sloku ]
salok ||
Shalok:
gurdyv mwqw gurdyv ipqw gurdyv suAwmI prmysurw ]
guradhaev maathaa guradhaev pithaa guradhaev suaamee paramaesuraa ||
The Divine Guru is our mother, the Divine Guru is our father; the Divine Guru is our Lord and Master, the Transcendent Lord.
gurdyv sKw AigAwn Bµjnu gurdyv bµiDp shodrw ]
guradhaev sakhaa agiaan bhanjan guradhaev bandhhip sehodharaa ||
The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and brother.
gurdyv dwqw hir nwmu aupdysY gurdyv mMqu inroDrw ]
guradhaev dhaathaa har naam oupadhaesai guradhaev manth nirodhharaa ||
The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never fails.
gurdyv sWiq siq buiD mUriq gurdyv pwrs prs prw ]
guradhaev saanth sath budhh moorath guradhaev paaras paras paraa ||
The Divine Guru is the image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone - touching it, one is transformed.
gurdyv qIrQu AMimRq srovru gur igAwn mjnu Aprµprw ]
aucwrx m`jnu; Ap-rµprw
guradhaev theerathh anmrith sarovar gur giaan majan aparanparaa ||
The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine nectar; bathing in the Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.
gurdyv krqw siB pwp hrqw gurdyv piqq pivq krw ]
guradhaev karathaa sabh paap harathaa guradhaev pathith pavith karaa ||
The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of sinners.
gurdyv Awid jugwid jugu jugu gurdyv mMqu hir jip auDrw ]
guradhaev aadh jugaadh jug jug guradhaev manth har jap oudhharaa ||
The Divine Guru existed in the very beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine Guru is the Mantra of the Lord's Name; chanting it, one is saved.
gurdyv sµgiq pRB myil kir ikrpw hm mUV pwpI ijqu lig qrw ]
guradhaev sangath prabh mael kar kirapaa ham moorr paapee jith lag tharaa ||
O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but holding onto Him, I will be carried across.
gurdyv siqguru pwrbRhmu prmysru gurdyv nwnk hir nmskrw ]1]
aucwrx pwr-bRhmu: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo
guradhaev sathigur paarabreham paramaesar guradhaev naanak har namasakaraa ||1||
The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||
eyhu sloku Awid AMiq pVxw ]
aucwrx iehu quk pVnI hY, ieh gurbwxI dw ih`sw hY; pVxw: 'x' nwl bolo
eaehu salok aadh anth parranaa ||
Read this Shalok at the beginning, and at the end. ||