਦੈ ਪਿਰ੝ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਜਨਮ੝ ਗਵਾਇਓ ਰੋਵੈ ਅਵਗ੝ਣਿਆਰੀ ਝੂਠੀ ॥ Without the Word of the Shabad, the Husband Lord is not found; the worthless, false bride wastes her life away, weeping and wailing.

ਪਿਰ੝ ਜਗਜੀਵਨ੝ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਰੋਈਝ ਰੋਵੈ ਕੰਤ੝ ਵਿਸਾਰੇ ॥ He is my Beloved Husband Lord, the Life of the World - for whom should I weep? They alone weep, who forget their Husband Lord.

ਸਭ੝ ਜਗ੝ ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਇਓਨ੝ ਆਵਣ੝ ਜਾਣ੝ ਸੰਸਾਰੇ ॥੨॥ He Himself created the whole world; the world comes and goes. ||2||

ਸੋ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਚਾ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਓਹ੝ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਜਾਝ ॥ That Husband Lord is True, forever True; He does not die, and He does not leave.

ਭੂਲੀ ਫਿਰੈ ਧਨ ਇਆਣੀਆ ਰੰਡ ਬੈਠੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਝ ॥ The ignorant soul-bride wanders in delusion; in the love of duality, she sits like a widow.

ਰੰਡ ਬੈਠੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਝ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਦ੝ਖ੝ ਪਾਝ ਆਵ ਘਟੈ ਤਨ੝ ਛੀਜੈ ॥ She sits like a widow, in the love of duality; through emotional attachment to Maya, she suffers in pain. She is growing old, and her body is withering away.

ਜੋ ਕਿਛ੝ ਆਇਆ ਸਭ੝ ਕਿਛ੝ ਜਾਸੀ ਦ੝ਖ੝ ਲਾਗਾ ਭਾਇ ਦੂਜੈ ॥ Whatever has come, all that shall pass away; through the love of duality, they suffer in pain.

ਜਮਕਾਲ੝ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਗ੝ ਲੂਝੈ ਲਬਿ ਲੋਭਿ ਚਿਤ੝ ਲਾਝ ॥ They do not see the Messenger of Death; they long for Maya, and their consciousness is attached to greed.

ਸੋ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾ ਓਹ੝ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਜਾਝ ॥੩॥ That Husband Lord is True, forever True; He does not die, and He does not leave. ||3||

ਇਕਿ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪਿਰਹਿ ਵਿਛ੝ੰਨੀਆ ਅੰਧੀ ਨਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਪਿਰ੝ ਨਾਲੇ ॥ Some weep and wail, separated from their Husband Lord; the blind ones do not know that their Husband is with them.

ਗ੝ਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਪਿਰ੝ ਮਿਲੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥ By Guru's Grace, they may meet with their True Husband, and cherish Him always deep within.

ਪਿਰ੝ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਮਾਲੇ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਨਾਲੇ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਜਾਤਾ ਦੂਰੇ ॥ She cherishes her Husband deep within herself - He is always with her; the self-willed manmukhs think that He is far away.

ਇਹ੝ ਤਨ੝ ਰ੝ਲੈ ਰ੝ਲਾਇਆ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਖਸਮ੝ ਨ ਜਾਤਾ ਹਦੂਰੇ ॥ This body rolls in the dust, and is totally useless; it does not realize the Presence of the Lord and Master.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਈ ਪਿਰ੝ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥ O Nanak, that soul-bride is united in Union; she cherishes her Beloved Husband forever, deep within herself.

ਇਕਿ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪਿਰਹਿ ਵਿਛ੝ੰਨੀਆ ਅੰਧੀ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਪਿਰ੝ ਹੈ ਨਾਲੇ ॥੪॥੨॥ Some weep and wail, separated from their Husband Lord; the blind ones do not know that their Husband is with them. ||4||2||

ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਃ ੩ ॥ Wadahans, Third Mehl:

ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪਿਰਹਿ ਵਿਛ੝ੰਨੀਆ ਮੈ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਚੜਾ ਹੈ ਸਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥ Those who are separated from their Beloved Husband Lord weep and wail, but my True Husband Lord is always with me.

