Charan bandagi Page 3 Sab vidhi mud mangal 3 Chants 4 Jai karunmai jai kabr 5 Gaitris: di gyatr sumiran sr 6 Satya nm satya nm satya nm kahiye 10 Karo bandag satguru ge 11 Namo namo gurudeo j 12 Sanjh sumiran rati 17 Sat sat ke nm se satya sgar bhar (Gyn Stotra) 23 Ati lowln chinhant gyn (Vigyan Stotra) 25 Guru day sgar gyn gar 29 Satguru k adhik mahim 31 Kabr yaman ji pukriy (Chitawani) 33 Dharm dss binawe kar jor (Gyan Gudadi) 38 Arti rat garib niwj, sheb rat ho 43 jai jai shr gurudev 44 jai jai satya kabr 45 Guru dukhit tum bin ratahu 47 Binat sunilo krip nidhn 48 Bho kabr day ke sgar 48 Ts tantra 49 Aradhna 53 Kabir chalisa 60 Guru Mahima 72 Baramasi 95 Selected Sakhis 100
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This book is dedicated to all devotees of Satguru Kabir
Dr. Jagessar Das M. D.
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-:+t - bandagi - 3 times
* -:+t * e+r, e +e fr+r, + +t ::re e, -+ fe + vr charan bandagi charan sev, ml kamal bistr, kahe kabr dharm dss se , utare sir ke bhr. O devotee! Offer salutation and service at the feet of the guru, as this is the root and flower of devotion everywhere. Kabir instructed Dharam Dass that doing so will remove all difficulties and bring peace and well being.
+r-r - prrthn (invocation)
e f+fu : +e +*, * ee +ee, e-r e -r -f, +:r+ +:e, +- + ef* r+ e, -re+ f+- --+, +re e+ r-v , rr++ e e+ sab vidhi mud mangal karanam, haran ashesh kalesh; satyanm sam nm nahn, vardyak var desh; guru ke sumiran mtra se, nshat vighan anant, tase sarv rambh men, dhyvat hai sab sant. O Satguru, you have taught that for our eternal joy and welfare, and for the removal of all obstacles and suffering, there is no greater boon than Satnam - the true, eternal name of God. You have also taught that worship of the guru will destroy countless obstacles. Thus the saints always meditate on the guru prior to all activities.
rr- e +r f+, +r e +r +:, + e +r +r, r e +r ++r dhyn mlam guror mrti, pja mlam guro padam; mantra mlam guror vkyam, moksh mlam guro krip. The root of meditation is the guru, and the root of worship is his feet. The root of all mantras is the gurus teaching, and the root of liberation is his grace.
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-:| e+t +, * +e fe-r, re r- f:- +f- +, v + :+ -er, e++- e +t +, * +e + r, f: r- +v :tf, e++- f-:ar bandow satya kabr ke, charan kamal sir ni, jsu gyn din karani kar, bhram tam det nasi; satguru satya kabr ke, charan kamal kar jor, divya gyn prabhu dijiye, satguru bandichhor I offer salutation to Satguru Kabir, and bow at his lotus feet; His knowledge is like light that removes the darkness of doubts; With folded hands I offer obeisance at the lotus feet of Satguru Kabir; O Lord and Satguru, the remover of bondage, please give me Divine knowledge.
u- - dhun (chants)
1. +- p :rr f-fu er, e e++ e-r +r pran brahm day nidhi sheb, satya skrit satyanm japo The perfect Brahm (God) is the ocean of mercy. Recite His true, eternal and holy name - Satnam
2. e-r e-r e-r re, r -r r -r r -r re satyanm satyanm satyanm bol, rmnm rmnm rmnm bol Recite satyanam, satyanam, satyanam, and recite Ramnam, Ramnam, Ramnam.
3. e-r, e-r, er += r, e-r, e-r, er += r satyanm satyanm soham guru rm, satyanm satyanm soham guru rm Recite satyanam the true name of God residing within as the soul.
er er e:+= e*, e+ e+ er +fee * soham hans satguru sharanam, sat sat soham kalimal haranam The liberated soul finds refuge in Satguru and, realizing the Self as self-existent Truth, becomes sinless.
+-* +t, e+ e++ +f er+r +t jai karunmai jai kabr, sat sukrit gahi lago tr-- Victory, victory to the compassionate Kabir. Accept him, and reach the shore of liberation.
5 rer + r +t, + v +t t jab bolo tab rm kabr, karam bharam k tte janjr-- When you speak utter Ram Kabir, and the bondage of karmas and doubts will cease.
ef-:r--: +- ef-:r--:, e:+- +t ef-:r--: sachidnand guru sachidnand, satguru kabr sachidnand-- Satguru Kabir is the embodiment of Truth, Knowledge and Bliss. (It is also translated as Existence, Consciousness and Bliss).
rer + e +t, - * +t f r +t jab bolo tab satya kabr, janam maran k mit jai pr-- When you speak utter Satya Kabir, and the suffering of birth and death will vanish.
e-r, e-r, er += r, e-r, e-r, er += r e-r, e-r, e-r, e-r satyanm satyanm soham guru ram, satyanm satyanm soham guru rm -- satyanm satyanm, satyanm satyanm-- repeat as a chanting meditation The Eternal Name is God, and God is the Eternal Guru dwelling in me.
4. +-*r- jai karunmai (praise to Compassionate)
+-*r +t, e+ e++ +f er+r +t + jai karunmai jai kabr, sat sukrit gahi lgo tr --ch. Praise to the compassionate Kabir. Accept the noble Truth and cross over to the shore of liberation.
v+er+ +f +vt, n -+r e +t, - - +t +t, +r+ efr e +t bhowsgar hai gahir gambhr, kheyi utre satya kabr, janam janam k mete pr, tte sumiro satya kabr-- This worldly ocean is full of grave sufferings, but Satya Kabir, the boatman, will liberate you. Your suffering from birth after birth will be removed. Therefore recite Satya Kabir.
r r r e* +t, er e er+ v+ e +t, rfu rfu -+rfu et, er e -re+ ++ +t jo jo ye sharan kabr, so sab lge bhow se tr, 6 dhi vydhi updhi sharr, so sab nshat japat kabr-- All who came to the refuge of Kabir, obtained liberation from the worldly bondage. The mental and physical sufferings of the body disappear by reciting Kabir.
+r +ru : erv t, e + e-+ +t, e++ e-+r efr +t, + v +t t km krodh mad lobh hai br, ye sab darte sunat kabr, sewak santo sumiro kabr, karm bharm k tte janjr-- Lust, anger, attachment and greed are powerful, but they become cowards on hearing the name Kabir. O Devotees! Worship Kabir, and your bondage of karmas and doubts will vanish.
rer + rer +t, re +r+r e et , u:re +- e+ +t, +re er+ v+ e +t jab bolo tab bolo kabr, jse pwo hans sharr, dharam dss guru sewe kabr, tse lge bhow se tr-- Thus whenever you speak, utter Kabir and you will become a liberated soul. Dharam Dass worshipped Guru Kabir and was liberated from worldly bondage.
rf: +r+t - di gyatri (primary gayatri)
rf: +r+t ef- er, ef+ er -+r +r, +rf sret r , s +r r+, rf: +r+t ef +, er r f-er+, di gyatr sumiran sr, sumirat hans utre pr; koti aths ght hai, yam baithe tahn rok; di gyatr sumirke, hans hoi nishok. The first gayatri is the essence of all the recitations, and the person reciting it attains Liberation. On the path to liberation there are 880 million places to cross (obstacles) where Yama blocks the way. Reciting the gayatri the soul overcomes sorrow.
rf -r+t r+ + r:, e+e :+ +a+r:, r+ ++r rt, r n rt, r er -r+, r+ + +r-, er+ rer +, ++ :t+ rr-
7 ghti nkahi ge tab j, sakal dt rahe pachht; ge makkar tr hai dori, jahn yam rahe mukh mor; oham soham nm ke, ge kare payn; ajar lok bs kare, jagmag dp asthn; Crossing the obstacles the soul advances to liberation, and the messengers of Yama are regretful. Ahead, the soul finds the makkartar (spiders thread, symbolic of ascending to liberation) and Yama turns away helplessly. The soul realizes Oham Soham (the soul is the ultimate Reality) and goes forward to dwell in eternal Sat Lok, the Eternal Abode. By reciting this gayatri, the soul becomes free of grief and goes onward to Sat Lok.
en er+ r-r- +f, r: e +r +, r: +- :e- +:, fe f:- + r-:, rf: +r+t ef +, r+r++- -er:, e er+ rer +, +: +t er:. sukh sgar snn kari, hoi hans k rp; ji purush darshan karai, jis din param nand; di gyatr sumirke, w gawan nasi; satya lok bs kare, kahai kabr samujh. The liberated soul bathes in the ocean of bliss, meets God, and remains ever blissful. Kabir explains that by reciting the first gayatri the soul overcomes birth and death, and dwells in Sat Lok.
+vr+ +r+t - prabht gyatr (morning gyatr)
rf: +r+t rr-, er ++ e er er+ er-, e+ +r+t +r r+, + +t re, e e e-, ef +a +r+ - +-, + +t e-r u:re, +r+t +r ++re di gyatr amar sthn, soham tattva le hans lok samn; sat gyatr ajap jp, kahai kabr amar ghar bs; satya hai amar satya hai snya, satyahi me kuchh pp na punya; kahai kabr suno dharma dss, yaha gyatr karo praksh. The first gayatri represents the eternal abode, and the soul realizing soham dwells there. Kabir says that by its silent recitation the soul resides in the eternal abode. Truth is eternal and void, and beyond the duality of sin and virtue. Kabir instructs Dharam Dass to proclaim this gayatri to others.
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rr +r+t - madhyn gyatr (mid day gyatr)
f-+ +- f arr, -r: f-: :r: ++r rr er t+r er+ +srr, ef+ e-t e +rr, f-+ +- +r +r+t, :t- +t +r:, f-e f:- ef- r +:, + v f r:. achint purush hirambar chhy, nd bindu doi kart y; yam so jt lok pathy, surati sneh hans kahy; achint purush ko gyatr, dnh kabr bati; nis din sumiran jo karai, karam bharam mit ji. The Incomprehensible God is present everywhere, and Nad Bind (Nad is the guru-disciple relationship, and Bind is the parent-child relationship) is the way to realize Him. The soul overcomes Yama and, becoming the Beloved Hansa (liberated), goes to Satlok. Kabir has explained this gyatr of Sat Purush (the Absolute Being), and whoever recites it always, will be free of karmas and doubts.
e-rr +r+t - sandhy gyatr (evening gyatr)
r r- +r+ -+ r +e a+, t f+fu er +, v +r r+ , +r+t pr +, + :+ e, +r+t +rf+-: +:, e++- + -+:e braha yojan kot yantra jahn pal me chhte, yehi vidhi sanjh jape, bharm ko gam tte; gyatr brahm jape, jape deo mahesh; gyatr govind padhe, satguru ke updesh; Just as a fast engine can reach a fort twelve yojans away, just so doubts are quickly removed by reciting this gyatr. Brahma, Shiva and Krishna recited the gyatr on the instruction of their satguru.
+r+r +re - nr:, r er t-, f er+, +rf: r +t-, :-+ e: fe;| vr-t, :+ +r +ret,
9 p rr ++ :rer, +er- + ef- et, e: +r: f: u, e +f + +t. tko kl na khi, jo yeha sanjh chnhe; ghat me rahi alop kdhi ham bhar knhe; inpar lai siddho bhn, deo pj go sharr; brahma bch putra ds, chapln ugra hansani sharr; shabda pi hridai dhare, as kathi kahe kabr Whoever realizes this will be free of birth, old age and death. God is hidden in the body but I, Kabir, will make Him manifest to you. This is a verdict of the adepts who perfected themselves with worship and austerity. God advises the devotee, son, not to corrupt the body which is obtained after countless births . Kabir advises to keep this instruction in the heart.
rr- +r+t - madhyan gyatr (midnight gyatr)
+: +t +r e, f-+ -r rf r , +- - u-f f-ar+ +, er -r +f v+e +, fef; -+ f-f; r+ er :+, nrer- n +:n ++r ++r, kahai kabr ajap ghat sjhe, nigam nm mohi jo bjhe; tan man dhanahi nichhwar kare, sr nm gahi bhowjal tare; ashta siddhi now niddhi mnge so dew, khursn khur vedmukh gang prawha; Kabir says that he who understands His name will realize the ineffable God in his own heart. He should surrender his body, mind and wealth, and accept the essence of Gods name, and be free of the world of rebirths. If he wishes, I will confer on him the eight spiritual perfections and nine treasures. Then like the flow of the Ganges he will become an eloquent speaker of the Vedas.
f+ fe+ r + +r:, -++- ur ef+ +++ r: e, nrr ef+ +e + +t, e:+- fe + e +t. ripu sip mr ger tari, nowgun dharj surati pragat hoi sjhe; khojo surati kamal ke tr, satguru mil gaye satya kabr. He will get rid of all enmity. In meditation he will obtain the gunas or attributes of spiritual life. In meditation on the lotus chakra (Sahasrara Chakra) he will also find Satguru Kabir.
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e -r +t+- - satnm kirtan (recite Satnm)
e-r e-r e-r +f, rf f+fu rn er +rt f+fu f + satya nm satya nm satya nm kahiye, jhi vidhi rkhe saheb th vidhi rahiye--chorus. Recite Satynam, Satynan, Satynan, and be happy in living as God wishes.
n r e-r e-+ e+r r , -t +er + r er + er , f+fu +r f+ur- r- rf- erv ef mukh me ho satym, sant sew hth men, nahi akel tu hai pyre, sheb tere sth men; vidhi k vidhn jn, hni lbh sahiye -- Let satyanam be on your lips, and service to the saints in your hands. Realize that you are not alone, but God is with you. Know that it is Gods law operating, and accept gain or loss equally.
f+r fvr- +r f= r- -f +r+r, r+r +t r r er t +r vr+r, =e rer r+ ev + ++ f kiy abhimn to, phir mn nahin pyeg, hog wahi pyre, jo sheb j ko bhyeg, phal sh tyg subh karm karte rahiye-- If you are full of ego, you will lose respect. Only that will occur in your life that pleases God. Know this and continue to perform noble deeds, giving up the desire for rewards.
f-:+t +t r e|+ r :t-r-r +, er rn r r+t re :, u-+r: f-f++r: e- +f jindag k dor sowmp hth dinnth ke, mahalo men rkhe chahe jhopari men bs de, dhanyavad nirvivad satynan kahiye-- Surrender your life into Gods hands. Be happy whether He keeps you in a palace, or in a thatched hut. Be implicitly grateful and keep on reciting satyanam.
11 rer + er t +t e e rer +r :, eru e+ e + + + vtf, +r e r+ - e +tf sh ek sheb j k sab se sh tor de, sdhu sang satya rang ang ang bhjiye, km ras tyg pyre, nm ras pjiye-- Give up hopes on others, but have hope on God. Keep the company of holy people, and let truth saturate your entire being. Give up passions and desires, and drink the nectar of Gods name.
+r -:+t - karo bandag (bhajan)
+r -:+t e++- r+, f- ++r+ t+ r+, rr +r +-r, e++- +: ur e+-r karo bandag satguru ge, jin partp jv bahu jge--ch. brambr karo parnm, satguru padam dham satnm-- Humbly bow down to Satguru by whose grace many souls were enlightened. Again and again offer salutation, as his feet is the abode of Satnam (Eternal Name)
rf: -rf: +rf: -r, e+ r+=+ arf, f- ur, r v+e vr+ e+r:, e t+- fer a,r: di andi yugdi anm, sant svarp chhodi nij dhm, ye bhowjal bhv lagi, yam se jwan liye chhodi-- He is from the beginning, eternal, in age after age, and nameless. As a saint he left his own abodeto come into the world. He came into the world and taught the way, and released the souls from Yama (death).
e: ::rr ef+ +r:, + v e fer r:, v+f+ e-r: e e -rt, +: f++ - ef+ frt shabd dridhy surati bati, karm bharm se liy bachi, bhagati sun sab se nyr, ved kiteb na sakt bichr-- He strengthened meditation on the Shabda, and released souls from the bondage of karmas and doubts. He taught a unique type of devotion (nirgun bhakti) that is not of the Vedas, Quran or the goddess Shakti.
12 e +- | +: rer, e+- +r +r e:r f-+rer, er :err +- +, t- +r + satya purush chowthe pad bs, santan k wahn sada nivs, so ghar darsy guru pre, bn baje tahn achraj tre-- God dwells in the fourth state (superconscious), and that is where the liberated saints always dwell through meditation. The perfect guru has shown that abode where, without musical instruments, the miraculous divine music (anahad nd) plays.
r+ en +- :rr, :nr r e+ e -rr, f+e + + er+ + -rr, e+ ef+ +r: ++ f+rr ge alakh purush darbr, dekh jye surat se nyr, tis par agam lok ek nyr, sant surati koi karat vichr-- A you advance, there is invisible Gods royal court that can be seen in unique meditation. There is the unfathomable and marvelous abode that saints in meditation can contemplate.
+r e :e +e rt, :v+ e++- e e+rt, e+ : e+ +- +rt, +- -t r: er-t tahn se darse atal atr, adbhut satguru mahal sawr, surat hui sat karman gm, purush anm j samn-- From there you will see the immovable palace, where the immortal satguru dwells. When your karmas and meditation harmonize, then you will merge with nameless God.
-r -r +-:+t, er++t :+, rf: -+ +* +re +, - r v+, -r -r ++ e* +r, e++- :t-:re, +-t ++r+re, ++ e+e vre, namo namo gurudeo j, satya swarp deo; di ant gun kl ke, metan hre bheo; namo namo tuwa charan ko, satguru dn dayl; tumhar krip katksh se, kate sakal bhramjl; 13 O Gurudeo! I offer salutations to you. You are the embodiment of Truth, and you remove the fear of birth, death, time and gunas. I offer salutations at your feet. You are kind to the humble, and by your grace, the traps of doubts are removed.
+*r t +-:+ +r, er e:r :re, +r +ru : erv +r, a* :+ re, r-t f-e ++re +f, fu f-e +f :+, n r- , -f r++ +a v+, prano shr gurudeo ko, so hai sad dayl; km krodh mada lobh ko, kshan men dewe tl; bni nirmal praksh kari, budhi nirmal kari deo; mai mrakh agyn hn, nahi wat kuchh bheo; I bow down to you, O Gurudeo, who is always compassionate. In a moment, you can remove lust, anger, greed and attachment. Please make my speech and intellect pure. I am foolish and ignorant, and cannot grasp the secret of God
ut- -:- +=, ef- t+- r, r+ fe- r +r, :t rf +r, v+er+ vrt vr, +tr + r, + :re :r +r, + +r- +a r, mai adhn bandan karn, suniye shr gururi; mrag sirjanhr k, dje mohi bati; bhowsgar bhr bhay, gahir agam athh; tum dayl day karo, tab pu kachhu thh; I humbly pray to you. Please listen, O Gurudeo! And guide me on the path to the creator of the universe. The ocean of re-incarnation is burdensome. It is unfathomable and difficult to cross. You are compassionate. Have compassion on me and give me a place of refuge.
srf: | + rf+, += +-:+, +f :t- :re r, r +f + e+, -r -r +-:+t, +*r +- -+, +| ++r + +r: |, v+er+ +r +, thdhi hown kar jori ke, araj karn gurudeo; tumahi dn dayl ho, bha gahi ke leo; nmo nmo gurudeo j, pranm karau anant; tau kripp te pi how, bhowsgar ke ant; I stand with folded hands and earnestly beseech you, O Master! You are compassionate to the humble. Please take my hand and lead me to salvation. Again and again I bow and
14 salute you, O limitless Master! With your grace I will advance beyond this fearful ocean of reincarnation
+ e +- +r+r, +* f++r te, e +- f+e +f, +f -+r ete, -:r t +-:+t, +f :t- :re, ut- f-+t +=, +r+r v+re, tum satya purush parmtm, pran vishv bs; satya guru avichal tuhi, kahi nawwu ss; bando shr gurudeo j, tumahi dn dayl; mai adhn binat karn, kto yaha bhowjl; I am fully confident that you are the true and Eternal Lord; you are the Sat Guru, and you are most steadfast. To whom else should I bow my head in prayer? I bow to you O Gurudeo! You are kind to the humble. I am humble and earnestly beseech you to remove me from this trap of reincarnation.
-:r +- +| * +r, r+ f-e f, +re re +r v , et rt ef, +re =err re , f r- - rr-, +| ++r f- e++-, +e +r- r-, bando guru tau charan ko, mngu nirmal buddhi; kl jl k bhai bahu, lje mor shuddhi; kl phasyo jl men, hari gyn aru dhyn; tau krip binu satguru, kaise pwu gyn; Dear Guruji, I bow at your lotus feet and ask for pure discriminative spiritual knowledge. In this world there is great fear of death. Please give me purity of intellect so that I may overcome this fear. Time and circumstances have entangled me in worldly affairs, and cheated me from knowledge of God and meditation. Without your grace how can I gain this knowledge?
:n v+ epr, vr + re, + f +v ::n -r, :t r- fere, rf: +- :et +f, + f- -f +a s|, ffu +re e+r:r, e-r e fe|, ab dukh bahu bhow men sahyo, bhatakyo bahu jag s; tumahi prabhu dukh haran, dije gyn bils; di guru adal tuhi, tum binu nahin kachhu thowr; bahu bidhi kl satiy, suno hans sir mowr; I have now endured much suffering in this world, and have wandered aimlessly because of its false hopes. You alone, Lord, are the remover of suffering. Please 15 give me this cherished knowledge. You are the foremost guru, and you are just. Without you I have no other refuge. In many ways, Kal has made me suffer. Listen to me, O master! You are the most noble of souls. rf: +- f+e +f, er et eer, -r +v +f r, rfufu +* r, + f- +e r: r, f-+r f+ f-+, +:r :tf, -r f-f-+, di purush avichal tuhi, chal chal sansr; ajar nm prabhu tumahi ho, dhi vydhi gun jr; tum bin kaise hoi ho, chint rahit achint; amar padrath djiye, amar nm nischint; O Master! You are from the very beginning and are changeless, but this world is ever changing. Lord, you alone are not subject to aging; you are eternal. I am subject to mental and physical sufferings. Without you, how can I remain free of cares? Please give me your blessings so that the Eternal Name grants me peace.
+re +r -+ f+-re , * r: -er:, +- +- ++r +:, er +:r +r:, r+ v+ -u- ++, :tr r- -t-:, e e++ ++r +r , +r+r + + -:, kl k nagar vinsh hai, kshan men ji nasi guru purush krip karai, sr padrath pi; jte bhow bandhan kate, djo gyn munndra; satya sukrit krip karo, kto karm ke band; This world is a city bound by time, and can be destroyed in a moment. If you grant me your mercy, then I will certainly attain imperishable Reality. O Enlightened One! Give me such knowledge that I may overcome the bondage of re-incarnation. Oh Lord of Truth and Nobility! Grant me your mercy, and cast away the bondage of my karmas.
