WorldGurudwara's video: Gurbani MERE LAL JIO Read Guru Nanak Dev Ji Shabad along with Bhai Gopal Singh Ji Kirtan

This is Shabad is composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Soohee and is on Page 731 in Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Shabad Kirtan - Mere Lal Jiyo Tera Ant na Jana is by Bhai Gopal Singh ji. Gurbani Kirtan is brought to you by WolrdGurudwara.com. Helping you learn the correct pronunciation and meaning of Shabad Gurbani. soohee mehalaa 1 | Soohee, First Mehl: koun tharaajee kavan thulaa thaeraa kavan saraaf bulaavaa | What scale, what weights, and what assayer shall I call for You, Lord? koun guroo kai pehi dheekhiaa laevaa kai pehi mul karaavaa |1| From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have Your value appraised? ||1|| maerae laal jeeo thaeraa anth n jaanaa | O my Dear Beloved Lord, Your limits are not known. thoon jal thal meheeal bharipur leenaa thoon aapae sarab samaanaa |1| rehaao | You pervade the water, the land, and the sky; You Yourself are All-pervading. ||1||Pause|| man thaaraajee chith thulaa thaeree saev saraaf kamaavaa | Mind is the scale, consciousness the weights, and the performance of Your service is the appraiser. ghatt hee bheethar so sahu tholee ein bidh chith rehaavaa |2| Deep within my heart, I weigh my Husband Lord; in this way I focus my consciousness. ||2|| aapae kanddaa thol tharaajee aapae tholanehaaraa | You Yourself are the balance, the weights and the scale; You Yourself are the weigher. aapae dhaekhai aapae boojhai aapae hai vanajaaraa |3| You Yourself see, and You Yourself understand; You Yourself are the trader. ||3|| andhulaa neech jaath paradhaesee khin aavai thil jaavai | The blind, low class wandering soul, comes for a moment, and departs in an instant. thaa kee sangath naanak rehadhaa kio kar moorraa paavai |4|2|9| In its company, Nanak dwells; how can the fool attain the Lord? ||4||2||9|| http://www.WorldGurudwara.com www World Gurudwara com Guru Nanak (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ, Hindi: गुरु नानक ) (15 April 1469 -- 22 September 1539) was the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of ten Sikh Gurus. Sikhs believe that all subsequent Gurus possessed Guru Nanak's divinity and religious authority Guru Nanak was born on 15th April 1469, now celebrated as Prakash Divas of Guru Nanak, in the village of Rāi Bhōi dī Talwandī, now called Nankana Sahib, near Lahore, Pakistan. Today, his birthplace is marked by Gurdwara Janam Asthan. (Some are of the opinion that 20 October is his enlightenment day rather than his birthday.) His father, Mehta Kalyan Das, popularly shortened to Kalu Mehta, was the patwari (accountant) of crop revenue for the village of Talwandi. Guru Nanak's mother was Tripta Devi and he had one elder sister, Bebe Nanaki. Nanaki married Jai Ram and went to his town of Sultanpur, where he was the steward (modi) to Daulat Khan Lodi, the eventual governor of Lahore. Guru Nanak was attached to his older sister, and, in a traditional Indian fashion, he followed her to Sultanpur to live with her and Jai Ram. Guru Nanak also found work with Daulat Khan, when he was around 16 years old. The earliest biographical sources on the life of Guru Nanak recognized today are the Janamsākhīs (life accounts) and the vārs (expounding verses) of the scribe Bhai Gurdas. The most popular Janamsākhī were written by a close companion of the Guru, Bhai Bala. Guru Nanak's teachings can be found in the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib, a vast collection of revelatory verses recorded in Gurmukhi. Guru Nanak describes the dangers of the Egotism (haumai- 'I am') and calls upon devotees to engage in worship through the word of God (Naam — It implies God), divine order (hukam) and at places divine teacher (guru) and guru's instructions and singing of God's qualities, discarding doubt in the process. However, such worship must be selfless (sewa). The word of God, cleanses the individual to make such worship possible. This is related to the revelation that God is the Doer and without God there is no other. Guru Nanak warned against hypocrisy and falsehood saying that these are pervasive in humanity and that religious actions can also be in vain. It may also be said that ascetic practices are disfavoured by Guru Nanak who suggests remaining inwardly detached whilst living as a householder. Through popular tradition, Guru Nanak's teaching is understood to be practiced in three ways: - Naam Japna: Chanting the Holy Name and thus remembering God at all times (ceaseless devotion to God) - Kirat Karō: Earning/making a living honestly, without exploitation or fraud - Vand Chakkō: Sharing with others, helping those with less who are in need