Anand Sahib · Pauri 1
Pauri 1
Finding the True Guru brings a joy that makes everything inside you sing.
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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
Ik Oankaar Satgur Prasaad.
There is One Creator. This is known by the grace of the True Guru.
ਅਨੰਦੁ ਭਇਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਮੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
Anand bha-i-aa mayree maa-ay satguroo mai paa-i-aa.
I am full of joy, O my mother — I have found my True Guru.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਤ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਹਜ ਸੇਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਵਜੀਆ ਵਾਧਾਈਆ ॥
Satgur ta paa-i-aa sahaj saytee man vajee-aa vaadhaa-ee-aa.
I found the True Guru gently and easily, and my mind rang out with songs of happiness.
ਰਾਗ ਰਤਨ ਪਰਵਾਰ ਪਰੀਆ ਸਬਦ ਗਾਵਣ ਆਈਆ ॥
Raag ratan parvaar paree-aa sabad gaavan aa-ee-aa.
Beautiful melodies, like a family of jewels, came together to sing the Shabad.
ਸਬਦੋ ਤ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਹਰੀ ਕੇਰਾ ਮਨਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਵਸਾਇਆ ॥
Sabdo ta gaavhu haree kayraa man jinee vasaa-i-aa.
So sing the Shabad of the Divine — the Divine lives in the minds of those who sing it.
ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਅਨੰਦੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਮੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
Kahai Naanak anand ho-aa satguroo mai paa-i-aa. ॥1॥
Says Nanak: joy has come to me, because I have found my True Guru. ॥1॥
✦ The Gurmukhi shown is the original Gurbani. The transliteration and English meaning are a simple, kid-friendly rendering for learning — under review, not a replacement for the original bani.
Words to know
10 words from this stanza
ਅਨੰਦੁ
Anand
Deep joy; bliss
ਮਾਏ
Maa-ay
Mother
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ
Satguroo
The True Guru
ਪਾਇਆ
Paa-i-aa
Found; received
ਸਹਜ
Sahaj
Calm, natural ease
ਮਨਿ
Man
In the mind
ਵਾਧਾਈਆ
Vaadhaa-ee-aa
Congratulations; songs of joy
ਰਾਗ
Raag
Melody; a way of singing
ਸਬਦ
Sabad
The Shabad; the Guru's Word
ਗਾਵਹੁ
Gaavhu
Sing
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