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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ

raag malaarरागु मलार

Raag: Raag Malaar

Source: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but One God. By the True Guru's grace, He is obtained.

ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ ਬਾਣੀ ਭਗਤ ਨਾਮਦੇਵ ਜੀਉ ਕੀ॥

Rag Malar. Hymns of reverend. Saint Nam Dev.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but One God. By the True Guru's grace, He is obtained.

ਸੇਵੀਲੇ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਰਾਇ ਅਕੁਲ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ॥

Serve thou thy Lord, thy king, who is Unlineal and Immaculate.

ਭਗਤਿ ਦਾਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਜਾਚਹਿ ਸੰਤ ਜਨ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Bless Thou me with the gift of Thy meditation for which the saintly persons beg Thee, O Lord. Pause.

ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਘਰਿ ਦਿਗ ਦਿਸੈ ਸਰਾਇਚਾ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਭਵਨ ਚਿਤ੍ਰਸਾਲਾ ਸਪਤ ਲੋਕ ਸਾਮਾਨਿ ਪੂਰੀਅਲੇ ॥

Such is the Lord in whose home is seen the pavilion made of all the directions, who has ornamental celestial mansion and who is fully filling the seven worlds alike.

ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਘਰਿ ਲਛਿਮੀ ਕੁਆਰੀ ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਦੀਵੜੇ ਕਉਤਕੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਬਪੁੜਾ ਕੋਟਵਾਲੁ ਸੁ ਕਰਾ ਸਿਰੀ ॥

In whose home abides the virgin goddess of wealth. The moon and the sun are His two lamps, the poor death, which exhibits wondrous plays and which levies tax on all, is His police-official.

ਸੁ ਐਸਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਨਰਹਰੀ ॥੧॥

Such is that venerable Man lion Emperor.

ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਘਰਿ ਕੁਲਾਲੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਚਤੁਰ ਮੁਖੁ ਡਾਂਵੜਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਬਿਸ੍ਵ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਰਾਚੀਲੇ ॥

In whose mansion is the four-faced Brahma, the fashioning potter, Who has created the whole world.

ਜਾਂ ਕੈ ਘਰਿ ਈਸਰੁ ਬਾਵਲਾ ਜਗਤ ਗੁਰੂ ਤਤ ਸਾਰਖਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਭਾਖੀਲੇ ॥

In whose home is the crazy Shiva, the world-teacher, who utters the true Divine knowledge.

ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਡਾਂਗੀਆ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਲੇਖੀਆ ॥

At whose gate evil and good are mace-bearers and Chitar and Gupat, the scribes.

ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਪਰੁਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਹਾਰੁ ॥

The Righteous judge, the Lord of deluge, is His door-man.

ਸੋੁ ਐਸਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੋਪਾਲੁ ॥੨॥

Such a sovereign is that Reverend cherisher of the world.

ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਘਰਿ ਗਣ ਗੰਧਰਬ ਰਿਖੀ ਬਪੁੜੇ ਢਾਢੀਆ ਗਾਵੰਤ ਆਛੈ ॥

Within whose Home are the heavenly heralds, celestial singers, the sages, and the poor minstrels, who sing sweetly.

ਸਰਬ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਬਹੁ ਰੂਪੀਆ ਅਨਗਰੂਆ ਆਖਾੜਾ ਮੰਡਲੀਕ ਬੋਲ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਕਾਛੇ ॥

All the Shastras are His actors; stupendous is His arena. The sovereigns utter beauteous songs in his praise.

ਚਉਰ ਢੂਲ ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਹੈ ਪਵਣੁ ॥

Such is the Lord, wind is whose waving fly-brush,

ਚੇਰੀ ਸਕਤਿ ਜੀਤਿ ਲੇ ਭਵਣੁ ॥

whose handmaiden is mammon, who has vanquished the world.

