140 Shabads · 943 Verses
Siree Raag
The Commentary
The Guru Granth Sahib contains compositions from 36 saints outside the Sikh Guru lineage — the Bhagats (devotees). Their inclusion was one of the most deliberate and radical editorial decisions Guru Arjan Dev made when compiling the GGS in 1604.
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Guru Nanak (Mehl 1)
- Shabad 1If I Had a Palace of Pearls — I Might Forget You
- Shabad 2The One No Measurement Can Reach
- Shabad 3Everything Flows as It Is Written
- Shabad 4Greed Is a Dog, Falsehood Is a Sweeper
- Shabad 5The Drug of Falsehood Is Everywhere
- Shabad 6Burn the Attachment and Use It for Ink
- Shabad 7All Tastes Flow from the Sound-Current
- Shabad 8The Virtuous Bride and the One Who Wanders
- Shabad 9Come, Dear Sisters, Let Us Share the Stories
- Shabad 10It All Worked Out — The Ego Was Subdued
- Shabad 11Metal Merges with Metal
- Shabad 12The Discarded Bride Crumbles Like Sand
- Shabad 13The Body Without the Soul Is Dreadful
- Shabad 14The Body Burns to Ashes, the Mind Rusts
- Shabad 15The Boat of Truth Will Ferry You Across
- Shabad 16Listen, My Mind — Now Is the Time
- Shabad 17No Anxiety About Dying, No Hope of Living
- Shabad 18The Greedy Mind Becomes More Greedy
- Shabad 19Forgetting the Beloved for Even a Moment
- Shabad 20Apply the Touchstone of Truth to Your Mind
- Shabad 21Wandering Through Foreign Lands Doesn't Extinguish Doubt
- Shabad 22Make Your Deals — Buy What Goes With You
- Shabad 23Wealth, Youth and Flowers Are Guests for a Few Days
- Shabad 24He Is the Enjoyer and the Enjoyment
- Shabad 25Make the Body the Field, Plant the Seed of Good Actions
- Shabad 26Good Deeds Are the Soil, the Word Is the Seed
- Shabad 27He Made the World Bloom / Hail the Creator
- Shabad 28The Dogs of Greed, the Dagger of Falsehood
- Shabad 29One Awareness Among All Beings
- Shabad 30You Are the River, I Am Just a Fish
- Shabad 31Why Should Created Beings Feel Pride?
- Shabad 32The Undeceiveable Cannot Be Deceived
- Ashtapadee 1I Speak and Chant His Praises
- Ashtapadee 2All Are Brides Who Decorate Themselves
- Ashtapadee 3O Lord, You Are Your Own Glorious Praise
- Ashtapadee 4The Fish Did Not Notice the Net
- Ashtapadee 5If the Mind Is Polluted, the Body and Tongue Are Polluted
- Ashtapadee 6Without the True One, What Is the Use of It All?
- Ashtapadee 7Through the Guru, the Pure One Is Known
- Ashtapadee 8Listen, O Wandering Mind
- Ashtapadee 9Without Her Husband, the Ornaments Are Wasted
- Ashtapadee 10Meeting the Perfect Guru, We Find the Jewel
- Ashtapadee 11Love the Lord as the Lotus Loves the Water
- Ashtapadee 12The Manmukh Wanders and Finds No Rest
- Ashtapadee 13The Drug of Attachment Has Destroyed Me
- Ashtapadee 14My Mind Is Pierced Through by the Name
- Ashtapadee 15Painted Mansions, Empty Within
- Ashtapadee 16A Terrifying Mountain in This World
- Ashtapadee 17They Have Made This Their Resting Place
- Ashtapadee 18By the Guru's Grace, Devotion Becomes Possible
- Ashtapadee 28Among Yogis, You Are the Yogi
- Pehray I
- Pehray II
Guru Amar Das (Mehl 3)
- Shabad 33I Serve the True Guru with Single-Minded Devotion
- Shabad 34Costumes and Deception in the Heart
- Shabad 35Everyone Belongs to the One Who Rules
- Shabad 36Those Who Hear and Believe Find the Home Within
- Shabad 37Those Who Meditate Single-Mindedly Have Radiant Faces
- Shabad 38The Devotees Have the Naam as Wealth and Capital
- Shabad 39The Name Is the Ocean of Peace
- Shabad 40The Manmukhs Are Not Balanced or Detached
- Shabad 41Within the Home of Your Inner Being, the Merchandise Is Here
- Shabad 42Serve the True Lord and Be Blessed with True Greatness
- Shabad 43Three Qualities, Maya / Gurmukh Attains the Fourth
- Shabad 44Discarding the Nectar, They Greedily Grab the Poison
- Shabad 45The Manmukh Like the Unwanted Bride
- Shabad 46If You Know He Is Your Husband, Offer Body and Mind
- Shabad 47By Grace, Worshipping with Devotion
- Shabad 48Blessed Is the Mother Who Gave Birth to the Gurmukh
- Shabad 49The Lord's Limits Cannot Be Found
- Shabad 50Torturing the Body Does Not Eliminate Ego
- Shabad 51By Grace, the Guru Is Found
- Shabad 52Those Not Serving the True Guru Are Miserable in All Four Ages
- Shabad 53Whom Shall I Serve? What Shall I Chant?