ਜਿਨੀ ਚਲਣ੝ ਸਹੀ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ੝ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਨਾਮ੝ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥ Those who know that they must depart, serve the True Guru, and dwell upon the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਸਦਾ ਨਾਮ੝ ਸਮਾਲੇ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ੝ ਹੈ ਨਾਲੇ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ੝ ਸੇਵਿ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ They dwell constantly upon the Naam, and the True Guru is with them; they serve the True Guru, and so obtain peace.

ਸਬਦੇ ਕਾਲ੝ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਚ੝ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣ੝ ਨ ਹੋਇਆ ॥ Through the Shabad, they kill death, and enshrine the True Lord within their hearts; they shall not have to come and go again.

ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਚੀ ਨਾਈ ਵੇਖੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲੇ ॥ True is the Lord and Master, and True is His Name; bestowing His Gracious Glance, one is enraptured.

ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪਿਰਹ੝ ਵਿਛ੝ੰਨੀਆ ਮੈ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਚੜਾ ਹੈ ਸਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥੧॥ Those who are separated from their Beloved Husband Lord weep and wail, but my True Husband Lord is always with me. ||1||

ਪ੝ਰਭ੝ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਭ ਦੂ ਊਚਾ ਹੈ ਕਿਵ ਮਿਲਾਂ ਪ੝ਰੀਤਮ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥ God, my Lord and Master, is the highest of all; how can I meet my Dear Beloved?

ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰਿ ਮੇਲੀ ਤਾਂ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੀ ਪਿਰ੝ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੇ ॥ When the True Guru united me, then I was naturally united with my Husband Lord, and now, I keep Him clasped to my heart.

ਸਦਾ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੇ ਨੇਹ੝ ਨਾਲਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਤੇ ਪਿਰ੝ ਦਿਸੈ ॥ I constantly, lovingly cherish my Beloved within my heart; through the True Guru, I see my Beloved.

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਕਾ ਕਚਾ ਚੋਲਾ ਤਿਤ੝ ਪੈਧੈ ਪਗ੝ ਖਿਸੈ ॥ The cloak of Maya's love is false; wearing it, one slips and loses his footing.

ਪਿਰ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਸੋ ਸਚਾ ਚੋਲਾ ਤਿਤ੝ ਪੈਧੈ ਤਿਖਾ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥ That cloak is true, which is dyed in the color of the Love of my Beloved; wearing it, my inner thirst is quenched.

ਪ੝ਰਭ੝ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ੝ ਸਭ ਦੂ ਊਚਾ ਹੈ ਕਿਉ ਮਿਲਾ ਪ੝ਰੀਤਮ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੨॥ God, my Lord and Master, is the highest of all; how can I meet my Dear Beloved? ||2||

ਮੈ ਪ੝ਰਭ੝ ਸਚ੝ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਹੋਰ ਭੂਲੀ ਅਵਗਣਿਆਰੇ ॥ I have realized my True Lord God, while the other worthless ones have gone astray.

ਮੈ ਸਦਾ ਰਾਵੇ ਪਿਰ੝ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਚੜੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥ I dwell constantly upon my Beloved Husband Lord, and reflect upon the True Word of the Shabad.

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਨਾਰੇ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਪ੝ਰੀਤਮ੝ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ The bride reflects upon the True Shabad, and is imbued with His Love; she meets with the True Guru, and finds her Beloved.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਤੀ ਗਇਆ ਦ੝ਸਮਨ੝ ਦੂਖ੝ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥ Deep within, she is imbued with His Love, and intoxicated with delight; her enemies and sufferings are all taken away.