ਅੰਡ ਟੂਕ ਜਾ ਚੈ ਭਸਮਤੀ ॥

(The mortal world) or (half an egg) is whose fire place.

ਸੋੁ ਐਸਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਪਤੀ ॥੩॥

Such is that Sovereign the Lord of the three worlds.

ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਘਰਿ ਕੂਰਮਾ ਪਾਲੁ ਸਹਸ੍ਰ ਫਨੀ ਬਾਸਕੁ ਸੇਜ ਵਾਲੂਆ ॥

In whose home is the bed-stead of the tortoise and the couch-cord of the thousand headed serpent.

ਅਠਾਰਹ ਭਾਰ ਬਨਾਸਪਤੀ ਮਾਲਣੀ ਛਿਨਵੈ ਕਰੋੜੀ ਮੇਘ ਮਾਲਾ ਪਾਣੀਹਾਰੀਆ ॥

Whose flower-girl is the eighteen loads of vegetation and water-carriers are the ninety-six millions of clouds ranges.

ਨਖ ਪ੍ਰਸੇਵ ਜਾ ਚੈ ਸੁਰਸਰੀ ॥

The perspiration of whose nails is the Ganges.

ਸਪਤ ਸਮੁੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਘੜਥਲੀ ॥

The seven ocean are whose pitcher stands.

ਏਤੇ ਜੀਅ ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਵਰਤਣੀ ॥

So many creatures are whose vessels.

ਸੋੁ ਐਸਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਧਣੀ ॥੪॥

Such is He, the Monarch, the Master of the Three worlds.

ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਘਰਿ ਨਿਕਟ ਵਰਤੀ ਅਰਜਨੁ ਧ੍ਰੂ ਪ੍ਰਹਲਾਦੁ ਅੰਬਰੀਕੁ ਨਾਰਦੁ ਨੇਜੈ ਸਿਧ ਬੁਧ ਗਣ ਗੰਧਰਬ ਬਾਨਵੈ ਹੇਲਾ ॥

In whose Home are Arjan, Dhru, Prahlad, Ambrik, Narad, Neja, Adepts, Budhas, Heavenly-heralds and ninety two, celestial singers, as aids-de-camps, who perform wondrous plays.

ਏਤੇ ਜੀਅ ਜਾਂ ਚੈ ਹਹਿ ਘਰੀ ॥

In whose mansion, there are creatures of so many kinds.

ਸਰਬ ਬਿਆਪਿਕ ਅੰਤਰ ਹਰੀ ॥

Within all the beings is diffused my Lord.

ਪ੍ਰਣਵੈ ਨਾਮਦੇਉ ਤਾਂ ਚੀ ਆਣਿ ॥

Supplicates Namdev, seek thou, O man,

ਸਗਲ ਭਗਤ ਜਾ ਚੈ ਨੀਸਾਣਿ ॥੫॥੧॥

the protection of Him, whose manifestation are all his saints.

ਮਲਾਰ ॥

Malar.

ਮੋ ਕਉ ਤੂੰ ਨ ਬਿਸਾਰਿ ਤੂ ਨ ਬਿਸਾਰਿ ॥

Forget Thou me not, forget Thou me not,

ਤੂ ਨ ਬਿਸਾਰੇ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Forget Thou me not, O my All-pervading God. Pause.

ਆਲਾਵੰਤੀ ਇਹੁ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਜੋ ਹੈ ਮੁਝ ਊਪਰਿ ਸਭ ਕੋਪਿਲਾ ॥

The temple-priests have this doubt, that every one if furious at me.

ਸੂਦੁ ਸੂਦੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਉਠਾਇਓ ਕਹਾ ਕਰਉ ਬਾਪ ਬੀਠੁਲਾ ॥੧॥

Calling me 'a menial, 'a menial ', they beat me and turned me out. What should I do now O my Beloved Father?

ਮੂਏ ਹੂਏ ਜਉ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੇਹੁਗੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਨੈ ਕੋਇਲਾ ॥

If Thou shalt emancipate me after death, no one shall be aware of this emancipation.