- Shabad 54Consider the Time — Worship the Lord Night and Day
- Shabad 55Contemplate the Shabad and Be Filled with the Fear of God
- Shabad 56Without the Guru, the Disease Is Not Cured
- Shabad 57Those with True Name in Their Hearts Are in Ecstasy
- Shabad 58The Virtuous Obtain Truth and Give Up Desires
- Shabad 59The Creator Created and Watches Over His Creation
- Shabad 60The Soul-Bride Overtaken by Desire
- Shabad 61Some Enjoy Their Husband Lord — Whose Door Shall I Go To?
- Shabad 62All Things Are in Your Power
- Shabad 63The World Is Polluted with the Filth of Egotism
- Ashtapadee 19The Ego Is Struck Down by the Messenger of Death
- Ashtapadee 20The Soul-Bird Pecks at Truth in the Body-Tree
- Ashtapadee 21The Gurmukh's Face Is Always Radiant
- Ashtapadee 22Gurbani Is the Light to Illuminate This World
- Ashtapadee 23Everyone Longs for Intuitive Balance
- Ashtapadee 24Meeting the True Guru, Reincarnation Ends
- Ashtapadee 25Serving the True Guru, the Mind Becomes Immaculate
Guru Ram Das (Mehl 4)
- Shabad 64Within Me Is the Intense Pain of Separation
- Shabad 65Receiving the Naam, the Mind Is Satisfied
- Shabad 66I Sing His Glories, My Spiritual Friends Bestow Virtue
- Shabad 67I Stand by the Wayside and Ask the Way
- Shabad 68I Go and Ask the Happy Soul-Brides
- Shabad 69The Mouse of Death Is Gnawing at the Rope of Life
- Pehray III
- Chhant I
- Vanajaaraa I
Guru Arjan (Mehl 5)
- Shabad 70Why Are You So Thrilled by Your Son and Wife?
- Shabad 71The Emperors on Their Thrones Are Consumed by Anxiety
- Shabad 72You Cherish Your Body, but It Shall Be Cast into the Wilderness
- Shabad 73For a Brief Moment, Man Is a Guest of the Lord
- Shabad 74Let Me Forget Everything, but Not the One Lord
- Shabad 75All Things Are Received If the One Is Obtained
- Shabad 76Meditate on Him, Who Is Supreme over Kings and Emperors
- Shabad 77One Who Meditates on the Naam Is at Peace, Face Radiant
- Shabad 78The One Is the Knower of All Beings
- Shabad 79Those Who Focus Consciousness on the True Guru Are Fulfilled
- Shabad 80Meeting the True Guru, All My Sufferings Have Ended
- Shabad 81Meeting the Perfect True Guru, We Obtain the Treasure of the Shabad
- Shabad 82I Have Fallen in Love with the True Lord
- Shabad 83This Mind, Body, and Wealth Were Given by God
- Shabad 84Without the Name, None of It Has Value
- Shabad 85The Guru Is Merciful, We Seek the Sanctuary of God
- Shabad 86Make the Effort and Meditate on the Lord's Name
- Shabad 87The Essence of the Scriptures Is to Chant the Naam
- Shabad 88Repeat the True Name, and Your Mind and Body Become Pure
- Shabad 89If It Is the Will of God, Meet the Humble Saints
- Shabad 90The Sweet Things of the World Have Turned Bitter
- Shabad 91The Herdsman in the Pasture — What Good Are His Displays?
- Shabad 92When the Soul-Companion Is with the Body, There Is Happiness
- Shabad 93The One Lord Is the Doer, the Cause of All Causes
- Shabad 94Gather the Wealth of the Lord, and Give Up Corrupt Ways
- Shabad 95The World Is Engrossed in Good Deeds and Bad Deeds
- Shabad 96Like a Foolish Child, I Made Mistakes
- Shabad 97Meeting with the Humble Beings, the Messenger of Death Is Conquered
- Shabad 98Worship the Guru with Your Mind and Body
- Shabad 99Release Is Obtained Only Through the True Name
- Ashtapadee 26When Everything Falls Apart
- Ashtapadee 27I Do Not Know What Pleases My Lord
- Ashtapadee 29I Fall at His Feet to Please and Appease Him
- Pehray IV
- Chhant II
- Chhants of Siree Raag