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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