ਏ ਪੰਡੀਆ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਢੇਢ ਕਹਤ ਤੇਰੀ ਪੈਜ ਪਿਛੰਉਡੀ ਹੋਇਲਾ ॥੨॥

These Brahman call me low-born, this way Thy honour, O Lord, shall be stigmatized.

ਤੂ ਜੁ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਕਹੀਅਤੁ ਹੈਂ ਅਤਿਭੁਜ ਭਇਓ ਅਪਾਰਲਾ ॥

Thou are called merciful and compassionate and exceedingly unrivalled is Thy arm.

ਫੇਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਦੇਹੁਰਾ ਨਾਮੇ ਕਉ ਪੰਡੀਅਨ ਕਉ ਪਿਛਵਾਰਲਾ ॥੩॥੨॥

The Lord turned around the front of the temple towards Name and its back towards the Brahmans.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but One God, Through the Guru's grace He is obtained.

ਮਲਾਰ ਬਾਣੀ ਭਗਤ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਕੀ

Malar Hymns of Sire Saint Ravidass.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but One God, Through the Guru's grace He is obtained.

ਨਾਗਰ ਜਨਾਂ ਮੇਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਬਿਖਿਆਤ ਚੰਮਾਰੰ ॥

O people of the town, I am obviously a cobbler by caste.

ਰਿਦੈ ਰਾਮ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੁਨ ਸਾਰੰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Within my mind, I contemplate the Pervading God and meditate on virtues of the world-Lord. Pause.

ਸੁਰਸਰੀ ਸਲਲ ਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਾਰੁਨੀ ਰੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਨ ਕਰਤ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਨੰ ॥

O holy men drink not wine, even though it be made with the Ganga's water.

ਸੁਰਾ ਅਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਨਤ ਅਵਰ ਜਲ ਰੇ ਸੁਰਸਰੀ ਮਿਲਤ ਨਹਿ ਹੋਇ ਆਨੰ ॥੧॥

The impure wine, nay rather some other dirty water as well, meeting with the Ganges remains not different from it.

ਤਰ ਤਾਰਿ ਅਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨੀਐ ਰੇ ਜੈਸੇ ਕਾਗਰਾ ਕਰਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੰ ॥

The palmyra palm tree is considered as impure and so are deemed its leaves to be.

ਭਗਤਿ ਭਾਗਉਤੁ ਲਿਖੀਐ ਤਿਹ ਊਪਰੇ ਪੂਜੀਐ ਕਰਿ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੰ ॥੨॥

But if the Lord's praise be written on it, men worship it and bow before it.

ਮੇਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਕੁਟ ਬਾਂਢਲਾ ਢੋਰ ਢੋਵੰਤਾ ਨਿਤਹਿ ਬਾਨਾਰਸੀ ਆਸ ਪਾਸਾ ॥

My avocation is to dress and cut leather and to daily cart away the dead animals to the outskirts of Banaras.

ਅਬ ਬਿਪ੍ਰ ਪਰਧਾਨ ਤਿਹਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਡੰਡਉਤਿ ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਮ ਸਰਣਾਇ ਰਵਿਦਾਸੁ ਦਾਸਾ ॥੩॥੧॥

Now, the prominent Brahmans, prostrate themselves before him, since slave Ravidass has sought the refuge of Thy Name, O Lord.

ਮਲਾਰ ॥

Malar.

ਹਰਿ ਜਪਤ ਤੇਊ ਜਨਾ ਪਦਮ ਕਵਲਾਸ ਪਤਿ ਤਾਸ ਸਮ ਤੁਲਿ ਨਹੀ ਆਨ ਕੋਊ ॥

The persons, who meditate on the lotus feet of God, the Lord of Lakshmi; equal to them there is not another.

