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ਬਿਰਹੜੇ

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ਬਿਰਹੜੇ

birahaReबिरहड़े

Raag: Raag Aasaa

Source: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but one God. By True Guru's grace. He is obtained to.

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਬਿਰਹੜੇ ਘਰੁ ੪ ਛੰਤਾ ਕੀ ਜਤਿ

Asa 5th Guru. Separation hymns on the tune of the Chhands (Metre).

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but one God. By True Guru's grace. He is obtained to.

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਿਮਰੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੧॥

Contemplate on the Supreme Lord Master and be a sacrifice unto His sight, O my dear.

ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਦੁਖ ਬੀਸਰਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਤਜਣਾ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥

How can He be forsaken, O dear, by remembering whom sorrow are forgotten?

ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਵੇਚੀ ਸੰਤ ਪਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਦੇਇ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੩॥

O dear, I would sell this body to the saint, if he causes me to meet my Beloved.

ਸੁਖ ਸੀਗਾਰ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕੇ ਫੀਕੇ ਤਜਿ ਛੋਡੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਇ ॥੪॥

The pleasures and decoration of sin are futile and I have forsaken and abandoned them, O Mother.

ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਤਜਿ ਗਏ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਚਰਨੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੫॥

Lust, wrath and avarice forsook me O dear when I fell at the feet of the True Guru.

ਜੋ ਜਨ ਰਾਤੇ ਰਾਮ ਸਿਉ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਅਨਤ ਨ ਕਾਹੂ ਜਾਇ ॥੬॥

The persons, who are imbued with the Lord, O dear, go not anywhere else.

ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਜਿਨੑੀ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਰਹੇ ਆਘਾਇ ॥੭॥

They who have tasted God's essence, O dear, remain satiated and sated.

ਅੰਚਲੁ ਗਹਿਆ ਸਾਧ ਕਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਭੈ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਰਾਇ ॥੮॥੧॥੩॥

He, who seizes the skirt of the saint, O Nanak, crosses over the terrible world ocean.

ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜਬ ਭੇਟੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥੧॥

The pain of birth and death is removed, O dear, when man meets God, the King.

ਸੁੰਦਰੁ ਸੁਘਰੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਜੀਵਨੁ ਦਰਸੁ ਦਿਖਾਇ ॥੨॥

The beauteous, accomplished and Omniscient Lord is my very life. Show me Thy vision, O Master.

ਜੋ ਜੀਅ ਤੁਝ ਤੇ ਬੀਛੁਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰਹਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਇ ॥੩॥

The mortals who are separated from Thee, O my Beloved, are born only to die and eat the poison of sins.

ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤਿਸ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥

He alone meets Thee, O my Love, whom Thou causeth to meet. I fall at his feet.

ਜੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪੇਖਤੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਮੁਖ ਤੇ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੫॥

The happiness, man receives by seeing the sight of the Beloved cannot be told by mouth.

ਸਾਚੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਰਹੀ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੬॥

The true love of the Beloved snaps not. It lasts all the ages through.

ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਭਲਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤੇਰੀ ਅਮਰੁ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੭॥

Whatever pleases Thee, that is good, O Love, Eternal is Thy will.

ਨਾਨਕ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਤੇ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੈ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਮਾਤੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥੮॥੨॥੪॥

Nanak, who are imbued with the love of the All-pervading-Lord, they remain instinctively inebriated, O dear.

ਸਭ ਬਿਧਿ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਜਾਨਤੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਪਹਿ ਕਹਉ ਸੁਨਾਇ ॥੧॥

Thou knowest all the condition of mine, O Love. To whom should I tell and narrate it?

ਤੂੰ ਦਾਤਾ ਜੀਆ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਦਿਤਾ ਪਹਿਰਹਿ ਖਾਇ ॥੨॥

Thou art the Giver of all the beings they eat and wear what Thou givest them.

ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦੂਜੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥

Weal and woe are in They, will, O Beloved There is not another from where they emanate.

ਜੋ ਤੂੰ ਕਰਾਵਹਿ ਸੋ ਕਰੀ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਅਵਰੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੪॥

My Beloved, what Thou causeth me to do, that alone I do Anything else I cannot do.

ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਣਿ ਸਭ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜਿਤੁ ਜਪੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥੫॥

Embellished are all the days and nights, O my Love, when God's Name is remembered.

ਸਾਈ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਧੁਰਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ॥੬॥

The mortal does the deeds, which are pre-ordained on his forehead, O my dear.

ਏਕੋ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੭॥

The One Lord Himself is pervading every where, O my dear, in every Heart he is contained.

ਸੰਸਾਰ ਕੂਪ ਤੇ ਉਧਰਿ ਲੈ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾਇ ॥੮॥੩॥੨੨॥੧੫॥੨॥੪੨॥

Nanak has entered Thine sanctuary, O Beloved God. Take him out of the world well.

ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਪਾਠ ਦਾ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਅਤੇ ਰੂਹਾਨੀ ਲਾਭ

Reading and reciting Gurbani Paath is a foundational pillar of Sikh spiritual life. Gurbani, literally meaning "the Guru's word," is the divine wisdom revealed to the Sikh Gurus and other enlightened saints. By studying and contemplating the sacred scripture on a daily basis, a devotee can cultivate inner peace, mental clarity, and a deep sense of connection to the Creator. The specific Bani, ਬਿਰਹੜੇ, holds a unique place in the daily routine of devotees, carrying spiritual vibrations that help transform the mind and soothe the soul.

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In the Sikh code of conduct (Rehat Maryada), every Sikh is prescribed a set of daily prayers to be recited at specific times—in the morning, evening, and night. Collectively known as Nitnem (meaning daily routine), these prayers serve as a shield against the five negative impulses (lust, anger, greed, attachment, and pride) and keep the practitioner centered in remembrance of the Divine. Performing ਬਿਰਹੜੇ regularly establishes a rhythmic discipline in life. Whether you are reading in Gurmukhi, English translations, or studying phonetic transliterations on NaamSimran, the focus remains on understanding the message and embedding it in one's daily conduct.

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