Mantra: Aadays Tisai Aadays (short version)
Complete Mantra:
Mundaa santokh saram pat jholee
Dhiaan kee kareh bibhoot
Khinthaa kaal kuaaree kaayaa
Jugat dandaa parteet
Aaee panthee sagal jamaatee
Man jeetai jag jeet
Aadays tisai aadays
Aad aneel anaad anaahat
Jug jug ayko vays (28)
Bhugat giaan dayaa bhandaaran
Ghat ghat vaajeh naad
Aap naath naathee sabh jaa kee
Ridh sidh avaraa saadh
Sanjog vijog duay kaar chalaaveh
Laykhay aaveh bhaag
Aadays tisai aadays
Aad aneel anaad anaahat
Jug jug ayko vays (29)
Aykaa maa-ee jugat viaaee
Tin chaylay parvaan
Ik sansaaree ik bhandaaree
Ik laa-ay deebaan
Jiv tis bhaavai tivai chalaavai
Jiv hovai furmaan
Oho vaykhai onaa nadar na aavai
Bahutaa ayho vidaan
Aadays tisai aadays
Aad aneel anaad anaahat
Jug jug ayko vays (30)
Aasan loay loay bhandhaar
Jo kichh paayaa so aykaa vaar
Kar kar vaykhai sirjanhaar
Naanak sachay kee saachee kaar
Aadays tisai aadays
Aad aneel anaad anaahat
Jug jug ayko vays (31)
Translation:
Let contentment be your ear-rings, humility your begging bowl,
And meditation the ashes you apply to your body.
Let the thought of death be the patched coat you wear,
Chastity your way in the world,
And faith in the lord your walking stick.
See the brotherhood of all mankind as the highest order of yogis;
Conquer your own mind, and you shall conquer the world.
I bow unto him, I humbly bow.
The Primal one, the Pure light, without beginning, without end.
Throughout all the ages, He is one and the same. (28)
Let Spiritual Wisdom be your food, and compassion your attendant.
The sound current of the Naad resounds in each and every heart.
He himself is the Supreme Master of all,
Wealth and miraculous powers, and other external tastes and pleasures,
are all like beads on a string.
Union with him, and separation from him, come by His Will.
We come to receive what is written in our destiny.
I bow unto him, I humbly bow.
The Primal One, the pure light, without beginning, without end.
Throughout all the ages, he is one and the same. (29)
The One divine mother conceived and gave birth to the three deities.
One, the Creator of the world, One, the sustainer,
And one the destroyer.
He makes things happen as he pleases.
Such is his celestial order.
He watches over all, but none see him.
How wonderful this is!
I bow unto him, I humbly bow.
The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end.
Throughout the ages, he is one and the same. (30)
On world after world are his seats of authority and storehouses.
Whatever was put into them, was put there once and for all.
Having created the creation, the Creator Lord watches over it.
O Nanak, true is the creation of the true Lord.
I bow unto him, I humbly bow.
The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end.
Throughout all the ages, he is one and the same. (31)
More Information:
This mantra is believed to instill the entire knowledge of the Universe without ever reading a book. It is the yogi's humble bowing to the infinite.
Source:
Japji Sahib
Author:
Guru Nanak
Language:
Gurmukhi
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