+-*r +-*r +f, :t e e+r, -:+ r ++ * +v, rer +- e+-r, + :r+r r++r, e +t :re, +rn : rur r, r +r re, karunmai karun kari, djai satya sukm; bandat hon tau charan prabhu, sh guru satnm; tum dt ham mngat, satya kabr dayl; prakh deya bdh haro, meto yam ko jl; O Compassionate One! Have compassion for me. Grant me Truth and noble actions. O Lord, I bow at your lotus feet, and place my hope in your Eternal 16 Name. You are the giver, and I am the beggar. O merciful Sat Kabir! Give me spiritual knowledge and remove all my sufferings. Remove the noose of Yama, the God of death.
f+et +r +r -t, f+ r- - rr-, e +t er ++r +f, :t +rn rr-, +r +r ++ r, + r-r v+, e +t ::n +f -, +r+r r+ e+, kis km k hn nahni, rahit gyn aru dhyn; satya kabr so krip kari, dje prakh dhyn; ko hamko jagat yaha, ranchak jno bheo; satya kabr dukh pari haru, pwo tam seo; I am of no value, and am devoid of knowledge and meditation. O Sat Kabir! Shower your grace on me and give me discriminative intelligence and meditation. Who am I? What is this world? I do not know the secret. O Sat Kabir! Remove this mental anguish so that I may realize my true soul.
+re efu r: , +f+fu +re + re, v: +r+r :t +r, e +t :re, e +t +r re+r, +rn f- ++re, fe +-rt r+ , +f e evre, kl sandhi jhi ahai, trai vidhi kl ke jl; bhed vko dje bat, satya kabr dayl; satya kabr k blak, prakh bin kangl; hansi tumhr hot hai, begahi lehu sambhl; Kal (time) has bound me, and in three ways (past, present and future) has spread its trap for me. O merciful Sat Kabir! Please explain to me the secret words to overcome Kal. I am your son, but very poor in discriminative intellect. People laugh at you because of my shortcomings. Please quickly remove my defects so that I may obtain spiritual knowledge.
e- -r+ e:+ -, eer+ ff re, f-+ fee +r ++ , +re :+ +re, ++- +f+ re fu, +:f+ f++r +-++, -r er++ f++rf +r, ef- +t +, hansan nyak sadguru, satya lok jihi bs; jinke shishu ko jagat men, kl det hai trs; owgun purati bl budhi, tadapi pit gunwant; nm haswat pithi ko, suni kabr mahant; 17 O Satguru! You are the chief of the Hansas, and you dwell in the Eternal Abode. I am your child in this world where Kal keeps torturing me. Due to my childish intellect, I am full of faults, but you, as my father, are full of the noblest qualities. O Omniscient Kabir, listen to me! People will laugh at your good name if you do not remove my ignorance.
e -ur- e++-, u ur- -r, -:tar ++re +v, e er+ ++ ur, e ur- +r-, +r - + rf, :fnr v+ |, f: +-r erf, hans udhran satguru, adham udhran nm; bandichhor kripl prabhu, satya lok tau dhm; hans udhran tran, tor nm jag mhi; mai dukhiy bhow men rahow, birad tumhr lajhi; O Satguru! You are the redeemer of souls. Your name redeems those who are unworthy. O merciful Lord! Release me from bondage so that I may dwell in your Eternal Abode. Your name is the redeemer of souls in the world. I am suffering in this world of rebirths, and this brings shame to your good name.
+r ef+ + e* e*, f-v +: :r+r, -r + e* r, f+ +rr +r, r + -f efu e+ +r, :e +|- er:, +re re +r f+, :+ +r e+r:. kahn lagi kahu asharan sharan, nirbhai pad dtr; mai anth tu sharan ho, begi utro pr; jo tum nahi sudhi lewa toh, dusar kown sah; kl jl ko meti ke, dewe pr lag. O Satguru! You are the refuge of those who have no refuge at all. You are the bestower of the abode of fearlessness. I am like an orphan without a master, and you are the refuge. Please grant me Salvation. If you do not take care of me, who else will? Please remove the trap of death of which I have become a victim, and grant me salvation.
e-rr ernt - sandhy skh (evening prayer)
er ef- rf+, v- vre :re, -er rr +-r, e+ r+re, r+rer+re -r e, +r r+re + nr:, 18 -r r- +f r+re +r, r+- r: - r:, sanjh sumiran rati, bhajan bharose ds; mans bch karman, jab lag ghat men sws; sws sws men nm le, brith sws mat khoi; n jne kehi sws ko, wan hoi na hoi; As long as there is breath in the body, this servant of God depends with mind, speech and deeds on the recitation of Gods name, performing arti, and singing devotional bhajans. Let the name of God be in every breath. Do not waste the breath. You do not know if your next breath may, or may not, come.
r+rer +r + ef-t, +r +r + r+, + ++ +r rr- u-, er r+ r+, er +rr ++- , rur - e, p +rs f: ur, f ffu rer =, sws ko kar sumirani, ajap ko kar jp; parm tattva ko dhyn dharu, soham pe p; soham poy pawan men, bndh meru sumer; brahma gth hridai dharo, yehi vidhi ml pher; Make the breath into your rosary, and recite the unutterable name of God. Meditate upon the Supreme Reality, and know that this Reality of Soham Shabda resides in you as the soul. Soham pervades the breath. The beads of the rosary are tied in a knot. Use the breath to tie the knot of God in your heart. This is the proper way of using your rosary.
rer f- r+re +r, =+ +r: :re, |ret v -f, + + + =re, e:+- rf f-+rf, :t re, et+e e: +t +r, er + +ere, ml hai nij sws k, pherenge koi ds; chowrs bharme nahi, kate karm ke phns; satguru mohi niwjiye, dje amar bol; shtal shabda kabr k, hans kare kalol; The rosary is your own breath. There is a rare devotee who can use the rosary of the breath in this way. The soul will cease wandering in the 8.4 million species of births, and the trap of karmas will disappear. O Satguru! Please protect me. Give me your eternal teaching. The word of Kabir is quite consoling, and the soul becomes very blissful.
er + + +re e, + t ++t+, er+ +r: r, e er v+e t+, 19 v+e +r+ , +r: +r: e r, + +t u:re er, n+ +rr +r, hans mat darpe kl se, kar meri partt; amar lok pahunchi ho, chalu so bhowjal jt; bhowjal men bahu kg hai, koi koi hans hamr; kahai kabr dharma dss so, kheva utro pr; O Dear Soul! Do not fear death. Have confidence in me. You will overcome this world of birth and death, and I will take you to the Eternal Abode. In this mundane world, many people behave like crows, and only a few are my swans (realized souls). Kabir instructs Dharam Dass that he (Kabir) will be the boatman who will grant him liberation.
f+-ret +t rf+, +r+ :re +t, + +t e - f-, +r: - er+ +t, er v f:- r, +: :t-r r:, e ++r + r:, - f:+e - r:, avinsh k rati, gwe dss kabr; kahe kabr sur nar mune, koi na lge tr; snjh bhaye din thaye, chakai dnha roi; chalu chakw tahn jyiye, jahn rain diwas na hoi; The servant Kabir performs arti and sings glorification to the Eternal Lord. He says that the gods, men and munis will not obtain liberation unless they realize God. Evening has arrived and the ruddy goose cries out to her mate: Let us go to that place where there is no day or night.
- +t fat r+:, r- fet +vr+, r - fa -r e , f:+e fe -t r+, | +t fe| -t, e: r e, +rf er+ +r: |, r : e: +r , rain k bichhur chkai, n mili prabht; jo jan bichhure nm se, diwas mile nahin rt; hown kabr bichlow nahn, shabd mor samrath; thi lok pahunchi ho, jo chadhe shabd ko rath; The birds, separated at night, meet again in the morning. But the person separated from the name of God, will not realize Him either by day or night. I am Kabir, and I do not break my promise. My Word has power and is dependable. Whoever climbs onto the chariot of the Word, I will take to the Eternal Abode.
20 + -+ u:re , f+ ef+ +r n, f+r +- +t , e+r e vn, vn r vn , v: r -f, +|e r t, re r -f, tar upar dharma dss hai, yati sati ko rekh; rahit purush kabr hai, chalt hai sab bhekh; bhekh barbar bhekh hai, bhed barbar nhi; towl barbar ghunghach, mol barbar nahi; Dharam Dass is an exalted person with marked control over himself and his senses. Kabir is the great and unchangeable personality with strict spiritual discipline and detachment. The form of all others is changeable. In outward form people may look the same, but are not equal in knowledge, just as the beads of equal weight are not as valuable as gold.
f-f++r f-v +f, | e+e v rf, e + +t ert, + + er -f, v| v- :n +f-, +- et, rf: +rf: r+ r, :et :e +t, nirvikr nirbhai tuhi, owr sakal bhai mhi; sab par teri sheb, tum par sheb nhi; bhow bhanjan dukh pariharan, amar karan sharr; di yugdi p ho, adal adal kabr; You are without evil qualities and are fearless. All others live in fear. Your mastership is all-pervading, but no one is master over you. You are the destroyer of rebirths, and the remover of sufferings, and you can make the body immortal. You manifest in all the ages, and you are the Fountain of Justice.
f-++ | + rf+, ef- ++r f-ur-, e-+- en :tf, :r +tt :r-, :r +tt :+t, e+r ete eur, :+- e* eru +, + +t fr, binawat how kar jori ke, suniye krip nidhn; santan men sukh djiye, day garb dn; day garb bandag, samat shl sudhr; itne lakshan sdhu ke, kahe kabr bichr; With folded hands, I beseech you, O Fountain of mercy! Please listen to my request. Give me the gift of mercy, humility and happiness amongst devotees. Kabir Saheb, you yourself have taught that the mark of a true devotee consists of mercy, humility, worshipfullness, evenmindedness, virtue and self-improvement.
21 + f:-- e r+r, r+ +-rt r, f +e + fe- +r, - -rf fer, er f:- +e r+r, +- +r+ r, +-r+ sr+r+, * +e +t ar, bahut dinan se johat, bt tumhr rm; jiya tarse tum milan ko, man nhi bisrm; so din kais hoyeg, guru gahoge bnhh; apnkar baithwoge, charan kamal k chhnh; Oh Lord! For many a day, I have been searching for your path. I am longing to meet you, and my mind is restless. It will indeed be a fortunate day when Sat Guru takes me by the arm, and allows me to sit in the shade of his lotus feet!
r n e f-+t +=, er r++ rf, +r ++- + f+, +e vr+ +rf, ef+ +r er:r, v+e rf, r+ t r+, r -f ++r rf, ky mukh le bint karun, lj wat hai mohi; ham toh owgun bahut kiye, kaise bhwe tohi; surati karo mere siy, ham hai bhowjal mnhi; peh baha jyenge, jo nahi pakro bnhi; With what kind of face can I entreat you, as I feel ashamed. I have done many wrong things. How can I be likeable to you? Dear Lord! Please take heed of me, as I am in the ocean of birth and death. I will be swept away if you do not take hold of me.
+rut - +r, -nfen vr f++r, + :r+r :n v-r, t +r -r, ++- r+t, +er +t f-+r, r ++ +++ , +f f++r +r er, mai aprdh janam k, nakh sikh bhar vikr; tum dt dukh bhanjan, meri karo ubr; owgun mere bp j, bakso garib niwj; jo mai pt kapt hn, tuhi pit ko lj; Since birth I have done wrong things, and I am full of defects. You are the giver of happiness and the destroyer of suffering. Please liberate me, O my Father! You are the protector of the poor. Please forgive my faults. If I behave like a bad son, then it brings shame to my father.
22 er + f+ fer, ern er+ ef+ r, e +- + , + e -rf, + r f-+t +=, v+er+ r+r, -:r -+ +f, r+r++- f-+r, sheb tum mati bisro, lkh log lagi ji; ham sam tumhare bahut hai, tum sam hamare nnhi; kar jore binat karu, bhowsgar pr; band upar mehar kari, wgawan niwr; O Master! Please do not forsake me, even if you have to care for countless other people. For you, there are many like me, but for me there is no one else like you. I pray to you with folded hands. The world of rebirths is limitless, and I earnestly beseech you to show mercy on me and abolish my rebirths.
-+rt + +, r+ + rur, r + arr er +r, +|- -+r +r, +t r er: fe, e :n vrnr r:, *r -+ fe u=, + r +-r r:, antarym ek tu, tam ke dhr; jo tum chhoro sth ko, kown utre pr; abki jo snyi mile, sab dukh bhkho roi; charano upar sir dharn, kahn jo kahan hoi; O Omniscient Lord! You alone are the support of the soul. If you forsake me, then who will liberate me? Now I have found you as my Spiritual Master. I will weep and tell you all my sufferings. I will place my head on your feet and tell you what is in my heart.
er + :re r, + e+ t :|, e +r+ r +r, e | - s|, ++- +f +-, + +- ++- r fe= + +r, + -f fe . sheb tum dayl ho, tum lag mer dowr; jaise kg jahj ko, sjhe owr na thowr; mujh men owgun tujhahi gun, tujh gun owgun mujh; jo mai bisaru tujh ko, tu nahi bisre mujh. O Master! You are merciful. My approach is up to you alone, just as a crow stranded over water sees no resting place but the ship. I have bad qualities, but you have only good ones. If I forsake you, O master! Please do not forsake me.
23 r- r+r+ - gyn stotra (spiritual knowledge)
e+ e+ + -r e, e er+ vr, e+ + -r e f+ er+ arr, e-+- rf+ +, + +rt v, :re f-er- :+ rr, sat sat ke nm se satya sgar bhar, sat ke nm se tihu lok chhj; sant jan rati kare, prem tri bhare, dhol nishn mridang bj; The Eternal Name of God fills the eternal ocean (universe) and covers the three worlds. Realizing this, the saintly people glorify Him, singing Arti and clapping their hands and, with love, play their musical instruments.
vf+ ert f+r, -r f- fer, e- + fen pr +rr, e+ +t e+ er fe, vr e+ -r r + rr, bhakti snchi kiy, nm nischai liy, sunn ke sikhar brahmand gj; sat kabr sarvagya sheb mile, bhajo sat nm ky rank rj; The saints engage in true devotion, and take the name of God with enthusiasm. They reach the peak of meditation, and hear the thunder of silence. Sat Kabir is the Eternal Master and is omniscient. Attaining him, sing the glories of the Eternal Name whether you are rich or poor.
+t :t- :-t :+er, f+r e+e ++er, :+r eer+ enr, e: r+=+t +nr, kabr ham dn dun darvesh, ham kiy sakal parvesh; ham duw salmat lekh, ham shabda swarp pekh; O Kabir! We are like humble beggars in this world. We have entered all phases of life, and live in prayer and devotion, and behold the form of the Word.
--: -: =tr, =r+r f=+ =+tr, +|- +t -re, e +|- +t re, ham rund mund me phr, ham phk phikar phakr; ham rahe kown k nl, ham chale kown k chl; We exist in the whole body as the soul. We are poor and hungry, but carefree. We follow no one, but enjoy and follow our own way - the way of God.
e+t e , t +r - +r, +r vt t +r vt t, -r-r :fr +t, ham sarvagy sahaje rame, hamar wr na pr; wr bh hamahi pr bh hamah, nn dariy tr; We know and enjoy all things in the easy way. We (souls) are immortal, and are not bound by this or that side of this world. We are in this life and in the other life, and on the banks of all the rivers (soul is omnipresent.)
24 e+e f-+ , +f +vt, nrfe+ ne+ ne+ + rf, r +- + +t, sakal nirantar ham rame, ham gahire gambhr; khlik khalak khalak ke mhi, yon guru kahe kabr; We are all-pervading all the time, and we are in the depth of depths. We are in space and in the universe. This is the teaching of Guru Kabir.
e -r +t rf+, f-e vr et, u:re er+ +, +- fr fe +t, satyanm k rati, nirmal bhiy sharr; dharam dss loke gaye, guru bahiy mile kabr; With the glorification of Satnam, the body becomes pure. By doing this, Dharam Dass was embraced by Kabir Saheb and went to the Eternal Abode.
u:re er+ +, ar e+e eer, e- +r -+rf, +- u:re +f+r, dharam dss loke gaye, chhr sakal sansr; hansan pr utrahi, guru dharam dss pariwr; Dharam Dass, leaving the whole world behind, went to the Eternal Abode. The succeeding generations of gurus will uplift other souls.
e+ e++ e|et- , r- rr- er t, r+- + +- , er +f e+r +t, sat sukrit lowln hai, gyn dhyn lo thr; anjwan waha purush hai, so gahi lago tr; The gurus are absorbed in Truth and noble actions, and are steady in knowledge and meditation. God is birthless, and by accepting Him you will obtain your goal.
r+- e r+- vr, r+- e v e, f:fe =t re-r, t +et =e, anjwan se jwan bhay, jwan se bhaye ml; chahudisi pht bsan, rahi kali men phl; We have taken birth from birthless God, and from this birth we must merge with God. When the bud blossoms, it spreads its fragrance all around. Just as the flower is in the bud, so is the soul in the body, and spreads its fragrance.
=e + f+ +,,,,, * +e +t u, +et =r+t r , er re ,
25 jab phle tab gir pade, charan kamal k dhr; kali phwari ho rahe, sheb hl hazr; When the flowers are blown, they fall into the dust and are trampled. Just so, the disciple must become as dust at the feet of the Lord. Just as the flowers are raked up, just so the liberated souls are gathered back into the being of God.
+t fe u:re +r, fen ++r-r :t-, rf: -+ +t f-+t, t er+ +r f-. kabr mile dharam dss ko, likh parwn dnh; di ant k binat, yeh lok ko chnh. Guru Kabir accepted Dharam Dass as his disciple, and granted him permission to go to the eternal abode. This permission is also granted to us due to all our prayers and devotion, and marks our success in spiritual life.
f+r- r+r+ - vigyn stotra (spiritual science-state of sahaj samdhi)
f+ e|et- f-+ r-t, e: r+=+t e- r+re r-t, f-r : er f-re r-t, r- -r+ +r+ - :+r, ati lowln chinhant gyn, shabd swarp sun ks bn; bin deha sheb nirlamb jn, jne janwe kahwe na dew; The mark of an enlightened person is that he is very absorbed in God. He hears the Word from a heavenly voice. He knows that God is bodiless and in no need of aid, and he preaches this to others, but he does not wish himself to be called a god.
er ++ + +r+ e+r+ - e+r, e:r rr- urt n: f-rer, eur fe-u +t+ - r+ f+rer, + ur u|r :ret +er, ais tattva pje pujwe lagwe na sew, sad dhyn dhr akhande nirs; sudh sindhu pwai na jwe piys, prem dhm dhowra uds akel; He worships the formless God and teaches others to worship Him, but he does not wish to be worshiped himself. He is always in meditation, and is free from desires. He drinks of the ocean of nectar, and quenches his spiritual thirst. He hastens to the abode of love, alone and unattached.
e|et- r+t +- r- er, fe+r e+r +r +rt, et :f :nr -+r f+rt, e:r + ++ f+++ er, 26
lowln yog guru gyn mel, milant chalant rahant apr; ais drishti dekho ananto vichr, sad chet chetant chitwant sr; He remains absorbed in his guru and knowledge. He meets, moves and stays with all, but remains unattached. O immortal souls! Look thoughtfully with this type of vision. The enlightened is always brave. He is consciously aware of his spiritual vision, and imparts it to others.
er nre ne+ -+ +r, r-r - rr-r - r-r -f -: +rr, + - vr-r r+ - +ta r - +r:, r +r er p r ++ er:, ais khyl khelant bjhant pr, gyno na dhyno na mno nahi chandra tr; uge na bhne ge na pchhe madhye na koi, jyonk jal brahm jyon tattva soi; The enlightened person is perfect in this knowledge, and enjoys the game of thought. He now has no further need for knowledge, meditation or breath control. He sees sameness everywhere, no rising, no shining, no front, no back, and no middle. That Supreme Reality remains undisturbed just as the surface of calm water.
rr - er - +r - arr, t+r - et+r - +rer - +r-r, :f - f - :+t - :+r, r+r - r+r - r- - e+r, dro na mlo na briksho na chhy, jvo na shvo na klo na kans; drishti na mushti na dev na dev, jpo na thpo na jn na sew; All differences disappear for the enlightened person, such as branches, trees, shade, life, time, black, and one-eyedness. He remains above sight, strength, godess, god, prayers, idols, knowledge and service. He remains unattached and free.
-f +|- +r-t - -: - er, nf:+ p er: feu +r, -rf + -rf ur - vr:, f-rur rur +r - r:, nahi pown pn na chande na sra, akhandit brahm soi sidh pr; ham nhi tum nhi bandho na bhi, nirdhr dhr ranko na ri; He remains above the influence of omens, superstitions and astrology (moon, sun and water are used as omens). He is an adept, and is absorbed in the supreme, unchangeable, absolute God. He is not concerned with mine or yours, or with relationships. He is not concerned with such things as being without aid or with aid, or being poor or rich.
+r+ - rr+ - et - er, -rt - +-r - (et - er; - net - ner, -t ++ +fs - +r+r - rr, t+r - fe+r - -rr -rr, gwe na dhywe na hel na hel, nr na purusho na (chel na chel) khel na khel; nahi pet prishthi na pwo na mth, jwo na shvo na ntho anth; 27 He remains unaffected by singing, meditation, salutations, and greetings, and above the influence of male and female, female or male devotees, and above all games. He remains indifferent to such things as belly, back, feet, forehead, life, death, and being with or without a master
er er +*er - +re, +r+t - +re - +e - +re, re - +re - :re - :+r, r+ -r r+ e+r+ - e+r, shesho mahesho ganesho na gwlam, gop na gwle na kanse na klam; se na pse na dse na dev, we na jwe lagwe na sew; He remains unconcerned with the mythological serpent (shesh ng), the gods, cowherds and cowgirls and king Kansas death. He is not concerned with far or near, servant or master, coming or going, or with service.
-f +r +r - f- r, r +r r ++ +f +vtr, + - + - :: - ur+r, -+ - r++ - ee - er+r, nahi wr pre na niyare hazr, jyon ka tyon tatwa gahire gambhr; yantre na mantre na darde na dhok, narke na swarge na sanshe na shok; He is not concerned whether he is on this side or that side of liberation, but only with being near to God. He realizes that, as the supreme soul, he is unfathomable and cannot be disturbed. He remains unconcerned with charms and magic, suffering and deceit, hell and heaven, and doubt and disappoinment.
e+ - +t+ - e - ere, +r - er+ - + - re, v:r - +:r - n:r - +r:, e:r ef+ er + - :r:, sete na pte na sabje na llam, gore na sware na briddhe na blam; bheda na ved na khed na koi, sad surati soham ekai na doi; He is not concerned with colors such as white, yellow, green or red, or with colors of people such as white or brown, or with old age and youth. He remains above such things as discrimination, knowledge or repentance, and he is always conscious of Soham Shabda as non-duality.
r- -r+ -r+ - er, +r - +r f- r, -r: - f-: - f-: - t+r, f--+ p ef+ - et+r, jne janwe janwe na shr, wre na pre niyare hazr; nde na binde na jinde na jv, nirantar brahm jahn shakti na shv; He knows God and makes Him known to others, and remains brave. He is not concerned with life on this or that side of liberation, but only with being near to God. He is not concerned with divine melody or the point of meditation, and not with life or with being alive. He is always united with God, and is not concerned with the various deities.
