Shri Nangli Stotram
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जै सत् चित्त आनन्द मूर्ति, स्वामी जी के चरण वन्दन। जो दे उपदेश कलेश नाशे, कलू के कलिश विभंजन॥
jai sat citta ānanda mūrti, svāmī jī ke caraṇa vandana| jo de upadeśa kaleśa nāśe, kalū ke kaliśa vibhaṃjana||
Glory to the embodiment of Truth, Consciousness, and Bliss — I bow at the feet of Swami ji. He gives teaching that destroys sorrow, and shatters the afflictions of this age of Kali.
जो ज्ञान निधि विज्ञान दायक घाइकं सब दुष्कृतं। युत योग भोगहिं रोग जाने सुख-दुःखं सम अरि मित्रं॥
jo jñāna nidhi vijñāna dāyaka ghāikaṃ saba duṣkṛtaṃ| yuta yoga bhogahiṃ roga jāne sukha-duḥkhaṃ sama ari mitraṃ||
He is a treasury of knowledge, the giver of true wisdom, and the destroyer of every sin. United with yoga, He regards worldly pleasure as a disease, and looks equally upon joy and sorrow, friend and foe.
परमार्थ पथ भेद वेद के खेद बिन जो दायकं। शरणागत के भरम हत के सत्य ही के कर लायकं॥
paramārtha patha bheda veda ke kheda bina jo dāyakaṃ| śaraṇāgata ke bharama hata ke satya hī ke kara lāyakaṃ||
He, without weariness, reveals the hidden path to the ultimate truth, the very essence of the Vedas. He destroys the delusion of those who take refuge in Him, and makes them fit to hold only Truth.
मल दल अमल अचल पदाम्बुज श्री सत्गुरु जी को जो ध्यावतं। सुख सुयश सुगति सुबुद्धि सुशांति बिन प्रयास सो पावतं॥
mala dala amala acala padāmbuja śrī satguru jī ko jo dhyāvataṃ| sukha suyaśa sugati subuddhi suśāṃti bina prayāsa so pāvataṃ||
Those who meditate on the pure, unshaken lotus feet of Shri Satguru ji, which destroy every impurity, attain happiness, good repute, a good end, right wisdom, and true peace, all without effort.
है जग जन्म सफल तिसका जो गुरु पद रज मन लावहीं। ज्यों पारस परस कुधातु सुधरे सो फिर जन्म न आवहीं॥
hai jaga janma saphala tisakā jo guru pada raja mana lāvahīṃ| jyoṃ pārasa parasa kudhātu sudhare so phira janma na āvahīṃ||
Fruitful in this world is the birth of one who fixes his mind upon the dust of the Guru's feet. Just as base metal is transmuted by the touch of the philosopher's stone, so such a one is never born again.
दया के सिंधु ज्यों शीतल इन्दु ज्यों ॐ के बिंदु ज्यों भाषतं। तेज महि भानु ज्यों विद्या की खान ज्यों अहर्निशि ध्यान में वास्तम्॥
dayā ke siṃdhu jyoṃ śītala indu jyoṃ oṃ ke biṃdu jyoṃ bhāṣataṃ| teja mahi bhānu jyoṃ vidyā kī khāna jyoṃ aharniśi dhyāna meṃ vāstam||
He is like an ocean of compassion, like the cooling moon; He speaks as if He were the very essence of Om. Radiant like the sun upon the earth, a mine of wisdom, He abides constantly in meditation, day and night.
परम धर्म श्री सत्गुरु की सेवा विदित नरक निवारनं। जां सो शब्द भव बन्धन काटे समझ पड़त एह कारणं॥
parama dharma śrī satguru kī sevā vidita naraka nivāranaṃ| jāṃ so śabda bhava bandhana kāṭe samajha paḍa़ta eha kāraṇaṃ||
The highest duty is service to Shri Satguru, known to remove one from hell. By His Word the bonds of worldly existence are severed — this truth becomes clear to those who understand.
संत महात्मा और बुद्धिजन वेद पुराण एह गावहिं। प्रभु से अधिक सत्गुरु जो सेवे सो निश्चय सत्गुरु जी पावहिं॥
saṃta mahātmā aura buddhijana veda purāṇa eha gāvahiṃ| prabhu se adhika satguru jo seve so niścaya satguru jī pāvahiṃ||
Saints, great souls, and the wise proclaim this truth from the Vedas and Puranas: whoever serves the Satguru even above the Lord shall surely attain Satguru ji.
शुक सनकादिक ध्रुव नारद आदि गुरु उपदेश से अमरणं। ऋषि मुनिजन प्रकट जग में ले दीक्षा सत्गुरु सिमरणं॥
śuka sanakādika dhruva nārada ādi guru upadeśa se amaraṇaṃ| ṛṣi munijana prakaṭa jaga meṃ le dīkṣā satguru simaraṇaṃ||
Shuka, Sanaka and his brothers, Dhruva, Narada, and others attained immortality through the Guru's teaching. Sages and seers became renowned in this world by taking initiation and holding the Satguru in remembrance.
गुरु यश दिग पद अहर्निशि गावत दशो-दिशि भ्रम दुःख जारतं। श्री गुरु पद जलज अलि मन जांको 'साहिब चन्द' उचारतं॥
guru yaśa diga pada aharniśi gāvata daśo-diśi bhrama duḥkha jārataṃ| śrī guru pada jalaja ali mana jāṃko 'sāhiba canda' ucārataṃ||
One who sings the Guru's glory day and night in every direction burns away confusion and sorrow in all ten directions. This hymn, whose mind is a bee drawn to Shri Guru's lotus feet, is composed by the poet who signs himself 'Sahib Chand'.
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