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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Singhs Deer Hunting


ਭੈਰਉਮਹਲਾ੫॥
ਦਸਮਿਰਗੀਸਹਜੇਬੰਧਿਆਨੀ॥
ਪਾਂਚਮਿਰਗਬੇਧੇਸਿਵਕੀਬਾਨੀ॥੧॥
ਸੰਤਸੰਗਿਲੇਚੜਿਓਸਿਕਾਰ॥
ਮ੍ਰਿਗਪਕਰੇਬਿਨੁਘੋਰਹਥੀਆਰ॥੧॥ਰਹਾਉ॥
ਆਖੇਰਬਿਰਤਿਬਾਹਰਿਆਇਓਧਾਇ॥
ਅਹੇਰਾਪਾਇਓਘਰਕੈਗਾਂਇ॥੨॥
ਮ੍ਰਿਗਪਕਰੇਘਰਿਆਣੇਹਾਟਿ॥
ਚੁਖਚੁਖਲੇਗਏਬਾਂਢੇਬਾਟਿ॥੩॥
ਏਹੁਅਹੇਰਾਕੀਨੋਦਾਨੁ॥
ਨਾਨਕਕੈਘਰਿਕੇਵਲਨਾਮੁ॥੪॥੪॥


Loose line-by-line Translation given below:

Bhairao mahala Panjma

I have tied up the deer with great ease, and the ten sensory organs along with it.

I have been able to shoot the five desires with the Word of Guru Sahib’s Bani. ||1||

Now I go out with Sants(Enlightened Singhs) to hunt;

And so we captured the deer without horses or weapons of any sort. ||1||Pause||

Once my mind used to hunt about while running around on the outside.

I have now found the game within the home of my body-village. ||2||

I have caught the deer and brought them home.

Dividing them up, I shared them, bit by bit. ||3||

Guru Sahib has given this gift.

Guru Nanak Dev Jee’s home is filled with the Naam, the true Name of the Lord. ||4||4||