PURPOSE OF LIFE

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This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in So Purakh on Pannaa 12

Awsw mhlw 5 ]

aasaa mehalaa 5 ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

BeI prwpiq mwnuK dyhurIAw ]

bhee paraapath maanukh dhaehureeaa ||

This human body has been given to you.

goibMd imlx kI ieh qyrI brIAw ]

gobi(n)dh milan kee eih thaeree bareeaa ||

This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.

Avir kwj qyrY ikqY n kwm ]

avar kaaj thaerai kithai n kaam ||

Nothing else will work.

imlu swDsMgiq Bju kyvl nwm ]1]

mil saadhhasa(n)gath bhaj kaeval naam ||1||

Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1||

srMjwim lwgu Bvjl qrn kY ]

sara(n)jaam laag bhavajal tharan kai ||

Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.

jnmu ibRQw jwq rMig mwieAw kY ]1] rhwau ]

janam brithhaa jaath ra(n)g maaeiaa kai ||1|| rehaao ||

You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||

jpu qpu sMjmu Drmu n kmwieAw ]

jap thap sa(n)jam dhharam n kamaaeiaa ||

I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.

syvw swD n jwinAw hir rwieAw ]

saevaa saadhh n jaaniaa har raaeiaa ||

I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.

khu nwnk hm nIc krMmw ]

kahu naanak ham neech kara(n)maa ||

Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!

srix pry kI rwKhu srmw ]2]4]

saran parae kee raakhahu saramaa ||2||4||

O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||