28 -f r+ r+t - vr+t - v+r, e+ f:r-: - -: - +r, ne ner+ ner+ | ne, + +r+ +r+ | +, :n :nr+ :nr+ | :n, + -+ -+ er +, nahi yoga yog na bhog na bhukt, sat chidnand sheb na bande na mukt; khele khelwai khelwai ow khele, chete chetwai chetwai ow chete; dekhe dekhwai dekhwai ow dekhe, eke aneke so eke; He is not concerned with yoga, or its practice, or with worldly enjoyments. He realizes Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, and is beyond the duality of bondage and liberation. He plays and makes others play the game of God realization. He knows God realization and makes it known to others. Although appearances are many, he knows the unity of all with God.
f:+- f+ f+ere :re er -+ -rf, rf: -+ r +rer:, + +- -rf, +-t +f er +er, er e: er- rf: p e +r +er, chidgun chit vils dss so antar nhi, di ant men madhya gosi; agahh gahan men nhin, gahani gahiye so kaisa; soham shabda samn di brahm jaise k tais; There is no difference between the servant Kabir, and God, who delights in, and is the embodiment of knowledge. God is ever-present from the beginning. He is present now, and will be present to the end. But if you seek Him in the fathomless depths, you will not find Him there. How can one get hold of God? He is the Soham Shabda, the all-pervading Brahman that is changeless.
+ +t ne e evr+, + :re re er e+r, +r r- er + +r, +r +r +r en r +r:, +r+r r+r ++- - r:, kahe kabr ham khele sahaj subhw, akaha adol abol soham samat; tme n base ek ramt, w ramt ko lakhe jo ko, tko awgawan na ho; Kabir says: "I play an easy and natural game of being present in all beings. I am perfectly balanced in all aspects. I am Soham Shabda which is unutterable and steadfast, and beyond description. God has come and resided in me. Whoever realizes Him will be freed from the cycle of births and deaths."
r er er er:, r +te+ er rer, er er re ferer, +te+ ++ +r: ++++, rr + +t, u:re +r e: e-r, e:+- e +t, oham soham soham so, oham klak soham bl; soham soham bole risl; klak kamat kamod kankawat ye chro yug kabr; 29 dharm dss ko shabd sunye, satya guru satya kabr; "He is I. I am He. We are the same. Soham is my support. The soul within repeats Soham Soham melodiously. In all the four ages, I have been a spiritual teacher. I, Sat Guru Sat Kabir, imparted the Shabda to Dharam Dass."
rr -r: vr ++t+, e:+- r v+e t+, rr r er +r r, rr +r e :+rr, rf +r +rf=e +r :, f-: +r +- eer- +r +t, er+ at+ -| n , er er +t. bj nd bhay partt, satguru ye bhowjal jt; bj bje sheb k rj, mr kut sab dagbj; hzir ko hazr gfil ko dr, hind k guru musalmn k pr; st dwp nowkhand men soham satya kabr; Because Kabir heard the Anahad Nad (Divine Melody), he confidently conquered birth and death and came into this world. He loudly proclaimed that this is the Kingdom of God, and all the deceivers will be destroyed. God is always in service for the one who is ready for devotion, but far from the one who is lazy. Kabir is the guru for the Hindu and Pir for the Muslim. He is the Soham Shabda in all parts of the world.
:r er+ r+f+ - day sgar stuti (ocean of mercy prayer)
+- :r er+ r- r+, e: =+t e:+, +re * er :|, en :r+ en er+, guru day sgar gyn gar, shabd rp satguram; tsu charan saroj bandow, sukh dyak sukh sgaram; Kabir is the ocean of mercy, the dwelling place of knowledge, and the Shabda. I worship his lotus feet. He is the giver of happiness, as he is the ocean of happiness.
r+t+ t+ , vre+ e+ e++, :r +re :re er, r- :r+r efr+, yogjt ajt amar, bhsate sat sukritam; day pl dayl sheb, gyn dt susthitam; He is perfect in yoga, and beyond passions. He is eternal, and he speaks of Truth and nobility. He is a kind master, the sustainer of mercy, the giver of knowledge, and endowed with steadfastness of mind.
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r ete e-+r ef+r, r-: =+t f:, e vr+ f+++ efr, f-rr f- ee, ksham shl santosh samit, anand rp hridayam; sahaj bhw vivek susthir, nirmya niha sanshayam; His nature is one of forgiveness, kindness, contentment, even mindedness and bliss. In a natural way, (free from religious complications), he is steadfast in spiritual discrimination, and is free from Maya and doubts.
f-rf f-+ f-v, + +f+r f+++, -++r | -+:e :r+r, f+ +r- e++, nirmohi nirvair nirbhai, akath kathit avigatam; upkr owr updesh dt, mukti kran satguram; He is free of attachments, enmity and fear. He can speak of the most difficult subjects, about which others cannot speak, and his nature is indescribable. He is the Satguru, the giver of well being, spiritual instruction and salvation.
:re vr+ +t +tf+ f-+t, vf+ +* +r+-, |ret -u- + n:-, :tar +r+-, dss bhw k prti binat, bhakti karan karwanam; chowrs bandhan karm khandan, bandichhor kahwanam; With humility, love and prayer, he does devotion, and encourages others to do so. He breaks the bondage of the births of 8.4 million species of life, and the bondage of karma. He is glorified as the liberator from bondage.
f++* f+r e ++r, e er+ f-+rfe+, e+ +- r e er, +r r+ f+rf+, trigun rahit satya vakt, satya lok niwsitam; sat purush jahn satya sheb, tahn p virjitam; He is above the three qualities. He speaks truth, and resides in the Eternal Abode. He has graced the place where God is the eternal self-existent Master.
+- +- e+ +- rr, t+- +r* ++ u, :t- et- f- r +, ++ re+ f=, yugan yugan sat purush gy, jwan kran pagu dharam; dn ln achnh hoi ke jagat men dolat phiram; By the command of God, and for the benefit of souls, he has appeared on this earth from age to age. He assumed poverty but was absorbed in God, and lived in the world without seeking recognition.
31 +-*r +t ++e, en:r+ e+er+, v+ r- :-, :fn+ t+ er+, karunmai kabr kewal, sukhdyak sarvalyakam; jam bhayankar mn mardan, dukhit jv sahyakam; Kabir is kind. His power gives happiness. He is befitting to all occasions. Yama fears him because he is the destroyer of Yamas prestige, and the helper of suffering souls.
u:re + r f-+, :r +r - e +, += e+r +- vf+ f+e, f-ef:- rrur ef-. dharm dss kar jor binawe, day karo man baskaram; kar sew guru bhakti avichal, nisdin rdho sumiranam. Dharam Dass prays to Kabir with folded hands: "Have compassion on me and help me to control the mind. Let me do service to all. Let me be steady in devotion to you always."
fu+ fr - adhik mahim (great glory)
e++- +t fu+ fr, r- +-: -r:, vf+ - + r+ efr, f - v+e r:, satguru k adhik mahim, gyn kund nahiye; bhramit man tab hot susthir, bahuri na bhowjal iye; It is the great glory of the Satguru that he always bathes in the pond of knowledge. With his grace, the restless mind of the devotee becomes steady, and he does not return to the world of rebirths.
eru e+ +t fu+ fr, -t +-: -r:, +r +ru f++r +ff, f - v+e r:, sdhu sant k adhik mahim, rahani kund nahiye; km krodh vikr pari hari, bahuri na bhowjal iye; It is the great glory of the sadhus and saints to bathe in the pond of disciplined life. They give up lust, anger and evils, and gain immortality.
:re+- +t fu+ fr, e+r +-: -r:, + vf+ +f+++ :: +f, f - v+e r:, dsatan k adhik mahim, sew kund nahiye; prem bhaki pativrat dridh kari, bahuri na bhowjal iye; 32 It is the great glory of the servant of God because he bathes in the pond of service. By practicing strong and loving devotion to God, he will not return to the world of rebirths
r+t - +t fu+ fr, f+ +-: -r:, -: e - ++- fr +f, f - v+e r:, yog jan k adhik mahim, yukti kund nahiye; chandra suraj man gagan sthir kari, bahuri na bhowjal iye; It is the great glory of the yogi that he bathes in the pond of union with God. By steadying his breath and mind in God, he will not return to this world of rebirths.
r+r ++r +t fu+ fr, f+r +-: -r:, er e: f- et, f - v+e r:, shrot vakt k adhik mahim, vichr kund nahiye; sr shabd niber lje, bahuri na bhowjal iye; It is the great glory of listeners and speakers that they bathe in the pond of thought. They consider the essence of the divine Word of God, and do not return to this world of rebirths.
+- eru e+ er r, vf+ f+ ::r:, ef+ +f e+ er+ +, f - v+e r:, guru sdhu sant samj madhye, bhakti mukti dridhiye; surati kari sat lok pahunche, bahuri na bhowjal iye; In the noble company of the guru, sadhus, saints and society, strengthen your devotion and thirst for liberation. Practice meditation and reach the eternal abode, and you will not return to this world of rebirths.
u:re ++re +t-r, + +-: -r:, e+e +fe f+ur f-e, f - v+e r:, dharm dss praksh knho, akaha kund nahiye; sakal kali vish dhoi nirmal, bahuri na bhowjal iye; Dharam Dass made it clear that you should bathe in the pond of unutterable God. Wash away all the evils of this Iron Age and become pure, and you will not return to this world of rebirths.
er +t ++re e++-, vet ef+ ::r:, er ++ er :e, er: + +r:, sheb kabr praksh satguru, bhali sumati dridhiye; sr men tatsr darse, soi akah kahiye; Kabir Saheb has made it clear that you should strengthen your good and noble thinking in the Satguru. In all essences, his indescribable essence is seen.
33 u:re + nre :nr, ++ f-++ , + +t f-++ :e, r+r ++- f-+rf. dharm dss pat khol dekho, tattva men nihatattva hai; kahe kabr nihatattva darse, wgawan niwriye. O Dharam Dass! Remove the veil of ignorance, and see that in the manifest forms is the unmanifest God. Kabir says that when God shows Himself to you, your cycles of birth and death will vanish, and you will gain immortality.
f+r+-t - chitwan (reminder or instruction)
+t - r ++rfr, ur :r, er +ret r r, e+ - =re r, t e+r -r +, +-t u - ut, e++- + e +rt, + +t +t, kabr yaman ji pukriy, dharamri darbr; hans maws hoi rah, lage na phns hamr hamari shank n kare, tumhar dhare na dhr; sat guru ke bal gjah, kahai kabr kabr; Kabir states that the messengers of death went and declared to Dharmarai that the souls have taken refuge under Kabir, and their traps have become useless against the souls. Those souls are not afraid of us, nor of you. By the strength of Satguru they have become brave, and keep on repeating Kabir Kabir.
+t ++r r- :, t :et - r, n+fr + -r+ +, : - r, rr r f+ +r, +r -+ er, e++- ne +t , rf - - r+ |, kabr kahanto jn de, mer das na ji; khewati ke nw par, chadhe ghanere y; bj bj rahit k, par nagar men shor; sat guru khasam kabr hai, mohi najar na we owr; Kabir is a speaker of wisdom. Let my faith in him not decline! He is the boatman on whose boat many climbed aboard. The discipline he taught was all encompassing, and it created quite an excitement in the city that Satguru Kabir is the Divine Master. I do not see anyone else like him.
34 e+ +r e: e- vr:, =+tt :e r:ert, erur :+t :t:r, e + er +r, er e: e + +t+, v n +r t+, +- n + vr:, r -r re-r:, sat k shabd sun bh, fakri adal badshh; sdho bandag ddar, sahaje utare syar pr; soham shabd se kar prt, abhai akhand ghar ko jt; tan men khabar kar bhi, jme nm roshni; O Brother! Listen to the eternal Word. Sainthood is in fact like a spiritual emperorship that totally just. Undertake the practice of bandagi in his presence, and you will easily cross the ocean of birth and death. Be in love with Soham Shabda, and win the fearless and eternal abode. O Brother! Take care of this body, in which the name of God shines.
ef+ -+ r+t n, : e : , ef+ -+ + ee, r r+ +r e, surati nagar bast khb, behad ulat chadh mahbb; surati nagar men kar sel, jme tm ke mel; Make your residence in consciousness and meditation. Turn around from the clutches of this world and proceed to God. Walk in the region of consciousness in which there is union of the soul and God.
t e efu fer+r, +r+ rnr rr +r+, :f-r r u-r, re- r +-r, ar:e ++- vf +t, efeuf -ef f,: et, +- - +r-r +t, -ef f- -r e +t, amr ml sandhi milw, japar rkho by pnw; dahin madhya men dharn, san amar yo karn; dwdas pawan bhari pje, shashidhari ulati chadhi lje; tan man vrn kje, ulati nij nm ras pje; Sit with the left foot at the perineum (crotch), and the right foot above the left ankle, and perfect this posture (siddahasan). Take a deep breath of twelve counts, then exhale. Next, inhale while mentally surrendering the body and mind to God. Repeat this while mentally realizing the essence of the name of God within.
+- - ef+ rnr +re, :e f+fu +r : re, :r-r -- +r + r-, v|r ef +e +r-, +++ a+ :fr r-, +e f++t r-r-, e +re +: f-+r-, +r t r+rr-, 35 tan man sahit rkho sws, is vidhi karo behad bs; dono nain ko kar bn, bhowr ulati kas kamn; parbat chheke dariy jn, karle trikut asnn; sahaje pras pad nirvn, tero mte wjn; Control the breath totally in both the body and mind. In this way, become totally absorbed in Infinite God. Make your eyes the arrow, and your eyebrows the stringed bow and, in meditation, shoot the arrow at the Trikuti mountain (third eye between the eyebrows). Always bathe in the bliss of Trikuti, and your birth and death will be abolished, and you will easily obtain liberation.
r + +r rr, e+ :r: :te +r, +r f e ++ r, ervr +rt + +r, er+ -|en +rr =e, +-t +rt fr e, +r+r :n-r + ve, +r r r+ ee, jme gaib k bzr, sarwar doi dse pr; t bich khare kudrat jhr, shobh koti agam apr; lge nowlakh tr phl, karn kot jariy ml; tko dekhn mat bhl, ramt rm p rasl; This world is like the marketplace of Invisible God. There are two ponds (birth and death) on one side, and liberation on the other, and God is standing between them. Gods beauty is beyond description and is unfathomable, as if decorated by countless stars as flowers. With Gods grace, the effects of countless actions are burned to the roots. Therefore, do not forget to look up to Him. God dwells in the hearts of all.
rr +t +rt, :nr : +t ert, e -tf- r+t, -:r e +t rf+, e+ fefer -rt, +r f -+ rt, r-r + +t rt, ne +: + f++rt, my marm k knch, dekho andar k snch; barse nr bin mot, chand sr k jyot; jhalke jhilmil nr, t bich alp hai kyr; mno prem k jhr, khul gay agam kiwr; Maya is devoid of truth, therefore forget her and look at the Truth within. Realizing this Truth, you will silently feel pearl-drops of nectar inside. You will intuitively see the light of the moon and the sun, and the shining light of eternal knowledge. There will be no more aimless wandering of the mind. You will feel a shower of love all around, and the door to God opens for you.
, r v +r nrr, :t++ -r +r rr, r+t +f+ e t+, rer + +r +t+, 36 |er +t+ +r :t, +- - +r- + et, +t + +t =ret, -r ++- +r ret, ber bharm k khoy, dpak nm k joy; yog yugt se jwai, pyl prem k pwai; mowl pw ko dje, tan man kurbn kar lje; par hai prem k phns, manu gagan k bs; You will get rid of shiploads of your doubts, and you will see the light of the Eternal Name. The Yogi lives in union with God and drinks cupsful of divine love. God is your beloved, therefore surrender your body and mind to Him. Love will trap you and pull you to dwell in that highest state of union with God.
r f-r ++t +, e -+ +f e, v|r e+u +r rer, f+r +e rer, f+r e rr, e +e+ r+rr, e: r u- err, r:e ++- arr, bje bin tant tr, sahaje uge paschim sr; bhowr sugndh k pys, kiy hai kamal men bs; ramit hans hai rj, sahaje palak wj; sundar shym dhan ly, bdal gagan men chhy; You will then hear music without instruments, and the sun easily rises in the West (beyond space, time and direction). The bumblebee mind, wanting the fragrance of God, dwells in the Lotus (Sahasrara Chakra). Here the soul is king, and is so serene that it hears the blinking of an eye. It attains the beautiful wealth of God, and feels soothed, just as under the clouds on a hot day.
+ : f err, :n :r: -- eerr, :t:r +r +rr, :fr e -rr, :fr -e -+ -t, +r f e |es at, er r- s +t, e + +r t, amrit bund jhari ly, dekh doi nain lalchy; ajab ddr ko py, dariy sahaj men nahy; dariy ulat umge nr, t bich chale chowsath chhr; hans n baithe tr, sahaje chge mukt hr; The soul finds drops of nectar flowing. It longs to see God and, on being in His presence, it bathes in the river of tranquility. The flow of the river turns around and flows in sixty-four milky currents (milk represents spiritual wisdom). The soul then sits on the riverbank of realization, and easily plucks the pearls and diamonds of liberation.
37 fer + +r rr, -t -- er -rr, t+- ++ - r+ +re, r f++t e +e+ - re, +e+r t+ e er+r, urnr f:er +r vr+r, f+r+-t f fere, e+ f+ r+re, er e: +r r+, r +t r+t r+, mil hai prem k pyr, nahi hai nain so nyr; jwan mritak na bype kl, jo trikut se palak na tl; palk jw se lg, dhokh dilo se bhg; chitwan chit bils, jab lag rahe pinjar sws; soham shabd ajap jp, jahn kabr pah p; The soul then rejoices in meeting its Beloved, who never becomes separated from its gaze. The soul is freed from the bondage of time and death when, even for a moment, it does not turn away from meditation on the Trikuti. Its eyes are fixed on Beloved God, and it can no longer be deceived. As long as there is life in the body, this instruction brings pleasure. The soul then recites Soham silently, and realizes that Kabir is his own very Self.
ernt - skh (testimony)
f+r+-t f+ er+t , +f+ en - +r, + + + e , -: r-t r, -r -- f r, r- fer +r, r+r e++- ffer, +r+r re r, chitwani chit lg rahe, yaha gati lakhai na koi; agam panth ke mahal men, anahad bn hoi; nm nain men rami rah, jne birl koi; jko satguru mili, tko mlum hoi; Always remember this instruction. No one may know that you have realized God, but in the beautiful state of liberation, you will hear the unstruck divine music (Anahad Nad). Gods name will shine in you, and rarely will anyone recognize it. Only one who has been initiated by Satguru will be able to understand it.
r r+r + +r, :r: +++ + efu, eru f+ar- e: +r, :f +e + :, e+ rf+ fefer, f- r+t f- +e, f:e e f+r, er :v+ ne,
38 r++ =+t f+ , e+ f+ +f +vt, -r f-e -t, er e +t. jhand rop gaib k, doi parbat ke sandhi; sdhu pichhne shabd ko, drishti kamal kar band; jhalke jyoti jhilmil, bin bt bin tel; chahudis sraj ugiy, ais adbhut khel; jgrit rp rahit hai, sat mati gahir gambhr; ajar nm binse nahn, soham satya kabr; Plant the flag of God between two mountains - individual soul and universal soul. You will realize the Divine Word and, with eyes closed, see the twinkling light as the soul. The light is produced without oil or wick. The soul sees sunrise all around (Enlightenment). This is indeed a marvelous experience. The soul remains fully conscious, endowed with noble and deep intelligence. It realizes the Eternal Name and will not perish, because it is Soham Sat Kabir.
r- +:, t - gyn gudad (quilt of knowledge)
u:re f-+ + rt, er ef- f-+t rt, +rr +:t +r e:er, re t+ +r f :er. dharm dss binawe kar jor, sheb suniye binat mor; ky gudad kaho sandesh, jse jv k mite andesh; Dharam Dass is beseeching you, O master! Listen to my prayers! Explain to me the secret of this quilt-like body, so that all the doubts of my life are removed.
en +- f+r frr, en |ret ur+r rr, +r ++ +t +:t t-t, +t- +-- e sr,:t +t-t, alakh purush jab kiy bichr, lakh chowrs dhg dr; pnch tattva k gudad bn, tn gunan se thdhi knh; When the Invisible Lord decided to create the world, He cast forth 8.4 million threads (species of life). Using the five gross elements, he wove the quilt-like body, and placed the three inherent qualities (gunas) in it.
+r t+ p | rr, e er ne -rr, t+- +r +ter er+, +r +ru r : +r+, tme jv brahm owr my, samrath aiso khel bany; jivan pnch pachso lge, km krodh mohh mad pge; In the body he placed the soul, Brahm and Maya. The Almighty made quite a play of creation. He made all life with the five pranas and twenty-five elements 39 (prakritis), and this life has become the victim of lust, anger, attachment and egotism.