ਅਪਨੇ ਗ੝ਰ ਕੰਉ ਤਨ੝ ਮਨ੝ ਦੀਜੈ ਤਾਂ ਮਨ੝ ਭੀਜੈ ਤ੝ਰਿਸਨਾ ਦੂਖ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥ Surrender body and soul to your Guru, and then you shall become happy; your thirst and pain shall be taken away.

ਮੈ ਪਿਰ੝ ਸਚ੝ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਹੋਰ ਭੂਲੀ ਅਵਗਣਿਆਰੇ ॥੩॥ I have realized my True Lord God, while the other worthless ones have gone astray. ||3||

ਸਚੜੈ ਆਪਿ ਜਗਤ੝ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਗ੝ਰ ਬਿਨ੝ ਘੋਰ ਅੰਧਾਰੋ ॥ The True Lord Himself created the world; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.

ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਝ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥ He Himself unites, and causes us to unite with Him; He Himself blesses us with His Love.

ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਪਿਆਰੋ ਸਹਜਿ ਵਾਪਾਰੋ ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਜਨਮ੝ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥ He Himself blesses us with His Love, and deals in celestial peace; the life of the Gurmukh is reformed.

ਧਨ੝ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਆਇਆ ਆਪ੝ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਚਿਆਰੋ ॥ Blessed is his coming into the world; he banishes his self-conceit, and is acclaimed as true in the Court of the True Lord.

ਗਿਆਨਿ ਰਤਨਿ ਘਟਿ ਚਾਨਣ੝ ਹੋਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥ The light of the jewel of spiritual wisdom shines within his heart, O Nanak, and he loves the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਸਚੜੈ ਆਪਿ ਜਗਤ੝ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਗ੝ਰ ਬਿਨ੝ ਘੋਰ ਅੰਧਾਰੋ ॥੪॥੩॥ The True Lord Himself created the world; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness. ||4||3||

ਵਡਹੰਸ੝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ Wadahans, Third Mehl:

ਇਹ੝ ਸਰੀਰ੝ ਜਜਰੀ ਹੈ ਇਸ ਨੋ ਜਰ੝ ਪਹ੝ਚੈ ਆਝ ॥ This body is frail; old age is overtaking it.

ਗ੝ਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਸੇ ਉਬਰੇ ਹੋਰ੝ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਝ ॥ Those who are protected by the Guru are saved, while others die, to be reincarnated; they continue coming and going.

ਹੋਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਝ ਪਛ੝ਤਾਵਹਿ ਬਿਨ੝ ਨਾਵੈ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥ Others die, to be reincarnated; they continue coming and going, and in the end, they depart regretfully. Without the Name, there is no peace.

ਝਥੈ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਫਲ੝ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਹੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥ As one acts here, so does he obtain his rewards; the self-willed manmukh loses his honor.

ਜਮ ਪ੝ਰਿ ਘੋਰ ਅੰਧਾਰ੝ ਮਹਾ ਗ੝ਬਾਰ੝ ਨਾ ਤਿਥੈ ਭੈਣ ਨ ਭਾਈ ॥ In the City of Death, there is pitch darkness, and huge clouds of dust; neither sister nor brother is there.

ਇਹ੝ ਸਰੀਰ੝ ਜਜਰੀ ਹੈ ਇਸ ਨੋ ਜਰ੝ ਪਹ੝ਚੈ ਆਈ ॥੧॥ This body is frail; old age is overtaking it. ||1||

ਕਾਇਆ ਕੰਚਨ੝ ਤਾਂ ਥੀਝ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ੝ ਲਝ ਮਿਲਾਝ ॥ The body becomes like gold, when the True Guru unites one with Himself.

ਭ੝ਰਮ੝ ਮਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਹ੝ ਕਟੀਝ ਸਚੜੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਝ ॥ Doubt and Maya have been removed from within me, and I am merged in the Naam, the True Name of the Lord.

ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਝ ਹਰਿ ਗ੝ਣ ਗਾਝ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੝ਰੀਤਮ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਪਾਝ ॥ Merged in the True Name of the Lord, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; meeting my Beloved, I have found peace.

ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਨ੝ ਰਾਤੀ ਵਿਚਹ੝ ਹੰਉਮੈ ਜਾਝ ॥ I am in constant bliss, day and night; egotism has been dispelled from within me.

ਜਿਨੀ ਪ੝ਰਖੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਚਿਤ੝ ਲਾਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਹੰਉ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਝ ॥ I fall at the feet of those who enshrine the Naam within their consciousness.

ਕਾਂਇਆ ਕੰਚਨ੝ ਤਾਂ ਥੀਝ ਜਾ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ੝ ਲਝ ਮਿਲਾਝ ॥੨॥ The body becomes like gold, when the True Guru unites one with Himself. ||2||

ਸੋ ਸਚਾ ਸਚ੝ ਸਲਾਹੀਝ ਜੇ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ੝ ਦੇਇ ਬ੝ਝਾਝ ॥ We truly praise the True Lord, when the True Guru imparts understanding.

ਬਿਨ੝ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਭਰਮਿ ਭ੝ਲਾਣੀਆ ਕਿਆ ਮ੝ਹ੝ ਦੇਸਨਿ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਝ ॥ Without the True Guru, they are deluded by doubt; going to the world hereafter, what face will they display?

ਕਿਆ ਦੇਨਿ ਮ੝ਹ੝ ਜਾਝ ਅਵਗ੝ਣਿ ਪਛ੝ਤਾਝ ਦ੝ਖੋ ਦ੝ਖ੝ ਕਮਾਝ ॥ What face will they show, when they go there? They will regret and repent for their sins; their actions will bring them only pain and suffering.

ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੀਆ ਸੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲਾ ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਝ ॥ Those who are imbued with the Naam are dyed in the deep crimson color of the Lord's Love; they merge into the Being of their Husband Lord.

ਤਿਸ੝ ਜੇਵਡ੝ ਅਵਰ੝ ਨ ਸੂਝਈ ਕਿਸ੝ ਆਗੈ ਕਹੀਝ ਜਾਝ ॥ I can conceive of no other as great as the Lord; unto whom should I go and speak?

ਸੋ ਸਚਾ ਸਚ੝ ਸਲਾਹੀਝ ਜੇ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ੝ ਦੇਇ ਬ੝ਝਾਝ ॥੩॥ We truly praise the True Lord, when the True Guru imparts understanding. ||3||

ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੜਾ ਸਚ੝ ਸਲਾਹਿਆ ਹੰਉ ਤਿਨ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਝ ॥ I fall at the feet of those who praise the Truest of the True.

ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸਚੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਮਲ੝ ਸਭ ਜਾਝ ॥ Those humble beings are true, and immaculately pure; meeting them, all filth is washed off.

ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਮਲ੝ ਸਭ ਜਾਝ ਸਚੈ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਝ ਸਚੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸ੝ਭਾਝ ॥ Meeting them, all filth is washed off; bathing in the Pool of Truth, one becomes truthful, with intuitive ease.

ਨਾਮ੝ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ੝ ਅਗਮ੝ ਅਗੋਚਰ੝ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਬ੝ਝਾਝ ॥ The True Guru has given me the realization of the Naam, the Immaculate Name of the Lord, the unfathomable, the imperceptible.

ਅਨਦਿਨ੝ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਝ ॥ Those who perform devotional worship to the Lord night and day, are imbued with His Love; O Nanak, they are absorbed in the True Lord.

ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੜਾ ਸਚ੝ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਹੰਉ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਝ ॥੪॥੪॥ I fall at the feet of those who meditate on the Truest of the True. ||4||4||

References

  • Kohli, Surindar Singh, A Critica} Study of ADI GRANTH. Delhi, 1961
  • Taran Singh, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji da Sahitak Itihas. Amritsar, n.d.