ਏਕ ਹੀ ਏਕ ਅਨੇਕ ਹੋਇ ਬਿਸਥਰਿਓ ਆਨ ਰੇ ਆਨ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ਸੋਊ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Though diffused in many ways, the Lord is but one, Bring, bring into thy mind, O man that all-pervading Lord. Pause.

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਭਾਗਵਤੁ ਲੇਖੀਐ ਅਵਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਪੇਖੀਐ ਤਾਸ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਆਛੋਪ ਛੀਪਾ ॥

He, in whose house the praise of the Illustrious Lord is written and nothing else is seen; by caste, he is an untouchable calico-printer.

ਬਿਆਸ ਮਹਿ ਲੇਖੀਐ ਸਨਕ ਮਹਿ ਪੇਖੀਐ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਨਾਮਨਾ ਸਪਤ ਦੀਪਾ ॥੧॥

The greatness of the Name is writ in Vyas, it is observed in Sanak, the son of Brahma and it is famous in the seven great continents.

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਈਦਿ ਬਕਰੀਦਿ ਕੁਲ ਗਊ ਰੇ ਬਧੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਮਾਨੀਅਹਿ ਸੇਖ ਸਹੀਦ ਪੀਰਾ ॥

He, in whose family, men used to kill cows at the Id and Bakrid and worshipped Shaikhs, martyrs and spiritual perceptions.

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਬਾਪ ਵੈਸੀ ਕਰੀ ਪੂਤ ਐਸੀ ਸਰੀ ਤਿਹੂ ਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਪਰਸਿਧ ਕਬੀਰਾ ॥੨॥

Whose father used to do such things; Kabir his son, so succeeded that he became celebrated in the three worlds.

ਜਾ ਕੇ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਕੇ ਢੇਢ ਸਭ ਢੋਰ ਢੋਵੰਤ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਅਜਹੁ ਬੰਨਾਰਸੀ ਆਸ ਪਾਸਾ ॥

All the tanners of whose family still continue to go round about Banaras removing dead cattle; the ritualistic.

ਆਚਾਰ ਸਹਿਤ ਬਿਪ੍ਰ ਕਰਹਿ ਡੰਡਉਤਿ ਤਿਨ ਤਨੈ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਦਾਸਾਨ ਦਾਸਾ ॥੩॥੨॥

Brahmans make prostration before their son, Ravidass, the slave of the Lord's slaves. Malar.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but One God. By the True Guru's grace, He is obtained.

ਮਲਾਰ

Malar.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

There is but One God. By the True Guru's grace, He is obtained.

ਮਿਲਤ ਪਿਆਰੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਨਾਥੁ ਕਵਨ ਭਗਤਿ ਤੇ ॥

Through what devotional service, can I meet with my Beloved, the Lord of vital breath?

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਪਰਮ ਗਤੇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Associating with the saints, I have obtained the supreme status. Pause.

ਮੈਲੇ ਕਪਰੇ ਕਹਾ ਲਉ ਧੋਵਉ ॥

Dirty is my vesture. How long shall I wash it.

ਆਵੈਗੀ ਨੀਦ ਕਹਾ ਲਗੁ ਸੋਵਉ ॥੧॥

How long shall I remain slumbering in this sleep, which has come upon me?

ਜੋਈ ਜੋਈ ਜੋਰਿਓ ਸੋਈ ਸੋਈ ਫਾਟਿਓ ॥

With whatsoever I was attached, all that has perished.

ਝੂਠੈ ਬਨਜਿ ਉਠਿ ਹੀ ਗਈ ਹਾਟਿਓ ॥੨॥

The shop of spurious trade has closed.

ਕਹੁ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਭਇਓ ਜਬ ਲੇਖੋ ॥

Says Ravidass, when the account is taken.

ਜੋਈ ਜੋਈ ਕੀਨੋ ਸੋਈ ਸੋਈ ਦੇਖਿਓ ॥੩॥੧॥੩॥

Whatsoever the mortal has done; all that he beholds.

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