+rr +:t +r fr+rr, :nr e-+r + fe+rr, r: e :r: ++- er+, +- ++r+ e er++ r+, ky gudad k bistr, dekho santo agam singr; chnd suraj doi pevan lge, guru pratp se sowat jge; He manifested the body everywhere. O devotees! See how profoundly and beautifully adorned it is. The moon and sun (negative and positive, or right and left nostrils) are its supports, and by the grace of God, the breath of life changed the unconscious body into conscious life.
e: +t e: ef+ +r rr, r- +t rv- fe- rr, +:t +t + fert, :r+ - er+ :n frt, shabd k su surat k dor, gyn k tobhan sirjan jor; ab gudad k kar husiyr, dg na lge dekh bichr; In creating this body God used the Word as the needle, meditation as the thread, and knowledge as the stitch, and joined the parts together. Now take care of this body wisely, and ensure that it does not become defiled.
ef+ +r er- fe- ur:, +f+ e +r rr nr:, f- +:t +r f+r frr, er - v fe- rr, sumati ko sbun sirjan dho, kumati mail ko dro kho; jin gudad k kiy bichr, so jan bhete sirjan hr; Wash this creation (body and mind) with the soap of good understanding, and throw away the dirt of evil thinking. Whoever takes proper care of this quilt-like body will meet God the Creator.
ut u-t rr- uf re-, e+ +t +r+t- e fere-, f+ + e + +f et-r, + =r+t et: t-r, dhraj dhuni dhyn dhar san, sat k kopin sahaj singhsan; yukti kamandal kar gahi lnh, prem phwar murshid chnh; The devotee should practice patience and perseverance in sitting in a proper posture and meditating. He should make virtue as his loincloth, simplicity as his throne, hold reason as his water vessel, and love as his cleaning rake. These are the marks of a true devotee.
eet ete f+++ +t rer, :r +t r+t +- uerer, ++r f+ ernt, +r arer -t +r rnt, sel shl vivek k ml, day k top tan dharmshl; mehar matang mati baishkh, mrig chhl manah ko rkh; 40 He should make good conduct as his garland, spiritual discrimination as his rosary, kindness as his hat, the body as his hostel, compassion as his support, intellect as his crutch, and mind as his deer skin.
f- ur+t ++- --, +r + er r- v-, f-+ e++- :rr, eru e+f+ + e +a +rr, nischai dhot pawan janeu, ajap jape so jne bheu; rahe nirantar satguru dy, sdhu sangati kar sab kuchh py; He should make determination as his loincloth, breath as his sacred thread, and mentally recite Gods Name, and discover the secret of God. Always depend on the kindness of Satguru, and keep the company of holy people, and be spiritually fulfilled.
e|+t e+t :r rt, r nr- +f rt, f+ ner e++ ef-t, + f+rer +t+ |-t,
low k lakut hriday jhor, ksham kharu pahir bahor; mukti mekhl sukrit sumaran, prem pyl pwai moun; He should make attachment to God as his walking cane, kind heart as his handbag, forgiveness as his sandals, salvation as his scarf, noble conduct as his rosary, love as his drinking vessel, and silently drink the nectar of Gods love.
-:rfe +t +e f-+rt, +r + t +r ee+rt, f+ t rfu et-r, + +r fn+t t-r, udsi kubari kalaha niwr, mamt kutti ko lalkr; yukti janjr bndhi jab lnh, agam agochar khirk chnh; With the stick of detachment, he should drive away conflicts, and also the doglike egoism. When he binds himself with the chain of disciplined practice, he will find the window open to the Unfathomable God.
f+r+ r+ f+r- f-ur-r, + f+e+ :t-r f-+r-r, +- + ++ -e +er, p f- +++ + er, virg tyg vigyn nidhn, tatt tilak dnh nirvn; gurugam chakmak man sam tl, brahm agni pragat kar ml; The devotee should be rich in non-attachment, renunciation and spiritual knowledge, and make the philosophy of Truth as his sandal mark on the forehead. By these, he will obtain salvation. The gurus knowledge is the flintstone that ignites the mind, just as it ignites the cotton wick, and confers enlightenment.
ee er+ e+e v rr, +r +ter ++ + rr, f:e +r :+- :fur nr:, er +r+t ++r r:, 41 sanshai shok sakal bhram jr, pnch pachso pargat kar mr; dilk darpan dubidh kho, so vairg pakk ho; The uncertainties, sorrows and all doubts are then burned, and he rises above the material elements. He gets rid of the doubts that cloud the mirror of his heart, and thus becomes a perfect devotee.
e- e =t ::, + e +t fvr e:, :n en er + +r vr, f++*t + r -r-, sunya mahal men pher de, amrit ras k bhiksh le; dukh sukh mel jag k bhu, triven ke ght nahu; He then dwells in the stillness of meditation, and receives the nectar of God. The world consists of the duality of suffering and happiness. The devotee overcomes them in the sacred river of meditation.
+- - eru vr r-r, + en +r+ +: f-+r-r, +e :e + e, r+t r+ r+ , tan man sodh bhay jab gyn, tab lakh pwe pad nirvn; ashta kamal dal chakkar sjhe, yog p p men bjhe; When the devotee disciplines his body and mind perfectly, and obtains spiritual knowledge, he attains salvation. The Yogi, becoming perfect, is aware of the eight chakras, and realizes his Self in himself (inner realization of Self).
:+er f++er + r:, e-t -rt sr:, r er ++ frr, +-re f+r e-rr, ingal pingal ke ghar j sushmani nr rahe thahar; oham soham tattwa bichr, bank nl men kiy samhr; His consciousness soars to the house of Ida and Pingala (yogic nerve currents), and remains steadfast in Sushumna, and realizes the Reality Oham Soham (I am the Eternal Reality), and controls his consciousness in this channel of God realization.
- +r rt ++- f,: r:, r-er+ +st -r:, -: -r: -r +t +r, p +r+ :+ -t :r, man ko mr gagam chadhi j, mnsorovar paith nah; anahad nd nm k pj, brahm vairg deo nahn dj; Suduing the mind, the soul soars to spiritual heights, and bathes in the serene lake of meditation. In that state of consciousness, the soul worships the Divine Sound, and realizes that there it is no other God than the supreme unattached Absolute Being.
42 af + +e + enr, t --- er +r :nr, +r fvr- f:rr, +r |+r + frr, chhuti gaye kashmal karmaj lekh, yehi nainan sheb ko dekh; ahankr abhimn bidr, ghat k chowk kar unjiyr; With this realization, the devotee gets rid of his sins and accumulated karmas, and with his very eyes sees God in all visible forms. He expels egotism and pride, and brightens his being with spiritual enlightenment.
f+ + :- -er =er, f++ e+ + e er, r + +t+ + u+r, -|+ - er +r =+r, chit kar chandan mans phl, hit kar samput karle ml; shraddh chanwar prt kar dhp, nowtam nm sheb k rp; The devotee should make his consciousness as the sandal paste, his mind as the flowers, his love as the folded hands, and offer them to God. He should make faith as his whisk fan, love as his incense, and the best Name for the form of God.
+:t +f r+ enr, f- +++ err vnr, er +t +et :t-r, e - f- e +:t et-r, gudad pahire p alekh, jin yaha pragat chalyo bhekh; sheb kabr bakas jab dnh, sur nar muni sab gudad lnh; The Invisible Power that wears this quilt, has manifested as the physical body. When Kabir distributed the gift of the body, all the gods, men and munis obtained it.
r- +:t +,: +vr+r, - - + +r++ r+r, r- +:t +,: rr-r, er efn ++ +: f-+r-r, gyn gudad padhe prabht, janam janam ke ptak jt; gyn gudad padhe madhyn, so lakhi pwai pad nirvn; If the devotee recites this gyan gudadi every morning, his sins from birth after birth will vanish. If he recites it every mid-day, he will obtain salvation.
er ef- r - +t, r - v|er+ +t, + +t e-r u:rer, r- +:t +r ++rer sanjh sumiran jo nar karah, jar maran bhowsgar tarah; kahai kabr suno dharmds, gyn gudad karo praksh. If he recites it every evening, he will overcome old age, death and the ocean of rebirths. Kabir says: "Listen Dharam Dass! Teach this quilt of knowledge to all."
43 ernt - skh (testimony)
rer r+t ef-t, e++- f:r t, +e +e +- +r :+t, * -+r- ete, ml top sumaran, satguru diy bakshsh; pal pal guru ko bandag, charan nawu shs; Dharam Dass says: "Satguru, you have given me the garland, the cap and the rosary as spiritual gifts. I offer salutations to you, and bow down to your holy feet.
v| v- :n +f-, - +- et, rf: +rf: r+ r, rr + +t, bhow bhanjan dukh pari haran, amar karan sharr; di yugdi p ho, chro yug kabr; You are the destroyer of the cycle of rebirths, and the remover of all sufferings, and you make the body immortal. You are from the beginning age after age. In all the four yugas you have manifested yourself.
:tar +r:r, en e r, a u- e v +r, u- u- + eer. band chhor kahiy, balakh shahar manjhr; chhte bandhan sab bhesh ko, dhan khan kahe sansr. You are hailed as the releaser of prisoners in the city of Balkh. The bondage of all true devotees was removed, and the world joyfully congratulated you.
r+t : - rat # 1
r+t +t f-+r, er r+t r, r+t :t- :re, er r+t r rat garib niwj, sheb rat ho, rat dn dayl sheb rat ho-- I offer rat in devotion to Kabir Saheb who is kind to the poor, and compassionate to the humble.
r- ur f+++ +t r+t, ef+ rf+ r r r+t += e++- er +t, r e e-+ er gyn adhr vivek k bt, surati jyot jahn ji-- rat karn satguru sheb k, jahn sab sant samj-- 44 Knowledge is the lamp and discriminative wisdom is the wick, and meditation is the light. I, along with all the gathered saints, offer this arati to Satguru Saheb.
:e +e - + r--: vr, af + + re er +t e-+- +t ++r e, vr + ++re daras paras man bahut nand bhayo, chhuti gaye yam ke jl-- sheb kabr santan k krip se, bhayo hai param parksh-- Seeing and performing the arati, I have become blissful, and the trap of Yama is broken. By the grace of Kabir Saheb and the saints, there is eternal light now.
r+t - rat # 2
t +-:+ +rn =+ ++re, : + +re, r-e eru re, -re+ v+ re jai jai shr gurudev-- prakh rp kriplam, mud mai trai klam, mnas sdhu marlam, nshak bhow jlam-- Glory! Glory! to Sri Gurudeo He is the embodyment of compassion and the giver of eternal happiness. His power removes all sufferings, and breaks the cycle of rebirths.
n-: :-: + e-:, e-+- f++rt, er-+r+r et, ++r urt kund indu var sundar, santan hitkr, shntkr sharram, shwetmbar dhr-- He is like the beautiful moon, and is the benefactor of the saintly people. He is adorned in white, and his posture is quite peaceful.
++ + +rf++, r++ + erv, ev f+e+ + v+f, efn f- - r shwet mukut chakrnkit, mastak par shobhe, shubhra tilak yut bhrikuti, lakhi muni man mohe-- His crown is white and inlaid with the chakra, and looks beautiful on his head. His auspicious tilak (sandal mark) between his eyebrows captivates the mind of the saints.
tr f* +rf:+, vf+ -:e, +re- fere-, fr+ +e +e 45 hr mani muktdik, bhkshit urdesham, padmsan singhsan, sthit mangal vesham-- The diamond and precious gems decorate his chest. He sits in the lotus posture on the throne, and his form is auspicious.
+-* -* +rf, - - +e +rt, + rr- +rt, -n f+ f+ vrt tarun arun kanjanghri, jan man vash kr, tam gyn prahr, nakh dyuti ati bhr-- His youthful and healthy appearance, and thighs in lotus posture, arrests the attention of the common people. His nails are shiny and attractive. He destroys the darkness of ignorance.
e +t +t r+t, r +r: +r+, vf+ +:r +r+, f+ +:r +r+, v+ -f r+, t += :+ satya kabr k rat, jo koi gve, bhakti padrath pwe, mukti padrath pawe, bhow men nahn we, jai jai shr gurudev-- Whoever prays, performing the arti of Satya Kabir, is blessed with the wealth of devotion and obtains liberation. He will not return to the world of birth and death. Glory! Glory! To Sri Gurudeo!
r+t rati # 3
e +t e-r e+e+ e++ ++rt, f+++ ee e+ urt, f+v+- +f+ r+rt jai jai satya kabr-- satyanm satsukrit, satrat hat km, vigat klesh sat dhm, tribhuvan pati swm-- Glory! Glory! To Satya Kabir. He is endowed with the eternal name and noble deeds, and he dwells in Truth. He removes all passions and sufferings, and takes one to the eternal abode. He is Master of the three worlds.
f+ f+ +t, -re+ v+ vt, urr - et, fee+ e +t jaiti jaiti kabram, nshak bhow bhram, dhryo manuj sharram, shishuvar sar tram-- 46 Glory! Glory! to Kabir, the destroyer of rebirths. He took human form and manifested as a baby near the bank of the pond.
+e ++ + erfv+, ervr f+ +e, -tere + rf+, +rf* e kamal patra par shobhit, shobh jit kaise, nlchal par rjit, muktmani jaise-- He looked beautiful on the lotus leaf, and was quite endearing. He appeared as if he were a gem on a mountain.
+ -r -+, +f:+ enret, f+ fv-+ f+-ret, +ret + +ret param manohar rpam, pramudit sukh rsh, ati abhinav avinsh, ksh pur vs-- His form is eternal and attractive, and is the embodiment of cosmic joy and happiness. He was unique and eternal, and dwelt in the city of Kashi.
e -r* +r*, ++ +- urt, +rn =+ frt, f+e f++rt hans ubran kran, pragate tan dhr, prakh rp bihr, avichal avikr-- He took on the human form to liberate the people. His form gives joy. He is steadfast and completely free of defects.
er +t +t r+t, +f*+ rt, u:re fert, :+e +rt sheb kabr k rat, aganit aghahr, dharm dss balihr, mud mangal kr-- Performing the arti to Saheb Kabir removes countless sufferings. Dharam Dass surrenders to him completely, and enjoys his auspiciousness.
er +t +t r+t, r +r: +r+, vf+ +:r +r+, f+ +:r +r+ v+ -t +, e +t sheb kabr k rat, jo koi gwe, bhakti padrath pwe, mukti padrath pwe, bhow men nahn we, jai jai satya kabr-- Whoever recites the arti of Saheb Kabir will get the wealth of devotion and liberation. He will not return to the world of birth and death. Glory! Glory! to Satya Kabir.
47
+- :fn+ guru dukhit (entreaty to Satguru)
+- :fn+ + f- ar, +++ :e- :tf, +- r+rf r e-r f-+t rt, fe r- f-e - +tf, guru dukhit tum bin ratahu dwre, pragat darshan djiye; guru swm suno binat mor, bali jwu bilamb na kjiye; O Master! I am suffering without you, and Im calling repeatedly at your door. Please come and grace me with your presence. Oh Lord and Master! Listen to my prayers! I surrender myself to you. Please do not delay any longer.
+- -- vf vf + r, f-fn - - arf,, +- r :t f:ar, er +t : ar,r:, guru nain bhari bhari rahat hero, nimikh neha na chhriye; guru bnhh dje bandichhor, so ab k band chhordiye; O Master! My eyes are full of tears while waiting for you. Please do not give up your love for me even for a moment. O Master! You are the remover of bondage. Please give me your arm and release me from this present bondage of birth and death.
f+f+u f+fu +- v- r+e, f- :n - r, +++ +- -s+ +rer, +fs- :n +e er, vibidh vidhi tan bhayeu bykul, bin dekhe ab na raho; tapat tan men uthat jwl, kathin dukh kaise saho; My body has become restless in many ways, and I cannot live without seeing you. My body is burning as if in flames. How can I bear such severe suffering?
+- ++- +ru r +r, - ++t+ ferf, f-+t u:re - +r, e +- rf-. gun owgun aprdh chham karo, ab na patit bisriye; yaha binat dharm dss jan ko, sat purush ab mniye. Please forgive my faults and bad qualities. I am fallen. Please do not forsake me now. This is the prayer of your servant Dharam Dass. Dear master! Please listen to me now!
48 f-+t ef-er ++rfur- (entreaty to Satguru)
f-+t ef-er ++rfur-, e re+ -r:r-, +:r f+r +-t evt +r, -f+r r f:r evt +r, + f- :r r - +r:, + +-r * +t re, r rf + f+- ++ , +r + r ++ , fu | f+r -t +re, +r -rer +-r :re, r + +t er +vt, +r ef-er t ++r, et :r r +r +-*r, f-ef:- r +-r +re. binat sunilo krip nidhn, ham sab blak hai ndn - Chorus paid kiy hai tumh sabh ko, rupiy my diy sabh ko; tum bin duj owr na ko, ek tumhre charan k s; hth jori ke vinai karat hn, pairo par jo mai parat hn; buddhi ow vidy hai nahi ps, ham ko banlo apn ds; bnh gahe k lj prabhuj, ab toh sunilo mer pukr; ais day jo karo karunmai, nisdin rahown tumhre ps.
O Compassionate Lord! Please listen to our request. We are all like ignorant children. You have created all of us, and have provided us with wealth and prosperity. There is no one else like you, so we seek shelter at your holy feet. I, amongst others, make this request with folded hands, and I bow down to your feet. I am devoid of wisdom and knowledge. Please accept me as your humble servant. O Lord! Please hold my arm and protect my honour. Please now heed my call to you. O Compassionate One! Have such compassion on me that night and day I dwell in your presence.
vr +t (bho kabr - entreaty to Kabir)
vr +t :r + er+, f+ :r+r ++ +r, r r f+- ++r, +- +r r v+ +r, +fs- + re :fn, r - f+ re+r, r+ + e- n,r , r =+ +f re+r, bho kabr day ke sgar, mukti dt jagat ko; hth jor mai vinai karat, pran km ho bhakt ko; yaha kathin jag janjl dekhi, hamr ur ati dolat; p ke sharne khad hun, rm rp kahi bolat.
49 O Kabir! You are the ocean of mercy and the giver of salvation to the world. I pray to you with folded hands. Please fulfill the desire of your devotee. I see severe sufferings in the world, and my heart has become restless. I am standing in your presence and beseeching you.
+ter + - ts tantra (thirty gems of Kabir)
1. + +r+ f+ +r, f+ +r+ +t+, +t+ +r+ t+ +r, +t t+ +t +t+ prem jagwai viraha ko, viraha jagwai pv; pv jagwai jv ko, vahi jv vahi pv. Love bestirs the heart of the separated lover for God, and God responds by enlightening him. He then realizes that the soul and God are one.
2. +r +-+t +tf, e +r ff rf, e et e +-, ernr ++ rf pj guru k kjiye, sab pj jihi mnhi; jab jal snche ml taru, skh ptra aghhi Worship your spiritual master as it embodies all other worships. Its like when you water the roots of the tree, the branches and leaves are quenched.
3. +nr arr e: +r, r +- + fr, f-r e: +a -r fe, :nr -- -r parkho dwr shabda k, jo guru kahai bichr; bin shabda kachhu n milai, dekho nain ughr Examine the purpose of the Word that is thoughtfully imparted by your master. Realize that nothing can be gained without the Word.
4. -r fer+ =+ +r, r - nrt r, + =+ : e, ur -r +r nm milwai rp ko, jo jan khoj hoi; jab waha rp hridai base, kshuddh rahe n koi Whoever seeks, finds that God is known through His Name. When that form of God (Name) is in the heart, no other hunger remains.
5. +f f-+ ee+ +r, rur e+e fr, er |e -r fe, :ev - +- +r kariye nit satsang ko, bdh sakal miti; ais owsar n mile, durlabh nar tan pi Always take part in satsangs and remove all worldly obstacles. You may not have this opportunity again, as human birth is difficult to obtain.
6. r :re , + en +r+ -+, :n tf+ +er: +t, f-nr e +-+ hoi rahe jab ds yaha, tab sukh pwai ant; dekh rti prahald k, nirkho sab men kant 50 Be a humble servant of God and you'll gain happiness. Note the devotion of Prahalad and, like him, see God in everyone's heart.
7. tsr e e rfe, en -+ r, et+- + , +f - +sr mith sab se boliye, sukh upje chahu ohr; basikaran yaha mantra hai, tajiye bachan kathor Speak sweetly with everyone and happiness will spring up all around. It is the charm that wins the hearts of others. Give up harsh words.
8. r-r e +a er , r r+r +r, - * :r= -r, f g :n f+r mno sab kuchh snch hai, jo jko vyowhr; janam maran do ban, thir hvai dekhu vichr Accept as truth what people do in their particular circumstances, just as you accept birth and death as truth. Think this over carefully.
9. +r f-+f r:, +r t er, :n -+ f-+r :, +r r jhagr nitahi bariye, jhagr buri bali; dukh upje chint dahe, jhagr men ghar ji 9. Always avoid quarrel as it produces evil consequences. It creates suffering, consumes you with worries, and destroys your home.
10. + er- vr- -f, r +r: + +r nr, -t + nr:r, :+rer feer gam samn bhojan nahin, jo koi gam ko khi; ambrsh gam khiy, durvs bilali No food is equal to grief if you know how to swallow it. The sage Ambarish swallowed his grief, and Durvasa was humbled.
11. +re +t et+e vr, f= +a t - re, v+f- r er+er, +v +: +f ff :re tmas p stal bhay, phir kuchh rah na pys; bhrigumuni mre lt so, prabhu pad gahi jimi ds Drink (subdue) anger and be at peace, and no mental turmoil will remain. Bhrigumuni kicked Lord Vishnu who, as a servant, massaged his foot with love.
12. +- +- u , e : g e +re, f- u r r+- +r, e vr f-re apne apne dharm men, sab dridh hvai sab kl; nij dharm jo pan gaho, sahaje bhayo nihl Always be strong and steadfast in your dharma. If you sincerely follow your dharma, your life will be easily and pleasantly rewarding.
51 13. r+ er +tf, e +a + r, e +v+r r -f, f- f+r f+r tyg ju ais kjiye, sab kuchh ekai br; sab prabhu k mer nahin, nischai kiy bichr Renounce things in such a way that all are renounced at once. Realize that everything is God's and "not mine". This is perfect thinking.
14. arr fvr-+r, ent vr + t+, vr+ +r: +a +, f f- +t+ chhod jab abhimn ko, sukhi bhay tab jv; bhwai koi kachhu kahai, mere hiya nij pv When you abandon pride your life becomes happy. No matter what others say of you, you realize that God dwells in your heart.
15. en +r+ +- rr- +, t vr - r, f-nr r+r e- , ++e --:f+er sukh pwai guru dhyn te, thr bhay man mor; nirkho p saban men, kewal nand kishor Meditation on God rewards you with bliss and a tranquil mind. See yourself in all beings, and in all beings see only God.
16. :nr e r , +f e v+, e -n+ e -r, t-t e+ + dekho sab men rm hai, ekahi ras bharpr; jaise ukh te sab ban, chn sakkar gr See God in all beings. As one essence He is present in all forms. Its like sugarcane that produces refined sugar, raw sugar and molasses.
17. v fr + rf-, e+ - +r, eter r+t, f-nr r+r nr bharm mit tab jniye, achraj lagai na koi; yaha ll rm k, nirkho p khoi Know that doubts are removed when nothing surprises you. Its all the Lord's play. Realize it by merging in Him.
18. efn +- =++r, t vr e +, +- e-- +a -r t, r +r r e+ lakhiye apne rp ko, thr bhay sab ang; kahan sunan kachhu n rahi, jyon k tyon hai sang Realize your own true form and every part of you will be steadfast. No preaching or listening remains, as God and the soul are together.
19. ef- +-+t +r+r, ++- et -rf, e at+r ++ , -t rf+ er rf
52 suniye gun k vrt, owgun lje nnhi; hans chhr ko gahat hai, nr tygi so jnhi Listen to the good qualities of others, shunning their evils. Do as the fabled swan that drinks the nutritious milk, and avoids the non-nutritious water.
