古鲁·格兰特·萨希布 658 · Raag Sorath · Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji

1Like the story of the rope mistaken for a snake, the mystery has now been explained to me.

2Like the many bracelets, which I mistakenly thought were gold; now, I do not say what I said then. ||3||

3The One Lord is pervading the many forms; He enjoys Himself in all hearts.

4Says Ravi Daas, the Lord is nearer than our own hands and feet. Whatever will be, will be. ||4||1||

5If I am bound by the noose of emotional attachment, then I shall bind You, Lord, with the bonds of love.

6Go ahead and try to escape, Lord; I have escaped by worshipping and adoring You. ||1||

7O Lord, You know my love for You.

8Now, what will You do? ||1||Pause||

9A fish is caught, cut up, and cooked it in many different ways.

10Bit by bit, it is eaten, but still, it does not forget the water. ||2||

11The Lord, our King, is father to no one, except those who love Him.

12The veil of emotional attachment has been cast over the entire world, but it does not bother the Lord's devotee. ||3||

13Says Ravi Daas, my devotion to the One Lord is increasing; now, who can I tell this to?

14That which brought me to worship and adore You - I am still suffering that pain. ||4||2||

15I obtained this precious human life as a reward for my past actions, but without discriminating wisdom, it is wasted in vain.

16Tell me, without devotional worship of the Lord, of what use are mansions and thrones like those of King Indra? ||1||

17You have not considered the sublime essence of the Name of the Lord, our King;

18this sublime essence shall cause you to forget all other essences. ||1||Pause||

19We do not know what we need to know, and we have become insane. We do not consider what we should consider; our days are passing away.

20Our passions are strong, and our discriminating intellect is weak; we have no access to the supreme objective. ||2||

21We say one thing, and do something else; entangled in endless Maya, we do not understand anything.

22Says Ravi Daas, Your slave, O Lord, I am disillusioned and detached; please, spare me Your anger, and have mercy on my soul. ||3||3||

23He is the ocean of peace; the miraculous tree of life, the wish-fulfilling jewel, and the Kaamadhayna, the cow which fulfills all desires, all are in His power.

24The four great blessings, the eighteen supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhas, and the nine treasures, are all in the palm of His hand. ||1||

25You do not chant with your tongue the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.

26Abandon your involvement in all other words. ||1||Pause||

27The various Shaastras, Puranaas, and the Vedas of Brahma, are made up of thirty-four letters.

28After deep contemplation, Vyaas spoke of the supreme objective; there is nothing equal to the Lord's Name. ||2||

29Very fortunate are those who are absorbed in celestial bliss, and released from their entanglements; they are lovingly attached to the Lord.

30Says Ravi Daas, enshrine the Lord's Light within your heart, and your fear of birth and death shall run away from you. ||3||4||

31If You are the mountain, Lord, then I am the peacock.

32If You are the moon, then I am the partridge in love with it. ||1||

33O Lord, if You will not break with me, then I will not break with You.

34For, if I were to break with You, with whom would I then join? ||1||Pause||

35If You are the lamp, then I am the wick.

36If You are the sacred place of pilgrimage, then I am the pilgrim. ||2||