rwmklI Gru 2 ]

aucwrx rwmklI Gru dUjw

raamakalee ghar 2 ||

Raamkalee, Second House:

bwnwrsI qpu krY aulit qIrQ mrY Agin dhY kwieAw klpu kIjY ]

aucwrx bw-nwrsI; kWieAW

baanaarasee thap karai oulatt theerathh marai agan dhehai kaaeiaa kalap keejai ||

Someone may practice austerities at Benares, or die upside-down at a sacred shrine ofpilgrimage, or burn his body in fire, or rejuvenate his body to life almost forever;

AsumyD jgu kIjY sonw grB dwnu dIjY rwm nwm sir qaU n pUjY ]1]

aucwrx j`gu

asumaedhh jag keejai sonaa garabh dhaan dheejai raam naam sar thoo n poojai ||1||

He may perform the horse-sacrifice ceremony, or give donations of gold covered over, but none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||1||

Coif Coif ry pwKMfI mn kptu n kIjY ]

aucwrx kptu: polw bolo (ASuD: kp`tu)

shhodd shhodd rae paakhanddee man kapatt n keejai ||

O hypocrite, renounce and abandon your hypocrisy; do not practice deception.

hir kw nwmu inq inqih lIjY ]1] rhwau ]

har kaa naam nith nithehi leejai ||1|| rehaao ||

Constantly, continually, chant the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

gMgw jau godwvir jweIAY kuµiB jau kydwr n@weIAY gomqI shs gaU dwnu kIjY ]

aucwrx go-dwvir; gom-qI

gangaa jo godhaavar jaaeeai kunbh jo kaedhaar nhaaeeai gomathee sehas goo dhaan keejai ||

Someone may go to the Ganges or the Godaavari, or to the Kumbha festival, or bathe at Kaydaar Naat'h, or make donations of thousands of cows at Gomti;

koit jau qIrQ krY qnu jau ihvwly gwrY rwm nwm sir qaU n pUjY ]2]

kott jo theerathh karai than jo hivaalae gaarai raam naam sar thoo n poojai ||2||

He may make millions of pilgrimages to sacred shrines, or freeze his body in the Himalayas; still, none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||2||

Asu dwn gj dwn ishjw nwrI BUim dwn AYso dwnu inq inqih kIjY ]

as dhaan gaj dhaan sihajaa naaree bhoom dhaan aiso dhaan nith nithehi keejai ||

Someone may give away horses and elephants, or women on their beds, or land; he may give such gifts over and over again.

Awqm jau inrmwielu kIjY Awp brwbir kMcnu dIjY rwm nwm sir qaU n pUjY ]3]

aucwrx b-rwbir; pU`jY (ArQ: phuµc)

aatham jo niramaaeil keejai aap baraabar kanchan dheejai raam naam sar thoo n poojai ||3||

He may purify his soul, and give away in charity his body weight in gold; none of these is equal to the worship of the Lord's Name. ||3||

mnih n kIjY rosu jmih n dIjY dosu inrml inrbwx pdu cIin@ lIjY ]

manehi n keejai ros jamehi n dheejai dhos niramal nirabaan padh cheenih leejai ||

Do not harbor anger in your mind, or blame the Messenger of Death; instead, realize the immaculate state of Nirvaanaa.

jsrQ rwie nµdu rwjw myrw rwmcµdu pRxvY nwmw qqu rsu AMimRqu pIjY ]4]4]

aucwrx js-rQ

jasarathh raae nandh raajaa maeraa raam chandh pranavai naamaa thath ras anmrith peejai ||4||4||

My Sovereign Lord King is Raam Chandra,the Son of the King Dasrat'h; prays Naam Dayv,I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||4||4||