20. eru :f-: +e+r, ff+ -s -+ru, - rr +r++, +rr eru sdhe indriya prabal ko, jihite uthe updh; man rj bahakwate, pncho bade asdh Control the all-powerful senses, the cause of all problems. The five senses are unruly, and cunningly fool the controlling mind.
21. rr rer erf+-t, f- fer eer, +r+t |fu +r , +-+ fr mro s smpini, jin dasiy sansr; tk owshadhi tosh hai, yaha guru mantra bichr Kill the snake of desire that has bitten the whole world. Contentment is the curing antidote. Carefully think on this great mantra.
22. vn+r +a :tf, r ef+ r r, +r =+ et+e -, en| r+r er bhnkhe ko kachhu djiye, yath shakti jo hoi; t par shtal bachan, lakhow tm soi Give some food to the hungry according to your ability. Then speak to him sweetly recognizing his soul as your own.
23. +- r ++r , e+ =+ vrn, t+:r f+ rfn, +: +r* ern punya bad upkr hai, sabke par bhkh; jv day chit rkhiye, ved purn hai skh The welfare of others is your greatest duty, the highest of all virtues. Have mercy for all beings, even as taught in the vedas and puranas.
24. fer t + +r+ , f+f er- -f +r, enr r+ ur , + e -|+ r hins h bad pp hai, tihi samn nahi koi, lekh mnge dharamri jab, tab sab nowbat hoi Violence is the greatest evil, unmatched by others. When Dharamrai checks the record, the violent will receive the severest punishment.
25. ner: e+t vet, =e t r, erf+t e+mu , ++ e + er khushboi jaski bhali, phail rahi chahu ohr; maliyagir sugandh hai, pragat sabai jag shor The fragrance of fame is the best as it spreads all around. The Malyagiri mountain's fame is widespread for its sandalwood fragrance.
26. +e :+-u , -t+r e+ - +r, e e+ f-+ fs e+ -r +r apyash men durgandh hai, nko lagai na koi; jaise mal ke nikat men, baithi sakai n koi 53 Disgrace has a very bad smell, and no one likes it. Its like the smell of feces where nobody likes to sit.
27. ut f + rf-, e e+t t+, --+ ++- r+, + - er+ t+ dhr buddhi tab jniye, samujhai sab k rt; unke owgun p men, kabahn na lwai mt Know him to be patient and wise who understands, and is not disturbed by people's ways. Their evil ways do not affect him.
28. - sr + rf-, -e e er, | fur v+- , :t++ rf :nr man thahar tab jniye, ansujh sabai sujhi; jyon andhiyr bhavan men, dpak bri dekhi Know the mind is steadfast when it knows previously unknown things. Its like a lamp in the dark room. It makes everything visible.
29. r+ r-t r er, r-r er r, r-: - +r +, en ra+ :n r howai honi hoi so, honhr so hoi; rmchandra ban ko gaye, sukh chhat dukh hoi What is destined to happen will happen, and cannot be stopped. Prince Ramchandra was banished to the forest, and endured suffering instead of happiness.
30. r ++ f+r+, rn f er, er +r-t en+r e, ::n - :e +r jo yaha tattva bichr ke, rkhe hiya men soi; so prn sukh ko lahai, dukh na darsai koi 30. He who carefully considers Reality, and keeps it in his heart, will enjoy eternal bliss, and gain freedom from all sorrows.
rru-r PRAYER TO THE SUPREME
e +-i r++t t er e e , +- fr+ e+ t+- r+t r r++ f+f+ r +a ++ ++ , -rer-, e | f- , + r+t e | f+-ret r he satya purush! pk h satt se sarv jad chaitanya stith hai; sabko jivan pah ho; pke atirikt jo kuchh gupt pargat hai, nshmn, asatya owr anitya hai; ek pah satya owr avinsh ho. O Satya Purush! It is through your power that all unconscious and conscious beings manifest. You are the life of all. Except you, all that are seen or unseen are perishable, untrue and impermanent. Only you are true and imperishable.
54 e e++i r++ f+f+ f+-t +tf+ e f*+ | rf+ e +tf+ r++ f+f+ +re- , | +re r+ -re r- +rer , :e +r* r++tt +tf+ e | f- he satya sukrit! pke atirikt jitn kirt hai sab kshanik owr myik hai; sab kirt apke atirikt klne rache hain owr kl swayam nsh hone wl hai, is kran pkih krti satya owr anitya hai. O Satya Sukrit! Other than you, whatever fame there is, is momentary and illusory. Besides you, all fame is the Maya of Kal, and Kal is perishable. For this reason, only your glory is true and eternal.
rf: :eti r++r t f- e | en:r+ , r++r t f- e+e ++ ++rfe+ r+r et+ er e r--:+t +rf+ r+t he di adl! pk h niyam satya owr sukhdyak hai; pk h niyam sarv purv prakshit hot hai; uske sahre satya nandk prapti hot hai. O Most just Lord! Your law is true and gives happiness, and it existed before everything. By it we gain true bliss.
i r+ +r r -t r+ r+ -, * | e+ u+t re f+er, +r, +|: | +;r+rre + e:r + er- t -+re he ajar! p ko jar nahn hain artht p janm maran owr uske madhyak bl, kishor, yuv, proudh owr vriddh avasthse pare sad ek samn h rahanevle hain. O Eternal Master! You are not subject to birth, death, childhood, youth, adulthood and old age. You remain changeless.
i r+ +re+ ree a r+ +- er+r ++ r r+ +re vt r+e v ++r he amar! p klke jlse chhudkar apne hansoko amar karte ho; swayam kl bh pse bhai kart hai. O Eternal Master! You release your devotees from the trap of death and make them immortal. Death is even afraid of you.
f-+i r+ e; r--: r+=+ r, f-+r+r r+e +r: e-u -t, +rf+ e :t-r+t er+r +t f-+r r+ e:rt ++ r he achint! p shuddh nand svarp ho; chintk pse koe sambandh nahn, tathp ham jaise dnok sahait k chint p sadh karte ho. O Unimaginable Lord! Your nature is pure bliss. You have no worries, and you care for all humble devotees like us.
. 55 +-i r+ f+ e++ + er- fr+ r, +rf+ e- e-+, e- v+, e- e | e- +rfnr+ : r++r f+e ++re ++ r+r he purush! p yadyapi sarvatra ek samn sthit ho tathpi saccche sant, sachche bhakt, sachche hans owr sachche prkhiyon ke hridai men pk vishesh praksh pragat hot hai. O Lord! Even though you exist at the same time everywhere, still you manifest in the heart of the true saint, the true devotee, the true soul and true knowledgeable people.
f--:i e e++ r+=+e r+ e:rr+r -+:e :+ f--: r+=+e ere errer+ --+r r+ +r+ r -+ ++r+ -- +- + vt t+ +re+ ree -t f-+e e++r, + r+ +-* r+=+e +rn+r r+ +er- +r +er+t ++f+ +r+ r, | +erarr -+:+* e; r r+r , + r+ err+ e +t+ r+=+e + +rn +er+ +reree a r :+ r he munndra! satya sukrit svarpse p sadchr k updesh dekar munndra svarp se satysatya srasrke manank mrg batte ho. anek prakr ke manan karne par bh jab yahh jv klke jl se nahn nikal sakt, tab p karunmai svarp se prakh k mrg batlne ko taksr k pravriti karte ho owr jab taksr dwr antkaran shudh ho jt hai tab p sksht satya kabr ke svarp se pratyaksh prakh batlkar kljl se chhud dete ho. O Munindra! With true nobililty as Munindra, you have instructed us about truth from untruth, real from unreal, and the path of contemplation. Even after various types of contemplation, if the soul does not escape the trap of death then, O Merciful Lord, you reveal the path of knowledge, and make us perform righteous actions to make the mind pure. You then manifest as Kabir and impart true spiritual knowledge and release us from the trap death.
-:tari r+ r ++ r ++r ++r+ +er+ r f+ +-rt e* f-r rr fs+r-r +t vt -t , fe e r++r e* +r+ r+r -et e +ree f+-+r r+r et e+ en:r: e*+r vt +r+ uur*i e u f+ r++r e* -t +++, - ++e ne r+ -r+ :-ve +-+r r++r :re ++ +er+ , +-+ :re+-+ f- ++ -t r-+ he bandichhor! p brambr kahate ho pukr pukrkar batlte ho ki tumhar sharan bin hamr thikn kahn bh nahn hain; jis samai p k sharan prpt hot hai us samai kl se tink tt jt hai, ais sarv sukhd sharan ko bh pkar he adhamudhran! ham aise adham hain ki p k sharan nahn pakadte, baran kewal mukh se bten bankar dambh se apne ko p k ds kahte kahalte hain, parantu dspan ke niyam tak nahn jnte. 56 O Redeemer! You have again and again said that without your refuge we do not have a resting place. As soon as we obtain your shelter, our connection with death is broken. Even when we obtain your blissful shelter, O Saviour of the sinful, we are such sinners that we do not take your refuge, but egotistically talk of being your devotee, and do not even know the principle of being a devotee.
:t-r-ri r+t e+ er+ r, :t- | -r f-+r -r ++ +++ + evt r+ r++ e*+t fverr n+ , :e +r* +vi r+t e-r r, r++r ar +r r- he dnnth! pah sab ke sahyak ho, ham dn owr anth hain, jin ko nth kar ke pakadte hain ve sabhi swayam p ke sharan k abhilsh rakhte hain; is kran he prabh! pah satyanth ho, p ko chhod kahn jun. O Master of the humble! You are the help for all. We are humble orphans. Those, who we think are masters, also depend on you. Thus, O Lord, you are the true master. Leaving you, where else can I go?
r- +- +-i r++t fr++e e +- vrer- r r , et +t r+t+ r +re vt r++ e +r e+ pr r++t t rr +re- ++ r+ +re+ +v r + rr r++ f+f+ :er r err he gynmai chaitanya purush! pkehi astitva se jad chaitanya bhsmn ho rah hai; sabah kunj pah ke hth men hai. kl bh p ke dar se dart hai. sarv brahmnd p k h gy plan karte hain. jab p kl ke prabhu ho tab hamr p ke atirikt dusr ky sahr hai. O Supreme Lord! It is because of your existence that all non-living and living beings are illuminated. You hold the key to all of existence. Even death is afraid of you. The whole universe obeys your command. When you are the master over death, then without you who else can be of help to us?
f-vi ++ r++r e +rn : +re -t ++r +++ +re + +++r+r r- -t e++r +++ e r-+ ee e+ -t r+, +++ r++t rrr+r f+ru ++ , +vt ++ +r e+ ++r +r v +r+ r+r +-+ r+ :r +r+ +vt e+ ve a, r+ f-v + :r+ he nirbhai! jabtak p k satya prakh mere hridai men vs nahn kart, tabtak ham kl ke kartton ko jn nahn sakt. tabtak use jn ke ham use alag nahn hote, tabtak p k gyon k virodh karte hain, tabh tak ham ko sarv prakr k bhai prpt hot hai; parantu p day karoge tabh sarv bhaise chhudkar nirbhai kar doge. O Fearless Lord! Until we have true realization of you, we will not know the tricks of Kal. Until we do not separate ourselves from Kal, we oppose your command and suffer
57 all kinds of fear. But if you shower your grace, then you will remove all fear and make us fearless.
r--: fe-ui ++ rt r-ef+ r++ +rn+r ++re -t r+r +++ r++ e r+=+ +r f+e ++r r-e+ r+ :r +r+ +- errer f+rf*t r- ef++r +*r+ +- e* er+, +vt r++t rr-er +re+ re+r +n+ r+ +t e*e f-re -t r+ he nandsindhu! jabtak hamr gynshakti men pke prakh k praksh nahn hot tabtak ham pke satya svarp ko kis prakr jn saken? jab p day karoge apne srsr vichrin gyn shakti ko prernkar mujhe apne sharan men loge, tabh pk gynusr kl ke jl ko parakh kar p k sharanse nirsh nahn honge. O Ocean of Bliss! Until we have gained knowledge to see your light, till then how can we perceive your true nature? When you shower your grace on us, it awakens our spiritual discriminative power, and takes us into your refuge. It is through your instruction that we will know the trap of Kal. We will then be certain of your refuge.
efeui et ++r +r fee f+ e+ ee a + r++r t +r+ r r-. he satyasindhu! ais krip karo jisse ki sarv asatya se chht kar pko h prpt ho jn. O Ocean of Reality! Shower such grace on us that we will be free from all untruth and realize you.
+ti +- ++r+r arr et :r +r f+ r++ e + - r r he premmay! pne krip katksh dwr ais day karo ki pke satya prem men magn ho jn. 0 Ocean of Love! Through your merciful glance, shower such mercy on us that we will be absorbed in your true love.
+ti et :r +r fee r++t +=+t rrr + e-+t ef+ r he amritmay! ais day karo jisse pk amrit rp gyon par chalne k hamen shakti ho. O Ocean of Nectar! Shower your grace so that we will have the power to follow your nectar-like instructions.
erf+f-++i r++t ++re f+f+ e e|vrr+r+r +e +r+ r e++: r r++ e- :re+r +r+ r+r +e vt ++ +r r++ +er+ , f: +r e erf+ +:r- - +r+ +r r++tt f: err- r+t he shntiniket! pk krip se atirikt ham us soubhgyat ko kaise prpt ho sakenge? jo p ke sacche ds ko prpt hot hai. ham kaise bh hain parantu ab toh pke kahalte hain, yadi ham ko satya shnti pradn na karoge toh pkh birad lajjimn hogi. 58 O Ocean of Peace! Without your grace how can we be fortunate to obtain the grace which your true devotees get? No matter how we are, we are still yours. If you do not give us true peace, then your own dignity will be tarnished.
+-ti e- vr+ri +r et ef+ :r fee +r++ f+a+r r++ r++t e+r e+ r+ he punyamay! he sachche bhrt! ham ko ais sumati do jisse paraspar ke vidvesh ko tygkar pk sev men lag jven. O Ocean of Virtues! O True Protector! Give us such good understanding so that he we give up mutual hatreds and be absorbed in your devotion.
e-r+i r+- e er+t e+f+ +:r- +r fee r++ f+f+ :e+t +re-r :e s r+ he hansnyak! pne aise hanson k sangati mujhe pradn karo jisse pke atirikt dsre k vsan hridaise uth jve. O Master of Souls! Give us the gift of the company of such of your souls that other desires of our heart, other than your devotion, will disappear.
ei ee r+ e+:r e+t r e r+r. he satya! asatya se bachkar sarvad satya k ohr le jvo. O Ocean of Truth! Save us from the unreal and lead us to the Ultimate Reality.
f++re+ ree f-+re+ f++re | ;r+r +r+ +r :r +e r+ +t :e +r:r +f+++re f-+re+ +f+++r+r f:nr:r r+-arrt+-re f-+re+ rre a r+ +-rt :-ar | rr + ut- ++ e:rrt -r:r avishvs ke jl se niklkar visvs owr shradd ko prpt kar do. aprem se bachkar premmayi desh men pahunchdo. apavitrat se niklkar pavitrat ko dikh do. svechhchrpan se niklkar atychr se chhudkar tumhri ichch owr gy ke adhn karke sadchri bando. Take us from the trap of unfaithfulness and grant us true faith and belief. Save us from hatred and take us to the abode of love. Remove us from impurity and grant us purity. Remove us from the trap of selfishness and harmfulness and take us into your shelter according to your will and command, and make us righteous devotees.
+-r*ti +-r*+ r+e r+ +-r*+t r f:nr :r he kalynmay! akalyn ke mrg se hatkar kalyn k rhh dikh do. O Auspicious Lord! Remove us from the abode of unhappiness and take us to the abode of happiness.
59 e+- -u+r :ee sr+ ++re :e re :r he satyaguru! andhkrmai deshse uthkar prakshmai deshmen dl do. O True Master! Take us away from darkness to the abode of Enlightenment.
erri r++ e u e+ | r++ rrf++ rr et ;r :r fee +-f++ v+-e f-+re+ er--f++t e,++ : r- he satycharya! pke satya dharm satya panth owr pke sthpit chrya men ais shraddh do jisse avnati ke bhavanse niklkar satyonnati k sadak par chadh jun. O Eternal Master! Give us faith in your true dharma, true path, and established righteous duties, so that we may walk on the path of righteousness.
er+r+r er er | et +sr :r fee r++t rr+r +* +- r++ rrf++ eu+r =er- r++ er+t fr ++ + +-t +r | :fnr+t rr+r +reree r- e r+ erf+: erf+: erf+: ham logon ko ais utshh owr ais utkanth do jisse pk gyon ko purn karne p ke sthpit satya dharm ko phailne pke satyarjk mahim pragat kar apn tath owr dukhiyon k tm ko kljl se bachnemen samarth hoven. shnti, shnti, shnti Make us enthusiastic and strong in will so that we may follow all your instructions fully. By upholding the glory of your true dharma, and revealing it to others, we would save ourselves and other souls that are suffering in the trap of Kal.
er-f+, er-f+, er-f+ -Peace, Peace, Peace.
e +tr f+ satya kabro jaiti Glory to Satya Kabir
60 t +t rfeer shri kabr chlis forty verses on Satguru Kabir
+er- Mangalcharan in the Glory of Satguru Kabir
e:+- +: :- +-, :| +- u:re -+ rr +r :, e :r fr+re +- + * :- f+, +e e f+fu +r +- reter +* , rnr e:+- er sadguru pad bandan karu, bandow guru dharam dss ugra achry ko bandau, satya day bisws guru ke charan bandan kiye, mangal sab vidhi kj guru chlis varnahu, rkho sadguru lj I bow down at the feet of Satguru Kabir, and to Guru Dharam Dass. I bow down to the teacher Ugra who was the embodiment of truth, mercy and faith. By bowing down to the gurus feet all of ones activities become beneficial. I am going to explain the Chalisa of Guru Kabir. May God protect my honour.
e:+- r -: sadguru bhyo namah Salutations to Satguru
t +t u:rer -: shri kabr dharamdss namah Salutations to Guru Kabir and Guru Dharam Dass
t+t reter ath shr kabr chlis Now begins the Chlis
:rr doh + ef+ r +,:+r, f-e f:- + e+r e +t +t ++r e, e f+ r r
61 prem sahit jo padheg, nis din prem lagi satya kabr k krip se, sahaj mukti ho ji Whoever recites the Chalisa night and day with love and attention, will easily obtain liberation by the grace of Satguru Kabir.
e+ +t +r -r, + r f+nr+ r-+ e+e r-, v+ +- +t +r sat kabr k nm, jag men jo vikhyt hai jnat sakal jahn, bhakt guru kabr ko The name of Satguru Kabir is renowned in the world. All the devoted people of the world know of the great teacher Kabir.
1. -r rf: pr e: r+=+, -r t+ r+: f++=+ + e* +r-t r en feu , +t +t +t + om namo di brahmi shabde swarpam, namo jv yvadmayam vishvarpam gahu sharan prn jo sukh sindhu chahu re, kabr kabr kabr kahure Om! Salutations to the Eternal Brahm who is in the form of the Word. All the visible forms of life in this world are his form. Whoever wishes the ocean of happiness should go to his refuge and recite Kabir Kabir Kabir.
2. +r =+ ++r f-+r : nr, +r =+ f+r+r -f r- +nr r =+ +rf erf , +t +t +t + ka rp karti nirvi dekho, va rp vistr nahin n pekho ra rp ramthi sabmhi rahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Ka of Kabir indicates that he is the creator and sustainer. Ba of Kabir indicates his expansion in the universe. This expansion cannot be seen anywhere except in God. Ra of Kabir indicates that his form pervades in all beings. Understand it and recite Kabir Kabir Kabir.
3. + +* =+ r+=+ =+, + f+* urt e :+ v+ -: +rf :+rf +, +t +t +t + ka krishna rpam svarpam arpam, va vishnu dhr sabe dev bhpam ra rudra ramthi damthi gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Ka of Kabir represents the form of Krishna in him and in all visible and invisible forms. Ba of Kabir represents the form of Vishnu who is the king of all the gods. Ra of Kabir represents the form of Rudra who pervades all beings, and destroys old diseased systems (the destroyer). Understand it and recite it Kabir Kabir Kabir.
62 4. + +e +er r -t r- +r:, e er +er -r :r: r +r er -r , +t +t +t +
ka kul kul jo nahn n koi, ba bel bel akel n doi ra rr meto sameto n bahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Ka of Kabir represents the of oneness, and no one else talked like this. Ba of Kabir represents that he was alone with out a second, and he was above the influence of time. Ra of Kabir represents the abolishment of quarrel and non- collecting of too much of anything. Understand it and recite Kabir Kabir Kabir.
5. + +rt ++- ++rf r+, t fe+r ++r+ rrf - +rf +, +t +t +t + ka kh kaivalya karthi pe, ba bj bistr hare traitpe ra romhi nar thi gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Ka of Kabir represents that he was himself the creator of Salvation. Ba of Kabir is the seat that expanded in the universe, and he is the remover of the three agonies (Daivic- caused by natural elements; Bhautic- caused by other living beings; Adhyatimic- caused from within the body). Ra of Kabir is the guide who pervades all beings. Understand it and recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
6. + +re :- er : +r, t es r- ++ -r ++r r f-+r +- r +, +t +t +t + ka kl mardan so hardam japore, ba bj seth rn tap n tapore ra rhh nirvhh guru bhh gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Ka of Kabir represents his power to crush time (give salvation). Therefore always recite it. Ba of Kabir represents the seat of austerity. O rich people! O king! Practice austerity. Ra of Kabir represents his gift of sustenance. Hold on to the arm of guru and recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
7. + +rf + r + fe-+r, re re er + +-+r r t er :t - :, +t +t +t + ka khi darpe jo arpe shiruko, ba bol bole so gahure guruko ra rhh yahi so deh n dahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Ka of Kabir represents fearlessness of those who have surrendered to him. Ba of Kabir represents that guru speaks and instructs. Accept his instruction. Ra of Kabir represents that this path is the way for Salvation. Dont give it up. Understand it and recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
ka kou teri so mahim padhe hain, ba vkai rupe sarpe gadhe hai ra sarv ramthi sab mhin rahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Ka of Kabir represents one of realization (realized soul) who recites your glory. Ba of Kabir represents those who realize him and are standing in his grace. Ra of Kabir represents that he pervades all and dwells in all. Understand it and recite Kabir Kabir Kabir.
9. ff +r: :-ar e+er+ +t-r, -+r +r + re et-r vrf+ en ur + re , +t +t +t + jihi pi ichchi satlok knh, upji kanji tahan bs lnh bahu bhnti sukh dhm tahn rs rahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure After realizing Guru Kabir, a soul starts to long for Sat Lok (Eternal Abode) and there resides where Lotus flowers bloom all around (Lotus represents the pure soul because it grows in the muddy water but remains pure). In many ways, that it is a place of bliss. Reside there in comfort and recite Kabir Kabir Kabir.
10. +r + r +e v-, +f er+ -rr er +er+ :- f+f r + t+ :r +, +t +t +t + tahn ek andi taijas bahyau, kari lok nyr so trailok dayau tihin y jag jv yam dhh gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure There, from one egg (Brahmand/ Universe) all creation took place. He created the different worlds which are called the three Lokas. Coming into the world this soul gets scorched by Yama, the god of death. To get rid of this trouble, recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
11. f+ +re =re +-*r -r, +- +- +r*t ++r ef- +* -+r - +r , +t +t +t + jv trs yam phns karun uchre, he purush he purush vn pukre suni shravan jhankr rur kr bahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure The soul is the victim of fear and the trap of Yama, and cries for mercy. 0 Purush, O Purush (God) his voice call. Ra indicates the sound of Anahad Nad (the sound energy of God heard in deep meditation) that he hears, and he recites Kabir Kabir Kabir
64 12. - =+ uf v+ +- + ur, ff :r,: r e evt a r f- v+ t+ ++r +, +t +t +t + nar rp dhari bhp guru rp dhye, jimi ddh bghe se surbh chhudye nij bhakt yam jv gajgrhh gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Assuming the form of man, he was the king of gurus and came swiftly to earth. He liberated people from evils just as a king rescues a cow from the jaws of a ferocious animal. He saved his devotees from Yama just as Lord Vishnu saved the elephant from the jaws of the crocodile (story in Hindu mythology). Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
13. e e: f+:rt fr , +- +- t+ +t +-t +r +fe+ t+ +r :n r e, +t +t +t + satya shabde vidri bith hai, yugan yugan jv k varn kath hai kaliyug jv kj dukh y sahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure The true Word (Sat Nam) can destroy the troubles of the world. This philosophy has been explained in yuga after yuga (four yugas-Sat Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapar Yuga, Kali Yuga -great periods of time). You (Kabir) have come in this Kali Yuga and endured suffering for the sake of the people. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
14. p r+ er eter +t , -| ++ +rr - :t urt en ::n -r ++ , +t +t +t + hai brahm pe so ll kar hai, now tattva pncho na deh dhr hai sukh dukh nyre hain kahave men ahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure O Lord, you yourself have performed this wonderful miracle of assuming a body. You assumed the body that was above the five elements and their nine doors of the ordinary body. It is said that you were above pleasure and suffering. (The five elements are earth, water, fire, air and ether. The nine doors are two eyes, two nostrils, two ears, mouth, anus and genital organ)
15. er fe+-: e -: enr, +er =+t f er :nr + ru ++ ru r e :, +t +t +t + shhh sikandar su andar men lekh, kais fakr hai chahiye so dekh kar bndh pag bndh bore su dahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure The Emperor Sikandar Lodi thought: I wonder what type of fakir Kabir is? He tied Kabirs hands and feet and put him in a bag, and threw him in the river. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir (Sikandar Lodi was Emperor of Delhi. Both Brahmins and Muslims complained to him about Kabir. Fakir is a wandering holy man)
65 16. t s +tr, rer er er err =+tr f= re re f+ + r++ , +t +t +t + tte hai janjr baithe hai tr, bol so shhh yahh snch fakr phir bol bole ki gaj mastak ahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure The people sitting on the bank saw that his chains were broken, and the emperor said that he was the true fakir. The emperor then said to put him in front of the wild elephant. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
17. r+ r+ - r+ f:+ , efn =+ fe er f+ v+ : er + r+rt e, +t +t +t + mtang mte na jte dhige hain, lakhi rp singhe so chikkar bhage hai de shhh ajmat swmi subahre, kabr kabr kabr kahure As soon as the wild elephant went near Kabir, and saw his form, he ran back trumpeting as if he saw the form of a lion before him. The emperor then said that he was a great master. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
18. :nr e +r ++r f+r, v +r+ +rer er r+r f+r ft : + +e +ret - e, +t +t +t + dekhyo sab km kart bijuk, bhar top gol so rop bijk jim deha gaj tl gol na lahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Seeing all of this, the emperor told the cannon bearer to load the cannon with cannon balls. Such a cannon can kill an elephant as if it were of cotton. The cannonball could not reach him. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
19. :t- -u :r :n -:, +f+ |- et er -r+ -: f+f r+ er fe+-: r , +t +t +t + he dn bandhu day dekh andar, gati jown jais so nchat bandar timi p shhh sikandar jo chahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure 0 friend of the humble! We feel your mercy in our hearts. All in this world dance as you wish, just as the monkey dances according to its masters wishes. In the same way, Shahh Sikandar acted as you wanted. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
20. f= er rer +rer - +, : ++ -+ err + e ur ff er f r , +t +t +t + phir shhh bol yahh gol na darpe, de tege anek chaly hai darpe jal dhr jimi sr majhi y bahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Then the Shah said that this fakir is not afraid of this cannon. Many brave men who were bearers of swords were afraid of the cannon, but he was not afraid. He 66 also came out of the midst of the water where he was thrown. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
21. +r + | ++t +r-t, +f r+rt er ver-r +r-t f-+r f-+ru f-er , +t +t +t kahn kahain owr ket kahn, taji swmi aiso bhulnore prn nishkm nishkrodh nirlobh bahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure For how long can I relate the many stories of Kabir Saheb. Leaving such a master, man has lost his way. O man! Follow him, and be without lust anger and greed. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
22. rr er er : -+ +tr, -rt =+t r+ +tr r-r er --r e*r +, +t +t +t + hra hai shhh so dai neg pr, nahi fakr hai yahh p pr jn so narnhh sharan gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure The Shah was defeated so he gave Kabir presents, realizing that he was a Pir (great guru). He said that this was no ordinary fakir, but that he was a Pir in his own right. The emperor realized that he should accept his refuge. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
23. n- -+ r er - +t-r, r-r r +- er f+ - :t-r ff +r+e+ + ++- - +, +t +t +t + khne aneke jo shhh ne knh, jn jo apne so chitmen na dnh jimi tt sut kare avgun na gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Even though he knew that the emperor had committed many murders, he did not hold that against him, just as the father does not hold it against his son when the latter does wrong things. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
24. r er fe + r a, +re+ +re+ r+ r +a r+rt e + e rf , +t +t +t + dre so sir pech aiche jo mnchhe, kalate kalate bte jo pchhe he swmi sab kahe sab mnhi bahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure The great people who had crown like decorations on their turbans, and twisted their mustache with great pride, used to come to you to ask questions to expel their doubts. O master! All accept that you pervade all beings. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
67 25. f= + | e-r +-r, +f r+rt er - ete u-r +f +t r+ +ret , +t +t +t + phir ek owr sunore gunore, taji swm aiso na shsh dhunore kahi hai pr p kshi men rahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Again I say one more thing; listen to it carefully and digest it. You should not give up such a master if you do not wish to repent. It is said that you (Kabir) lived in the city of Kashi (Varanasi). Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
26. +r+re +-r er +r +err, =r =++re +r rr +r - +r+r er v: e, +t +t +t + gopl pand so atk pasyo, phutyo hai phatksu chatk bujhayo kahu na tko so yahh bhed lahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Once, Gopal Panda was straining a pot of cooked rice in Jagannath Puri. The pot broke and the rice burned his feet. Kabir Saheb, being in Varanasi, poured cold water on his own feet and relieved Gopal Pandas pain. No one could understand the secret of this happening. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
27. ru :r: :t- +r er +t- er, er :er ff |- er +f : :r r fr +, +t +t +t + bodhe do dn tahn so knh ais, samjhi darsi jihi jown jais taji dehh do or hathiyr gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure You were the only one who taught everyone of both religions (Hinduism and Islam). You explained to them very graphically what the teachings were according to their scriptures. Give up arms on both sides, and accept Kabir. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
28. :r | +rur er rur : , +- r +- er +*+ : +n +re f-r- +r- +, +t +t +t + do owr krodh so yodh badhe hain, apne jo apne so pranpar ade hain takh ts niryn yahh bn gahure, kabr kabr kabrkahure On both sides (Hindus and Muslims) the fighters in great anger were ready and advancing to fight. They were firm as a rock in their pledge to fight for their beliefs. Kabir advised them to accept Almighty God who is the master of the universe, and give up fighting. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
dekho ughr wahn hai wahh nh, kehi kj na ladte so marte vrithh tab y do dn dekho na ahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Open the shroud and look inside. He (Kabir) is not there. For what reason are you fighting and dying in vain? Then they decided that both religions should not draw a line to separate themselves from each other. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir (the Hindus and Muslims were disputing over the body of Kabir-the Hindus wanting to cremate it, and the Muslims to bury it).
30. re =e u - vrt, p +t -r ++rt e-t :t- r-t +f :e , +t +t +t + sthl ghar phl adhu na bhr, he brahm he pr ratn pukr sun dn bni tehi darsh bahure kabr kabr kabr kahure The gross home of his soul (the body of Kabir) was changed into a large heap flowers. The Hindus and Muslims began to chant: You are Brahm, you are Pir. The people of both religions listened to the words of Kabir and obtained vision of him. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir (Brahm is eternal, omnipotent, formless God. Pir is a saint in Islam)
31. +f- + |r e-r e-r-, efn r+rt er er f:- - +r- ++ t+ +r* er +, +t +t +t + puni ek owro sunore sunu, lakhi swm aiso so din rain gun tattva jv prn aiso gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Again, I am going to tell you one more thing. Listen carefully! Realizing such a great master, I sing his glories day and night. Accept this reality as you accept your life itself. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
32. enr +r + e+r +r-r, f +r f * *rf:+ r-r +r er r +-r , +t +t +t + skho hat ek ladk purno, hari pi jehi charan charnodik jno gado hai so y angni bahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure There was a boy who was dehydrated and worn out by illness. He found God in your form and accepted charnamrit (holy water) of your feet. Although he was stunted by his illness, by your grace he was able to play in the courtyard of his home. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
33. f r + + :n et, +r-t er ar-t | +- r- +t eru er e +*+ +, +t +t +t + judi y bahu vesh jag dekh lje, pn so chhn ow guru jn kje sdh so hai sr pranpr gahure kabr kabr kabr kahure 69 Look around and you will see many people in the world assemble in the form of gurus. Just as you drink water after straining it, just so accept a guru after examining him. The Sadhus remain brave and obtain a good name by upholding their pledge as true devotees of God. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
34. -r e -r e -r +nr, f vrf+ ff tf+ + +tf+ :r fr- -rt er -:r , +t +t +t + nyre su nyre le charn pakhre, jehi bhnti jihi rti kar prti dhre hariyn nahn so urdhh hahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Wash his feet that are quite different from the feet of other gurus (in terms of holiness). Wash them in whatever way you wish, but put your love on them (wash them with great love). If you do not get tired of others and come to him, then your heart will continue to burn with restlessness. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
35. + rf- - +tf+ +*+ r, -:r er+t er * r e * *r: - r: , +t +t +t + tab jni jan prti pranpr ye, urdhh lg so kshanmen bujhyo lai charan charnod man mod bahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Then, knowing the love of his devotees, and to keep his promise, he came back in the form of the succeeding gurus. The fire that was consuming the minds of the devotees was extinguished in no time at all. The devotees, getting the holy water of his feet, derived immense happiness. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
36. ur + +tf+ ++t+ r:, fr- f-t+ et+ vr: :r vr: f-a-: e* er +, +t +t +t + dharyo hai kar prti partt y, hariyn nirjv sarjv bh do bh nirdwand sharan so gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Two brothers (Tattva and Jiva) who were wandering to other gurus felt defeated by not attaining their goal, and were as if dead, but coming to the refuge of Kabir, they were alive again. Both Hindus and Muslims, being free of doubts, sought refuge in Kabir. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
37. er - rrt -+ +, vf+ + er r + er r+ +- =+ f- r+=+ , +t +t +t + so tt na yji ukt kere, jar bhakti ankr so yamrj pere so p guru rp nij swarp bahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure He who comes to the refuge of the above (Kabir) will never be defeated in life. Due to the growth of devotion in his heart, Yama, the god of death, will have no power over him. You should thus feel your own form in the form of the Guru by
70 doing devotion to him. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
38. *r :: e +r, +-*r +t +r f= r+ r fr- er +r- - +rf +, +t +t +t + charan dai mritu samrath kero, karun akshai k kor phir p hero harimn so pn nar thi gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Your feet brought death to the greatness and pride of the mighty and proud people (they became humble). Again, look at me with merciful eyes. O man! He is Hari (God). Entrust yourself to him and accept him. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
39. - ur +:++ - | +t, - + - en +re et :r r + + er r+a +, +t +t +t + nar dhi pad pankaj man mowj kje, yahh chain vahh chain sukh vs lje do or kar paksh so swachh gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure O man! Run to his Lotus feet (be quick to accept him), and become happy. By accepting him, you will find happiness here and there (in this life and the next), and you will live in bliss. Realizing that you have his favor on both sides, accept purity of life. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
40. +f +rf enere enere +-, ff r+ +r+ -r: - r- -r- e-r e +, +t +t +t + kahi thi sukhll sukhll varne, miti jt jagjt janmd marne yahh jn manmn sharan su gahure, kabr kabr kabr kahure Having said all of the above things, Sukhlall emphasizes that coming to his refuge destroys the wheel of birth and death that is due to worldly attachments. Knowing this, O my mind! Accept it and go to his refuge. Recite Kabir Kabir Kabir
:rr doha rfee a-: +fu, r + +re eru- + ,:r+t, :+- +r ere +t rfeer f-+ +,:, + ef+ fe+ +er: + - f+ +r+t, a + +r +re chlis chhand prabandhiye, bnch darpe kl sdhan prem badhvhi, jamdtan ko sl kabr chlis nit padhe, prem sahit shiv prasd vahh nar mukti pwah, chhte jag k trs 71 He who recites these forty verses will be free from the fear of death. Devotion and love will increase in him, and he will be a pain to the messengers of Yama. Shiv Prasad says that whoever reads the Kabir Chalisa every day with love, will obtain liberation, and become free from the fears of this world.
e +tr f+ satya kabro jayati Victory to Sat Kabir
+ r rer e-+r e-r +t ek br bolo santo satyanm k jai Let us all proclaim the victory of the Eternal Name
72
SHRI GURU MAHIMA The Greatness and Grace of the Guru
The Guru is the spiritual guide and teacher that removes our spiritual darkness and leads us to the light of God dwelling in our hearts.
This text is Satguru Kabirs emphasis on the need for a guru when we wish to follow a spiritual path in humility and surrender
By
Dr. Jagessar Das Guru Kabir Association of Canada dasj@shaw.ca www.kabir.ca
73 t+-fr ATH SHRI GURU MAHIMA
doha - Doh
-:r * er +-, : +e r+r ff e++ - r+ , v+er+ + +r +- + ef- r+e, -re+ f+- --+ +re e+r r-v , rr++ e e-+ bando charan saroj guru, mud mangal gr jihi sewak nar hot hain, bhowsgar ke pr guru ke sumiran mtra se, nshat vighan anant tse sarva rambh men, dhyvat hain sab sant I salute the lotus feet of the guru. He is the abode of happiness and bliss. Serving him man is able to cross the ocean of birth and death. With only remembering the guru, limitless obstacles vanish. Therefore, in beginning anything, all the saints meditate on him.
cOpa^% Chowpi
+-+t e-r et vr:, r+ t+ -+ -f r:. +-n r + +: +r+, |ret f - r+. guru k sharan ljai bh, jte jv narak nahi j gurumukh hoi param pad pwe, chowrs men bahuri na wai. O Brother! Go to the refuge of the guru, so that your soul does not go to hell. Be devoted to the guru and you will reach the eternal abode. You will be free from the cycle of 8.4 million births. (8.4 million births are figurative of recurring births and deaths in various life forms.)
+-+: e+ fer +r:, r+ ++r er +t r:. +- f- f+ - +r+ vr:, -+ -r+ n rer +r:. gurupad sewe birl ko, jpar krip sheb k ho guru bin mukti na pawai bh, narak urdhva mukh bs p. It is a rare person blessed by the grace of God to serve at the feet of the guru. O Brother! You will not ger liberation without the guru. Instead, you will dwell in hell with your face turned upward, longing for liberation.
74 +-+t ++r + =ret, fe - r fe f+-ret. +- f- +r - +rr r-r, r rr ve ar f+er-r. guru k krip katai yamphns, bilam na hoi milai avinsh, guru bin khu na py gyn, vimukh hoi bhle abhimn. By the grace of the guru, the trap of Yama-god of death-breaks. You will quickly meet the Eternal Lord. No one obtained spiritual wisdom without the guru. And if you disregard the guru, then you are lost in your ego.
+-fr e+:+ +r:, f: f+r- +s r:. +- f- +: +: +r-r, +r+r -rf fe v++r-r. guru mahim shukdev ju p, chadhi vimn vaikunthe p, guru bin padhe ju ved purn, tke nhi mile bhagwn. By the grace of the guru, Shukdeo spiritually flew to Vaikunth the abode of Lord Vishnu. He, who reads the Vedas and Puranas, without the grace of the guru, will not find God.
+- e+r r evr+r, rr r e+e v r+r. +-+t -r+ : r +r*t, n: -+r e++- r-t. guru sevk jo re subhg, my mohh sakal bhram tyg, guruk nw chadhe jo prn, khei utre satguru gyn. He, who is a gurus devotee, is truly fortunate. He gives up all that are maya, attachments and doubts. He climbs on the boat of the guru, and the realized guru rows the boat to the other shore to liberation.
+t ++ :+ | +r, +- f- :r+r | - :r. -+r -r |ret fe;r, +-+t - e+ +rf+-:r. trth vrat dev owr pj, guru bin dt owr na dj, nawon nth chowrsi siddh, guruk charan sev govind. Pilgrimage, fasting, worship and gods cannot give you what the guru can give you. The nine Naths - Nath yogis, the successors of Goakh Nath - and even Lord Krishna served at the feet of the guru.
+- f- ++ - er +r+, + e+ +v r r+. +- f- :r- +- r +f, fr r + -f =et. guru bin pret janam so pwai, varsh sahas garbh mnh rahwai, guru bin dn punya jo karahn, mithy hoi kabahn nahi phalahn.
75 If a person dies without a guru, his spirit gets birth after spending a thousand years in the astral womb. The giving of alms and virtuous deeds become false, and do not bear the proper fruit if one does not have a guru. +- f- v -r vr+ vr:, +rf -+r + +r:. +- f- r r eru, |r - :e +r++ ru. guru bin bhram na bhgai bh, koti upi karai chatur. guru bin hom yagya jo sdhe, owron man das ptak bndhe. O Brother! Without the guru doubts will not leave you, even if you try ten millions of cunning methods. He who performs homa (havan) yajna without a guru, collects ten other evils in his mind.
e++- fe +r + +r+, +t r +rf -f r+. +- + fe + :n +r+r, - - + f e+r+r. satguru mile toh agam batwai, yam k nch thi nahi wai, guru ke mile kate dukh pp, janam janam ke mite santp. When you obtain a Satguru, he will explain the Unfathomable to you, and the fire of Yama will not reach you. When you obtain a guru, your suffering and sins are removed, and your miseries of birth after birth vanish.
+- + - e:r f+ :t, t+- - e=e +f et. +- + - e:r f+ r-r, r ve + + er-r. guru ke charan sad chit djai, jvan janam saphal kari ljai, guru ke charan sad chit jn, kyon bhle tum chatur sujn. If you always meditate on the feet of the guru, you will make your birth and life successful. Always attach your mind to the feet of the guru. O wise and knowledgeable person! Why are you not mindful?
+- v+r r+ er:, +r+ f: | er:. +-n r- e +r vr:, r- - f -f r:. guru bhakt mam tam so, vke hirde rahown samo, gurumukh gyn le cheto bh, mnush janam bahuri nahi . The person that is a guru-devotee is my very soul. I remain immersed in his heart. O Brother! Accept the guru and awaken to spiritual knowledge. You may not get a human birth again.
en e+f+ r+- -f +r*t, ef :n + f- r-t. |fe =+ f r+f ufr, +- e+r f r+f +fr. sukh sampati pan nahi prni, samujhi dekhu tum nischai jn, chowbis rp hari pahi dhariy, guru sev hari pahi kariy. 76 O Man! The happiness of wealth is not yours. Observe and decidedly understand this fact. God himself manifested twenty-four forms, and all of them performed service to the guru.
+ -+t f-:r e- r +r-r, +r+r f- -+ f-:r-r. :e+r e +- +r :t, t+- - e=e +f et. guru nind sune ju kn, tko nischai narak nidn, dashwn ansh guru ko djai, jvan janam suphal kari ljai. He who listens to criticisms of his guru, then certainly hell will be his end. He should give one tenth of his earnings to his guru, and thus make his birth and life fruitful.
+-n +r*t +r - , f: -r e:r e +t. +- et:t f: + r:, ener+ er:. gurumukh prni kahe na hje, hirdai nm sad ras pje, guru sdh chadhi upar j, sukhsgar men rahe sam. O Man! Why dont you become devoted to the guru, and always cherish in your heart the nectar of Satnm. The guru is like a ladder and, climbing it, you will be absorbed in the ocean of bliss.
+- n +-+t r f--:r +:, e+ +r- - er u:. f-+r + f++t rer, +e +r f+ f-+rer. apne mukh guruk jo nind karai, shkar shwn janam so dhara, nigur karai mukti k s, kaise pye mukti niws. He, who willfully utters abuses of his guru, may be reborn as a pig or a dog. If he does not have a guru and hopes for liberation, how can he attain such a liberated state?
|r e++ : r +r+, e++- f-r f+ -f r+. +|t e+ | +*er, ef- et-r +- -+:er. owron sukrit dehh jo pwai, satguru bin mukti nahi wai, gowr shankar owr ganesh, sabhahin lnh guru updesh. A person can obtain a human body and be virtuous, but without a guru he cannot obtain liberation. The exalted beings, Gowri (wife of Lord Shiva), Shankar (Lord Shiva), and Ganesh, their son, took instructions from their guru.
fe+ f+f +-e+r +t-r, -r: :tr u++r :t-r. e++- fe + en:r:, - -+r ::n -er:. shiv biranchi guru sev knh, nrad dksh dhruv ko dnh, satguru mile param sukhdi, janam janam k dukh nas. 77 Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma served their guru. The Sage Narad initiated the devotee, Dhruva. (Dhruva was exalted to Dhruvlok-the North Star.) If you attain Satguru, you will receive eternal bliss, and your sorrows of birth after birth will vanish.
+- f+r e f+-ret, e - f- e e+ +ret. v+e -f:r + +rr, +- f- +e -+ +rr. jab guru kiy atal avins, sur nar muni sab sev kars, bhowjal nadiy agam, apr, guru bin kaise utarai pr. When a person accepts the Immutable and Eternal (God) as his guru, then the gods, men and sages serve him. The world is like an unfathomable river, and difficult to cross. How can you get across without a guru?
+- f- +e r+ r-, ener+ +e +fr-. vf+ +:r +e ++, +- f- +|- r +r+. guru bin kaise tam jnai, sukh sgar kaise pahichnai, bhakti padrath kaise pvai, guru bin kown ju rhh batwai. Without a guru how will you know the soul? How will you recognize God as the ocean of bliss? How can you obtain the wealth of liberation? Who else, other than the guru, will show you the right path?
+-n -r:+ f+:rer, +-fr -- ++rer. +f+e +rf :+ f++rt, +- f- ve e+e rt. gurumukh nmdev ravids, gurumahim unahn parksh, tetis koti dev tripurr, guru bin bhle sakal achr. The saints Namdev and Raidas (Ravidas) accepted a guru, and they showed the greatness of the guru. Three hundred and thirty million gods, and Lord Shiva forgot all good manners without their guru.
+- f- v en |ret, - -+ -+ + +ret. +- f- +e - r +r+, f= f= +v+re r+. guru bin bharmai lakh chowrs, janam anek narak ke vs, guru bin pash janam so pvai, phir phir garbhvs mahh wai. Without the guru the soul wanders in 8.4 million births and deaths, and spends countless lives in hell. Without the guru he is born as an animal, and again and again takes residence in the womb.
+- f+n er: :n +r+, - - er: +r+. +- e+ r + er-r, +- ++ +r: | - r-r. 78 guru vimukh soi dukh pwai, janam janam soi dahakwai, guru seve jo chatur sujn, guru pattar koi owr na n. He who turns against his guru will endure sufferings, and will be deceived birth after birth. He is wise and knowledgeable who serves the guru. There is no one equal to the guru.
+- +t e+r f+ f- +r+, f -r er v+e r+. v+e a- f -+r:, +-+t e+r +r e vr:. guru k sev mukti nij pwai, bahuri na hans bhowjal wai, bhowjal chhtan yehi up guruk sev karo sab dh By serving the guru, the soul will secure its liberation. It will not again return to the ocean of rebirths. This is the method of escaping this mundane world. Therefore all people should verve the guru enthusiastically.
saKI - Skhi
e++- :t- :re , : f++r ur, -er +rr +*r, er e++- -r. : e e:+ ++, :++r +a -rf, + e +- e+rf, |e t - rf. - f+ - r +fr -r, f;+-+ ut, er urnr fe -f, e++- fe +t. satguru dn dayl hain, dei mukti k dhm, mans vch karman, sumro satguru nm. satya shabd ke pattare, deve ko kuchch nhi, kaha le guru santoshiye, howns rahi man mnhi. ati und gahir ghan, buddhiwant bahu dhr, so dhokh bichle nahin, satguru mile kabr. Satguru is kind to the humble, and he bestows the state of liberation on him. Thus apply your mind, speech and actions and worship the name of Satguru. The guru has nothing to give that is better than Satnam Shabd. Let your speech be pleasing to him, and your mind full of enthusiasm to serve him. The man of wisdom is very patient and very deep in high thinking. Once he attains Kabir as Satguru, he will not be disturbed, even if someone deceives him.
79 cOp^% - Chowp
+- :+- +t fr +-r, +-:+ +-r e-r. +r++t +- +r - +r+, pr e+ e +- +r+. guru devan k mahim varno, jai gurudev tumharo sharan, gwatah gun pr na pwai, brahm shankar shesh gun gvai. I am going to relate the glory of Gurudev. Victory to you, O Gurudev! I am at your refuge. I sing of your attributes, but I cannot grasp your unfathomable qualities. Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva and Shesh Nag, the serpent god, also sang your attributes.
+f +- er r +t-r, +r+ + r+r :t-r. rer +te+ f:r r+=+r, r+r -: rr v+r. prathamahi guru ais jo kinh, trak mantra rm ko dnh. ml tlak diy svarp, jko bande raj bhp. In the beginning I also accepted such a guru (Ramanand), and he gave me the liberating mantra of Ram Nam. He gave me the mala and tilak, and conferred on me his own status. Thus Kings bow down to me.
r-t +- -+:e +rr, :r u+t r f-rr. t+:r t r:, t+:r p er:. gyn guru udesh baty, day dharm k rhh chinhy, jvday ghatah men hoi, jv day brahm hai so. The knowledgeable guru gave valuable instruction, and taught the way of compassion and righteous conduct. Compassion for living beings is in the heart. The same compassion is in God, the Absolute.
+-e rut- er re, nr e: +- + nre. nrr fet - n, +-+ -r er . guruse dhn chel bolai, khar shabd guru antar kholai, khr misr bachane khamai, guru ke charnon chel ramai. The disciple speaks under the influence of the guru. And with true words the guru opens the door to the inner path. Such a disciple forgives others, whether their words are bitter or sweet.
vt+ f: +-er ve, +r+ f+a rf fe. +- t er +t +rr, +r +ta t+r rr. bhtar hirdai guruso bhale, take pichche rmahi mile, guru rijhai so kjai km, tke pchche rjheg rm. 80 Inside the heart, if the disciple is good and faithful towards the guru, he certainly attains God. Perform actions that are pleasing to the guru, and God will also be pleased.
fe er+f+ +- -r +r, r fe e ef+r ++r. er += += r, vf+ r+ -rr -r. shishya saraswati guru yamun ang, rm mile sab sarit gang, chel guru men guru men rm, bhakti mahtam nyr nm. The disciple is like the Saraswati, and the guru is like the Yamuna rivers. All become the Ganga when united with God. The disciple dwells in the guru, and God dwells in the guru. The name of devotion and grace is wonderful indeed.
+- rr f-+r -r, + +r+ e+t +r. e+t r e+e err, et ee -rr. guru gy nirvhe nem, tab pvai sarvagy prem, sarvagy rm sakal ghat sar, hai sabahi men sabse nyr. If the disciple follows instructions of the guru on discipline, he will have the love of Omniscient God. The Omniscient God is the essence of the world. He is certainly in all, yet separate from all. (God is transcendent)
er r- - , nr +r+r +. +-fr ea+f v-t, +-+t fr -+ -t. ais jnai man men rahai, khojai bjhai tko kahai, gurumahim sanchhepahi bhani, guru k mahim anant ghan. He who knows this as explained above, and keeps it in mind, is said to be a seeker and knower. The grace of the guru is stated here briefly, but the actual grace of the guru is limitless and intensive.
++r uf f +- +, +- f+ + -r: +. :re +r+- et e-t, r+ rt +-er -t. avtr dhari hari guru karai, guru kiye tab nrad tare, ds purtan ais sun, bt hamr guruso ban. Lord Vishnu incarnated and took a guru. The sage Narad was liberated only after he took a guru. We have heard these ancient stories of devotees. Just so, our life will be successful by having a guru.
+tt er :rer, + r +--r +rer. +- -r rnr f++rer, +- t +r+ -+t rer. 81 kd jais main hn ds, pad rahe guru charanon ps, guru charano rkho vishvs, guru hi purave mank sh. As a servant, I am no more than an ant, so I wish to remain at the feet of the guru. I have trust in the feet of the guru. Only the guru can fulfill the hopes I have in mind.
saKI - Skhi
+f- +rf+-: - fe ffe, +t-r vf+ f+++, f++*t urr , r+ ++r +. : +-+t fr -+ , rer +t - r, +- - u-+r e|f++, -r r er. - guru govind aru shishya mili, knh bhakti vivek, tirven dhr bahai, ge gang ek. guruk mahim anant hai, moso kahi na ji, tan man dhan ko sownpike, charnon raho sami. The guru, Krishna, and disciple got together and did devotion and practiced discriminative knowledge. It is like the flow of the Triveni, that has become one as the Ganges. The grace of the guru is limitless, and I cannot fully explain it. Surrender your body, mind and wealth, and remain absorbed in the feet of the guru.
cOpa^% - chowpi
+- e+ +: + + +r*t, +- f- f+ -t +r*t. +- rf: ++ +r+r, +- f++:+ :r+r. guru sat pad jap amrit vn, guru bin mukti nahn prn, guru hain di ant ke trt, guru hain muktipad ke dt. Bow down at the noble feet of the guru, and recite the nectar-like words he gave you. O man! There is no liberation without the guru. The guru is the protector from the beginning to the end, and the giver of liberation.
+- ++r +ret t rr-r, r +: +-+e r-r. es +t vf vf r+, er =e +-+ -r +r+. guru gang ksh h sthn, chr ved gurugam se jn, arsath trath bhrami bhrami vai, so phal guru ke charnon pvai. The guru is like the holy Ganges, and certainly Kashi (Banaras) is the holy city for teachings. The four Vedas are known through the guru. The benefit a devotee gets by returning after wandering to the sixty-four places of pilgrimage, he will receive all of it at the feet of the guru. 82
+-+r + v r r-r, +r +e+r+r =r+ r-r. +- +re +e r +r:, err + f+ +- r:. guru ko tajai bhajai jo n, t pashuv ko phokat gyn, guru pras parsai jo koi, loh te jv kanchan ho. If a devotee forsakes his guru and worships others, its like wasting knowledge on an animal. The guru is like the philosophers stone, and just as iron turns to gold, the disciple meeting such a guru will become perfect.
e+ +- f+ -+ +:t, +r vt +-+ + e-t. -r: +- +er: +:r, vf+ + f- :e- +r. shuk guru kiye janak vaideh, vo bh guruke param saneh, nrad guru prahald padhye, bhakti hetu jin darshan pye. Shukdeo accepted the liberated King Janak as his guru, and served him as a great devotee. Narad accepted Prahalad as disciple and instructed him. Because of Prahalads great devotion, he obtained the vision of God.
+r+ vef: ev +- +t-r, + f-+ et +f :t-r. pr +- f- +r +t-r, r f- rr :t-r. kg bhusand shambh guru knh, agam nigam sabah kahi dnh, brahm guru agni ko knh, hom yagya jin gy dnh. The crow in Ramayan accepted Shiva as his guru, and Shiva taught him all the Vedas and scriptures. Brahma accepted the god Agni as guru, and Agni instructed him in performing the homa or fire ceremony.
+fes f- +- f+ -rr, +r :e- v e-rr. +* + :+rer e-r, +r vf+ + +r- +-r. vashisht muni guru kiye raghunth, pye darshan bhaye santh, krishna gaye durvs sharan, pye bhakti jag tran tarn. Shri Ramchandra accepted the sage Vashisht as his guru, and got the vision of God. He became obliged to guru Vashisht. Lord Krishna went to the refuge of the Sage Durvasa, performed devotion, and was freed of the world of births and deaths.
ut fer -r: +r, |ret e ++ r. +- + er: err, f- +f e++ +rr. dhmar dksha nrad pye, chowrs se turat bachye, guru kahai soi hai snch, bin parichai sewak hai kch. 83 Narad obtained instruction from Dhmar, the fisherman, and was immediately released from the world of births and deaths. Whatever the guru says is the truth. Without devotional practice the disciple remains raw or unenlightened.
+- e e+ +rr, +- e- -+ v++rr. +f +t +- r+ +er, :er ++r +-+r er. guru samarth hai sabke pr, guru sharan utare bhowpr, kahahin kabr guru p akel, dasho avtr guruka chel. The guru is mighty and above everyone else. By going to the gurus refuge, you go across this world. Kabir says that the guru is unique. The ten avatars of God were disciples of gurus.
saKI - Skhi
r +*e +r r, -- +r +- +t-, +t- er+ + + u-t, +- r+ rut-, f e+r + r , +- e+r +e +, +r+ ++ -r +e, e+- f+r f+++. rm krishna se ko bad, unahn toh guru knhh, tn lok ke ve dhan, guru ge dhn, hari sev yug chr hai, guru sev pal ek, tte pattar n tule, santan kiy vivek. Who is greater than Ram and Krishna? Even they accepted a guru. They were masters of the three worlds, but were submissive to their guru. If you serve God for four yugas, it would not equal one moment of service to the guru. The saints with discriminative wisdom have taught this to us.
t +- fr - SHRI GURU MAHIMA Part 2 doha - Doh
-:r * er +-, : +e r+r ff e++ - r+ , v+er+ + +r +- + ef- r+e, -re+ f+- --+ +re e+r r-v , rr++ e e-+ bando charan saroj guru, mud mangal gr 84 jihi sewak nar hot hain, bhowsgar ke pr guru ke sumiran mtra se, nshat vighan anant tse sarva rambh men, dhyvat hain sab sant I salute the lotus feet of the guru. He is the abode of happiness and bliss. Serving him man is able to cross the ocean of birth and death. With only remembering the guru, limitless obstacles are removed. Therefore, in beginning anything, all the saints meditate on him.
cOpa^R- Chowpi
+- +- +f e f++ ++r, +- er: r v f-+r + +- e + rt, : v+:n +r -rt
guru guru kahi sab vishva pukre, guru so jo bharm nivre bahut guru hain as jag mhn, hare dravya bhow dukh ko nahn The entire world is saying Guru, Guru and is calling to him. The guru is he who removes doubts. There are many gurus in this world who take your wealth, but do not remove any of your suffering.
+re + +tr +t, +ra fe r :tr et f- r- r +r: +- +t, er - v+er+ +t tse pratham pariksh kje, pchhe shishya hoi dksh lje binu jne jo koi guru karahi, so nar bhowsgar men parahn Therefore, at first test the guru, then afterwards become his disciple. If one accepts a guru without testing him, he will drown in the ocean of birth and death.
+rn*t +r+t f+rt, -rfr++ +fe +f +urt fvr-t f--:+ es -n, :rr+ er e-++
pkhandi pp avichr, nstik kutil vriti bakdhar abhimn nindak shath natkhat, durchryut abl lampat He who is hypocritical, sinful, thoughtless, disbelieving, crooked and has the nature of a heron; who is egotistic, backbiting, wicked or sly, naughty, full of misconduct, and lustful towards women;
+rut + +++ f++r:t, ervt e+r f+ f+r:t e +- + vfe - +t, :-+r :t e +f :t krodh krur kutark vivd, lobh samt rahit vishd as guru kabahn bhli na kje, inko drahi se taji dje And who is angry, cruel, argumentative, quarrelsome, greedy, without evenness of mind, and is always sad, never accept such a guru even by mistake. Reject him from far away. 85
f-+r+ r + r+r, f-:r+ f+ -ere- :r+r :r r e+r e+r, + fr r- v+ +r nigamgam rahasya ke gyt, nispriha hit anushsan dt day ksham santosh sanyukt, param bichr man bhow mukt Accept a guru who knows the secrets of the scriptures, and who is unattached, and is a well wisher, and disciplinarian; who is full of mercy, forgiveness, contentment, and is highly thoughtful, and free from worldly bondage;
erv r : e r:t, f+ e:r +r +r:t r+ a ::n a-a f-+rt, n e ++ urt lobh mohh mad matsar d, rahit sad parmrath vd rg dvesh dukh dwand niwr, rahen akhand satya vrat dhr Who is free of greed, attachment, ego, jealousy etc., and always speaks of the highest good; who removes the suffering of dualities (pleasure-pain) of attraction and repulsion, and who is unmovable from his vow of truthfulness;
v: + :r f+ e:, +f+ +r f+ u u-u ++r v+- + + +t+t, r err+ fen+ ev -t+t bhadra vesh mudr ati sundar, gati apr mati dharm dhurandhar kripy bhaktan par kar prt, yath shstra sikhve shubh nt Who wears proper clothes, has a very beautiful countenance, is very approachable, intelligent, and is a leader in religion; who is kind, affectionate towards the devotees, and teaches the noble way according to the scriptures, is fit to be a guru.
doha - Doh
f- + r++- +ru -, + - r+ ++e, u +- +f +tf++, :+ ef -+:e jin ke swapanehu krodh ur, kabahun na hot pravesh madhur bachan kahi prtiyut, det sabahi updesh In a true guru, anger never enters his heart even in a dream. With sweet words he teaches everyone affectionately.
cOpa^% - Chowpi
ru ru+: -+, -rfe e ee t+- + +r+ f++ + +r, -rr-r u u +r 86 haren abodh dodhprad janke, nshi ashesh klesh jvan ke kritykritya vikritya karm ko, nyianyi adharm dharm ko The guru removes ignorance, and bestows knowledge to the people, and destroys all the miseries of life. He teaches to discriminate between actions that are good or bad, and inaction, and between justice and injustice, and between righteousness and unrighteousness.
f+f+u vrf+ f- ++r:, fv-- fv-- e v: enr: e+ fr +r+ +nr+, e+f+ ++f+ r+ :er+ vividh bhnti nischai karv, bhinn bhinn sab bhed lakh sat mithy vast parkhavai, sugati kugati mrag darsvai In many ways, he teaches us to determine all the differences separately, in detail. He lets us see the way of a good life and a bad life, and how to examine things that are eternal. f+f +-+t e*r+f+ et, +- - u- e +* +t e- e- +r- - v*, e+ :rr f- +fr+ +* tihi guruk sharangati lje, tan man dhan sab arpan kje asan basan vhan aru bhshan, sut dr nij parichrak gan Take refuge in such a guru, and surrender all your body, mind and wealth to him. Offer him food, clothing, transportation and jewelry, and let your son, wife and servants serve him.
+f e v +- + r+, vf+ vr+ - -r+ +- r+r f-+r + +r*, r+ : er +t ur* kari sab bhent guru ke ge, bhakti bhv ur men anurge tan ytr nirvhh ke kran, mnge deya so kje dhran Put all offerings in front of the guru, and express your spirit of devotion from your heart. To maintain the body on the journey of life, accept what he gives.
e fv+ e :t- vr+ -, + +*r :++ *- r +r =e + +r+, e++ -u +- ete -+r+ lai bhikshuk sam dn bhv man, kare pranm dandavat charanan mah yagya ko phal vahh pve, sukrit bandi guru shsh navve Be like a beggar and accept his gift with humility, and prostrate yourself at his feet in salutation. You will obtain the highest benefit once you bow your head to the guru.
doha - Doh
f f+fu +-+ e* r, + f--+ e+, +- e r- | -rt, f+v+- +r: :+
87 yahi vidhi guruke sharan hoi, kare nirantar sev guru sam jne owr nahin, tribhuvan men koi dev Accepting the refuge of the guru in this way, serve him constantly. Do not accept any god in the three worlds as equal to the guru.
cOpa^% - Chowpi
f- +- +r r- +f r-, f+- e +r f-vr r- f f+ - +e er-r, + f- +-a f+r-r jin guru ko mnush kari jne, tin sam ko nirbhgya ayne buddhi rahit nar pash samn, hai pratyaksh bin puchh vishn There is no one as unfortunate or foolish a he who thinks of the guru as a mere man. He is without discriminative intellect, and it is clear he is like an animal without tail or horns.
f++ f+f:+ f+e +v+r:, +rf+-: e +- +t vr: +rf+-: +t rr +e +r*t, v++ :n |ret nr-t vishva vidit vishesh prabhut, govind se guru k hai bh govind k my vash prn, bhugte dukh chowrshi khn O Brother! The greatness of the guru, compared to God, is known in the world. Due to Gods Maya, living beings suffer in the 8.4 millions of life forms.
+- ++r+ v+e f+-re, f+e f r r- ++re en n - vr+ r:, eer+ rer +r: guru pratp bhowml vinshe, vimal buddhi hoi gyn prakhse sukh akhand nar bhoge j, satyalok men bs p By the grace of the guru, the causes of births (karmas) perish, and mans intellect becomes pure. Man then enjoys perfect bliss and dwells in Satyalok.
+- e s | + rt, f f+f e+ +r- -rt e: -u e+ f++ +rt, +- e +r :r f++rt guru se shresht owr jag mhn, hari biranchi shankar kou nhn suhrid bandu sut pitu mahatr, guru sam ko dj hitkr In the world, there is no one better than the guru, including Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva. Besides a friend, relative, son, father or mother, who else is a well wisher equal to the guru?
88 doha - Doh
r+ + +- u-t, e+ +r +f |, f =s +- e* , +- =s -f sr jke rakshak guru dhan, sake khh kari owr hari rthe guru sharan hai, guru rthe nahin thowr What can others do to a person who has the protection of the mighty guru? If God is displeased with you, then the guru is your refuge, but if the guru is displeased, you have no place to go.
cOpa^R- Chowpi
r+ + ++ +rr, - u e rrr +: +r* + +rr:, +- f- e f-=e vr: yog yagya jap tap vyowhr, nem dharm sanyam chr ved purn kahain gohar, guru bin sab nishphal hai bh O Brothers! The Vedas and Puranas repeatedly say that without a guru, all yoga, yajna, japa, penance, worldly activities, discipline, righteousness, control of passions, and noble actions, do not bear the desired fruit.
+- f- : e -f r:, +rf -+r + r +r: +- f- r- f+r - r+, +- f- +r: - f+ +r+ guru bin hridai shudh nahin ho, koti upi kare jo ko guru bin gyn bichr na we, guru bin ko na mukti pwe Without a guru the heart cannot become pure, even if one tries in millions of ways. Without a guru, spiritual knowledge and noble thinking are not attained, and without a guru no one gets salvation.
+- f- v+ ++ +-urt, v er+ + - -rt +- f- + r f++r:, +r :e :n - +fa+r: guru bin bht pret tandhri, bhrame sahastra varsh nar nr guru bin yamke hth bik, pi dusahh dukh man pachhit Without a guru, man and woman wander in doubt for a thousand years in the body of ghosts and spirits. Without a guru, man is sold into the hands of Yama and endures unbearable sorrows, and repents.
+- f- ee +|- f-+r, : f+++ +|- f+fu ur +- f- -f r- f+-re, -f f- r+ =+ ++re
89 guru bin sanshai kown niwre, hridai vivek kown vidhi dhre guru bin nahin agyn vinshe, nahin nij tam rp prakshe Without a guru, who else can remove doubts? In what way can the heart possess discriminative spiritual knowledge? Without a guru ignorance cannot be removed, and the soul does not realize its true form.
+- f- pr- r +r+, er -f f+ +:r +r+ +f +r* f- +- +t, e :ev +- nr - :t guru bin brahmgyn jo gven, so nahin mukti padrath pven tehi kran nischai guru kje, sur durlabh tan khoi na dje Without a guru, if one sings of divine knowledge, he will not obtain liberation. For these reasons, certainly accept a guru, and do not waste the body that even the gods have difficulty obtaining.
doha - Doh
+: err+ - vr+++, +t+r +: r +r, +t- +re e+ -, f- +- ++r - r ved shstra aru bhgavat, gt padhe jo koi tin kl santusht man, bin guru krip na hoi If one reads the Vedas, Shastras, Bhagavatam, and Gita, still without the grace of the guru, the mind cannot be satisfied in the three times past, present and future.
cOpa^R- Chowpi
fne f+u + fu+rt, re +fes r- rt +|+ +f+e +*r: ++-et, ff- +ref+ *- fe akhil vibudh jagmen adhikr, vys vashisht mahn achr gowtam kapil kand patanjali, jaimini vlmik charanan bali In the entire scholarly world, the authoritative people Vyas and Vashisht - were noble characters. I bow to the feet of the rishis Gautam, Kapil, Kannad, Patanjali, Jaimini and Valmiki
e +-+ e* r, +re + s +r r+- - -+ f+:t, :r+ +- + e-t ye sab guruke sharane ye, tse jagmen shresht kahye yagyvalkya aru janak videh, datttraya guru param saneh All of them came to the refuge of the guru, so in the world they are called great. Yagyavalkya and Janak, who was liberated in his lifetime, and Dattatraya greatly loved their gurus. 90
|f+e +- +t- + rt, +r rnr -rt -t +er: f+vt-, :rf:+ r v v+ - chowbis guru knhe jag mhn, ahankr ur rkhyo nhn ambrish prahald vibhshan, itydik jo bhaye bhakt jan Dattatreya accepted twenty-four gurus in the world, and kept no pride in his heart. Ambarish, Prahalad, Vivishan, and others became devotees of gurus.
| +t ++t +-+ret, e +-+ + -+ret f ff fe+ :tr et-r, -r: ut +r +- +t-r owrahu yat tap vanvs, ye sab guruke param ups hari biranchi shiv dksha lnh, nrad dhmar ko guru knh Many others such as ascetics, practitioners of austerity, and forest renunciates were great worshippers of the guru. Even Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva took initiation, and Narad accepted a fisherman as his guru.
e-+ -+ eru +, +- +: ++ e+f ++ e e+ n +* +r+, +- fr+r +r -r +r+ sant mahant sadhu hain jete, guru pad pankaj sewahin tete shesh sahas mukh bahu gun gve, guru mahim ko pr na pve As many saints, mahants and sadhus there were, they all served at the lotus feet of the guru. Shesh Nag, with one thousand mouths, sang the attributes of the guru, but could not fathom his grace.
doha doh
r +* e +r ,r, :- +r +- +t-, +t- er++ + u-t, +- r+ rut- rm krishna se ko bad, inahn toh guru knhh tin lok ke ve dhan, guru ge dhn Who is greater than Ram and Krishna? Even they accepted a guru. They were masters of the three worlds, but were humble before the guru.
cOpa^R- chowpi
++ f+r +r +f fvr-r, +r et e+f+ -r-r r -f +-+r r++ -r+, er - ++r +- +r+ tap vidy ko kari abhimn, pye lakshm sampati nn jo nahin guru ko mastak nwen, so nar ajgar ko tan pve 91 The person who is proud of his austerity and learning, and gains various types of wealth, and does not bow his head to the guru, is like having the body of a snake.
f- n r +- f--:r +t, +-+ e= -+ +t +-+t f--:r e- r +r:, rev r+r- - +f r: nij mukh jo guru ninda karahn, kalp sahastra nark men parahn guru k nind sune jo ko, rasabh swn janm tehi ho The state of the person who slanders his guru will be like dwelling in hell for thousands of years. If he listens to slander of the guru, then he is like having birth as a mule or a dog.
+- e +r - urt, + f++r: : f+rt + - - f-e - r:, +f+ re +- +r: guru se ahankr ur dhr, kare vivd mudh avichr te nar maru nirjal ban j, trishit maren rkshas tan p He who has pride in his heart, and argues with the guru, is foolish and thoughtless. Such a person is like being in the waterless desert and dies of thirst, and inhabits the body of a demon.
r +-+r +f |f rr+, r :f:t f+ :n +r+ f- :e- -f +-+ f, : f- : +f jo guru ko taji owrahi dhyve, hoi daridr ati dukh pve bin darshan nanin guru ke rahiye, yahh dridh niyam hridai men gahiye He who gives up the guru and worships others, becomes poor, and suffers a great deal. Do not go through life without a guru. Keep this firm principle in mind!
r f- :e- + rr, r rfu +- f+f+u ++rr ref+ - + -rt, r e+ :r -f +rt jo bin darshan karen ahr, hoi vydhi tan vividh prakr yathshakti jan chke nhin, hoi ashakt dosh nahin thi He who eats without ever seeing a guru, develops various bodily ailments. As much as possible, people should not make mistakes. If one becomes helpless, then no blame attaches to him.
+- e-n -f s r:, nret r fer++ r: r +a | -f f- r+, ++ ++ =e v :r+ guru sanmukh nahin baithe j, khl hth hilwat jo kuchh owr nahn bani ve, patra pushp phal bhent chadhve Do not sit improperly in front of the guru, and do not go to him with empty dangling hands. If you cannot afford much of anything, then at least offer leaves, flowers or fruit to him.
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doha - doh
-vr+ f++tf++, *+e fe-r, r e++- rr +, et ete :r namra bhv ati prtiyut, charankamal shirni jo satguru gy karain, lje shsh chadh With humility and a great deal of love, bow down at the lotus feet of the guru. Whatever command the guru gives, accept it and place it on your head (obey)
cOpa^R- chowpi
f+ ut- r re +r-t, + er- rf + +r-t + - s +r+ +ert, r +: uf re- rt ati adhn hoi bole vn, rank samn jori yug pn kabahun na baithe pnv pasr, jangh pad dhari san mr Be very humble and speak respectfully to the guru. Be like a beggar with folded hands. Never sit with your legs outstretched, and do not sit with one leg on the other thigh.
e-n r+ +- - +t, +- arr + +r+ - :t ++ r+ f+-f+ -f rn, +f ae ++ - fr vrn sanmukh hoike gaman na kje, guru chhy par pnw na dje gupt bt kischit nahin rkhe, kari chhal kapat na mithy bhkhe Do not walk in front of the guru, and do not step on his shadow. Do not keep the smallest secret from the guru, and do not speak lies, or be deceitful or hypocritical.
+: + e +-r r-, +-+r +r+ e r- ere f+r - +t, +-+r +- rf- e et ved mantra sam kahan mne, guru ko parmatam sam jne satysatya vichr na kje, guru k kathan mni sab lje Accept the words of the guru as Vedic mantra, and accept the guru as equal to God. Do not analyze the gurus words as true or false, but accept all his sayings.
r +a s +:r +r+, er +- *- rf- ,:r+ +-+t :v+ +v+r:, fe e=+-r r r: jo kuchh shresht padrath pve, so guru charanan ni chadhve guru k adbhut hai prabhut, mile sahastra gun hoi Whatever good things you obtain, bring it and offer it at the feet of the guru. The grace of the guru is wonderful, and your offering will increase a thousand fold. 93
f+ rf+fu +-+t +r, e ++ - :r +e +r+ -re e +-+, r -r +* -+ r +-+r vr- ++r+, r-r f+er+f -r+ fr+
kiye yathvidhi guru k pj, shesh rahe kartavya na dj prabal pp nshe sab tanke, hoi manorath pran man ke jo guru ko bhojan karvve, mno trilokahi nyont jimve If one worships the guru in the prescribed manner, then there remain no other duties outstanding. All the grave sins of the body are destroyed, and all wishes are fulfilled. He who offers food to the guru, does as if he invites and feeds the three worlds.
doha - doh
+-+t fr f+, +f - e+ f+ e, f-+t ++r+re, + r+ -e guru k mahim hai amit, kahi na sake shruti shesh jin k krip katksh se, rankahu hot naresh The grace of the guru is limitless, and the Vedas and Shesh Nag cannot explain it. By his grace and merciful look, the poor can become a king.
copa^R- chowpi
e +vr+ :e +fr, e +a e++-+t fr e+ fef+: f+ +:r+, :n e+ + er+ as prabhv hai dsar kehiman, jas kuchh hai satguru k mahim sarv siddhiprad ati vardyak, dukh sankat men param sahyak Which other person can have the same influence as the Satguru through his grace? His grace gives all success and great boons, and is the main remover of suffering and miseries.
f-+ -fs +rs + r +r:, e+e +r+ +r+ r: f+ f-+r e+r+ f+-re, en e+f+ + ++re nij uthi pth kare jo ko, sakal pp kshai tke ho chit chint santp vinshe, sukh sampati aishvarya prakshe 94 The person, who daily wakes in the morning and recites the Guru Mihama, will have all his sins removed. His anxieties and sorrows disappear, and wealth, happiness and prosperity appear.
rrfu + rf: f-+rt, : +re v rt e e+e en + +, + :f: - r+ -
mahvydhi jwar di niwr, dei akl mrityu bhai tri lahen sakal sukh je jag kere, kabahun daridra na ve nere Serious diseases and fever etc. disappear, and he avoids the fear of untimely death. He will attain all pleasures of the world, and poverty never comes to him.
r e erv r+, +r+ r- +f+sr + + + fne =e+:, * e+e v+ - * +: hoi alabhya lbh mragmen, pve mn pratishth jagmen param mantra yahh akhil phalprad, haran sakal bhav janm maran gad Inaccessible gains come to you when you follow the good path, and you obtain respect and a good reputation in the world. This Guru Mihama is a great recitation and gives all good fruits, and destroys all births, deaths and diseases.
;r+r- v+ efn et, +r+r +- fr :t + r +: r-t, + - ef +fe nr-t shraddhvn bhakt lakhi lje, tko yahh guru mahim dje param rahasya gdh ehi jni, kahe na sabahin prasiddh bakhn Examine a devotee who is truly devoted and give him this Guru Mihama. Knowing this Guru Mihamas great and deep secret, do not boast about it to others.
doha - doh
u- r+ f++ u- , u- e: -+ u- +r + rf-, - +-v+ dhanya mt pitu dhanya hai, dhanya suhud anurakt dhanya grm vahh jniye, janha janme guru bhakt Fortunate are the mother and father, and fortunate is the loving friend, and fortunate is the village where a devotee of the guru is born.
vf++vr+ ft e+e, u:re+t +t +rf -+ +e, e++- fe +t bhakti prabhv miti sakal, dharamds k pr koti janam ke punya se, satguru mile kabr 95 By devotion, all the sufferings of Dharam Dass vanished. It is by the good deeds of millions of births that he met Satguru Kabir.
e+fe++r + t e-v:ret er sankalitkr Shr Shambhudsj Sheb Compiled by Mahant Shri Shambhudasji Saheb
Barahmasi by Shri Hazur Ardh Nam Saheb
When Sadguru Kabir Sahebs disciple, Dharmadas Saheb, got Sadguru Kabir Sahebs knowledge and darshan, then his life changed. Dharamadas Saheb experienced Sadgurus knowledge and was immersed in it. For the remainder of his life, he used it to spread the teachings of Sadguru. He experienced the benefits of devotion and knowledge, and how without them life can be wasted. Dharamadas Saheb used this experience to explain the Baramasi. He linked the twelve months of the year to life. Every month gives you the message of how you should live your life, and what you should do. It is my belief that those who sing and remember the Baramasi everyday, will find that a time will come when they will love the messages, and the messages will be reflected in their life.
rret - BARAHMASI
-r + er +r err, +- +- +-r e+t e-r, +- +r r- +rr + nam ek sheb k snch, guru guru kahan sabk sahan, tan ko jn knch---Chorus The name of Saheb is the Ultimate Truth. Realize that the body is perishable. Endure difficulties, but firmly adhere to the name imparted by the guru. (Saheb refers to Kabir Saheb, Sadguru, and also to God. These are ofen used interchangeably.)
er er ef+e +r ++ t r, en |ret v v + r- +- +r. t +t e- +t r, +e t+r r +-rr +r r- r :
1. asdh ais muskil ter jagat bch ye, lakh chowrs bharam bharam ke mnush tan pye, 96 yeh ter sumran k ber, owsar bt jai tumhr kah mn mer --- Asdh month indicates that you have obtained the human birth after wandering in a difficult series of 8.4 million forms of births. This birth is your time to do devotion. Heed Sahebs teachings before you lose this valuable opportunity. (Asadh is the fourth month in the Hindu calendar and corresponds to June 22 to July 22).
er+- f-:+t r f:- +t +r- + +-r, r re+ r +r- + f:- et +r -r, r- +- urn +t rt, - + +r* ++- -f +- fe rt rt - 2. swan jindag thodh din k gumn mat karn, ky blak ky jawn ek din sabahi ko marn, jn tan dhokhe k tt, ud gaye prn pavan nahin tan men, mile mt men mt --- Swan tells us that life is short, so give up the ego. Whether you are a child or a youth, you will face the same death in the end. Realize that the body can disappoint you. When the soul leaves, the breath stops and the body mixes with the earth.
vr:r ++ f+ +fr-, e - e+-r, r+ f++r e+ -u +ter, +r: -t +-r, +r: -t f+et + +r r+, :f-r :|e+ re nr-r, evt a r+ 3. bhdo vakt kiye pahichne, jaise rayan sapn, mtu pit sut bandhu kabl, koi nahn apn, koi nahn kis ke km wai, duniy dowlat ml khajn, sabh chht jwai --- Bhdon warns you that life is illusory, just as a dream at night. In this life no one is truly yours not your mother, father, son, wife or any other relatives. Therefore, do not have expectations of them, as they cannot be of help. Even all your worldly wealth will be left behind.
4. kuvr kowl kart se karke, karr kar ye, dn punya tap trath kran, tumko bhijwye, uhn k yd bh rakhn, yehh sansar my k phand, ismen nahn phasn --- Kuvr reminds you that you made a promise to God before coming into the world, that you would practice the virtues of giving, good deeds, discipline and visiting holy places. God then gave the soul a body. Remember that promise! The material world is like a trap of Maya. Do not become entangled in it.
+rf++ +rr e:r +-t - +t -rt, + f:- er r- + +- f- rt, r ent et e+t, er ar e +rr +r etut r ++t - 5. kartik ky sad tumhr rahane k nahn, ek din ais n pare tan jare agni mh, jare jyon skh s lakd, hans chhod chale ky ko sdh rhh pakad --- Krtik tells you that the body will not always be with you, even though you feel attachment to it. It is perishable. A day will come when it will be consumed by fire, just like a pile of dry wood. The soul will leave and proceed on its own journey.
+- er r t+- ut uf - , r f-:+t +r +|- vrer f+-e r+ fa- , vrer er +r rnr, r-t r er r ver: +r s + vrnr 6. agahan ais ye jvanmen, dhraj dhariye man men, y zindag k kown bharos vinas ji chin men, bharos sheb k rkho, hon hoi so hoi bhal, karo jhth mat bhkho --- Agahan teaches you that it is the time in your life to be patient in everything you do. You cannot fully depend on this life, as it can be destroyed in a moment. Have trust in Sadguru, and give up falsehood. Your future welfare will then be assured.
+e re + r ++ + e r+r, +r: r e +r: +re e +r: - -f +r+r, ++ t +r er+t, 98 e +t +fer e : r+t 7. posh ms ek ye jagat men, ek chale jt, koi j chale koi kl chale, koi rahane nahn pt, jagat men yeh tr lg, bade bade sab pr awliy chale deha tyg --- Posh informs you that a person is born into the world, but another departs. One may depart today and another tomorrow, as no one can remain here permanently. This is the condition of the world, so do not establish ownership over it. Great saints and holy people surrendered the body and departed.
r re :t ar + -+t + et, ar t ++ +r- +tt : u et, :et er rt, fe re +tt +t + ar r + rt 8. mgh ms men bad chhor ke nek kar lje, chhod garv gumn garb hridai dhar lje, is men sheb hai rj, chaliye chl garb k tum chhoro akarbj --- Mgh instructs you to give up evil deeds and perform noble ones. Give up the ego and vanity, and accept a life of humility down to the core of your being. Give up pride and conduct your life in simplicity. This is pleasing to Sadguru.
=r+- =t+r + + vrnr tsr - re-r, -+t :t evt +r ef + nr -r, :et er fe-r, t r+ r f+ v|er+ +-r 9. phgun phk tum mat bhkho mth bachan bolan, nek bad sabh ko sahiye, gam khi rahan, is men sheb hai milan, ehi bt men moksh mukti hai bhowsgar tarn --- Phgun is springtime and the season of colours, so colour your life in bright colours that will be pleasing to others. Speak sweetly, do good deeds, avoid evil and bravely bear your grief. This is how you will meet God, and be liberated from the world of rebirths.
+ ++ - n +rf=e r er+r, r r- r re +-rr +r - r+r, er +r +-+r: +r+r, t r+ f+ +rt er+ ++r : 99 10. chaitra chetkar man men gphil kyon sot, ky jne ky hl tumhr kahn janm hot, sheb k gunvd gwo, yeh bt men mukti tumhr amarlok pwo --- Chaitra admonishes you to wake up from your foolish and careless sleeping. You are stagnating. You do not know what your condition will be, and where your karmas will dictate your next birth. Sing the glories of God. This will bestow liberation, and ensure that you reach the Eternal Abode.
ern nr+ nr+ entt + +r rr-r, +-r e+ er +e -t -rr, vr + rf: +- ++r, e-r e++- e - r -t v+r :: 11. vaiskh khojat khojat he sakhr tum ko rahe dhyn, rahn tumhre sang sth men tumse nahn nyr, bhajo tum di purush karta, satyanm satpurush samujh nar kyon nahn bhajt --- Vaiskh reminds you that you are searching and searching, but on the outside. Instead, search within. Saheb says that he is with you, and has never been separated from you. Have devotion in your heart for the Eternal Sat Purush, your creator. Learn the secret of Satyanam, Satya Purush Sat Chit Anand (Existence, Consciousness and Bliss). O Man! Why dont you do devotion?
s +- + e+r +r f--r r: r, ++ +r:e ar:e f-r u:re +r, | + *- +r :rer, er +t fe r- +-rt +* +r rer :- 12. jeth jatan kar surt karo nijnm yd ye, vart ekdas dvdas mahin dharmds gye, hown tere charanan k ds, sheb kabr bali jn tumhr pran karo s --- Jeth tells you to perfect your duties in devotion, and let the name of Satgurus continually arise within you. Dharamdas dedicated himself for twelve months as a humble devotee at the feet of Satguru Kabir, with complete confidence in getting Satgurus blessing of liberation. Dharamdas says that he is a sacrifice to Kabir Saheb and requests that his desire for liberation be fulfilled.
100 ernt SAKHI
rret -r +t, rr ++r, r r -:- +, a e+e f++r brmsi nm k, brambr pukr, br br bandan kare, chte sakal vikr Recite Sahebs name every morning, day after day, all year, every year. Again and again pay obeisances to them, and all your defects will be abolished.
ernt (Selected Sakhis)
+- +r +t :+t, +rf +rf +-r, +t - r- fv+ +r, +- +e r+ er-. guru ko kije bandagi, koti koti paranam; kit na jane bhring ko, guru karle ap saman. Offer salutations and obeisances to the Guru millions of times. Just as a wasp takes a worm into its nest and another wasp emerges, just so Guru makes the ordinary disciple as himself.
f+f +r f+ :n+, +f+ +: +- r-, ef+ +: f+ erv +, vf+ +: fvr-. timir gaya ravi dekhate, kumati gayi guru gyan; sumati gayi ati lobhate, bhakti gayi abhiman. Darkness disappears when the sun arises, and ignorance goes away by the Guru's wisdom. Good intellect is lost because of greed, and devotion is lost because of ego.
f f++r + rf- : r-+ ++r, +- f++r + rf- + + eer. hari kirpa tab janiye, de manav awatar; guru kirpa tab janiye, mukta kare sansar. Know that it is the grace of God that gave you human birth. But it is the grace of the Guru that liberates you from the cycle of birth and death.
101 guru dhobi sis kapada, sabun sirjanhar; surati sila par dhoiye, nikase jyoti apar. Guru is like a washerman and the disciple is like cloth; God Himself is the soap. O Guru! Please wash my thought waves on the stone of meditation, then the unlimited light will appear.
+- f- r- - -+, +- f- fe - r, +- f- en - e +r +- f- f+ - :r. guru bin gyan na upaje, guru bin mil na moksh; guru bin lakhe na satyako, guru bin mite na dosh. Without the Guru no one obtains spiritual knowledge or achieves salvation. Without the Guru no one can see Truth or have his doubts removed.
+- frr r +, fenrf rf +, vr+ r +rfu, re r =+. guru bichara kya kare, sikhahi mahi chuk; bhawe tyon parmodhiye, bans bajaye phunk. What can the poor Guru do if the disciple has faults? He gives knowledge but it becomes useless, just as a broken flute does not produce music.
+ e: +-:+ +r, +r+r -+ f+r, r+ f-- +f:+r, +: - +r+ +r ek shabda guru dev ka, taka anant bichar; thake muni jan pandita, veda na pawe par. The one word of Sat Guru gives limitless meanings. Munis and pandits became exhausted trying to find its meaning. Vedas cannot fathom its depth.
+t n rr , e+t r n, -r +r e :rr+t -r +r e . kabir khade bazar me, sabki chahe khair; na kahu se dosti, na kahu se bair. Kabir says: "I stand in a market place and I desire the welfare of all. I am neither related to anyone, nor am I an enemy to any one."
+ar +at + +r-, e + r ver-, f-+a r: + f v, er: e+ er-
102 pachha pachhi ke karane, sab jag raha bhulan; nirpachh hoi ke hari bhaje, soie sant sujan. People are divided into various groups (religions) and thus the whole world is misguided. Being impartial to the worldly groups (religions), one who performs the devotion to Almighty God is the true saint.
e+t +t :n +, f:r +tr r :r- +r- + t , er+ r - +r chalti chakki dekh ke, diya kabira roi; dou patan ke bichame, sabut bacha na koi. Kabir says: "Looking at the millstones, I wept. One who is caught between the two stones, never comes out safely.
ete++ ee r, e +-r +t nr- +t- er+ +t e+:r, t ete r-. silwant sabse bada, sab ratano ki khan; tin lok ki sampada, rahi sil may an. Whoever has good character is the greatest of all. He is the mine of all jewels. The wealth of the three worlds is merged in good character.
r+r + | f v, -nfen + f++r, e t+- e f-+ , eru +r er. apa taje aw hari bhaje, nakh sikh taje vikar; sab jiwan se nirbair rahe, sadhu mata hai sar. Give up the pride of clan and caste and do devotion to God. Give up your faults (lust, anger, greed, etc.). Don't be an enemy to anyone. This is the basic principle of the saints.
f-:+ f- rfn, r+- +t a+r+, f- +r-t f- er-r, f-e + evr+. nindak niyare rakhiye, angan kuti chhawai; binu pani bin sabuna, nirmal kare subhaw. Keep your critic close to you; give him shelter in your courtyard. Without soap and water he cleanses your character.
r- - :ev , fe - rr, ++r =e r f+ +r, f - e+ :r. manus janam durlabh hai, mile na barambar; pakka phal jo gir para, bahuri na lage dar. 103 Human birth is difficult to obtain, and you will not get it again and again. When a ripe fruit falls, it does not re-attach to the branch.
er: :+-r :tf, r ++ er:, vt vnr -r , eru - vnr r: sain itana dijiye, jame kutum samai; mai bhi bhukha na rahu, sadhu na bhukha jai. God, please give me only that much which will maintain my family. I also will not remain hungry, nor will any sadhu go hungry.
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