Nitnem by Dr. Kulwant Singh, with Punjabi ... - Gurbanifiles.org

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who got their minds attached to it, all of them got purified.
khY nwnku sy pivqu ijnI gurmuiK hir hir iDAwieAw ]17]
kahai naanak say pavit jinee gurmukh har har Dhi-aa-i-aa. ||17||
gurU nwnk jI kihMdy hn, auh piv`qr hn ik ijnHw gurmuKW nyy: gurU dy prymIAW ny, guru dy hukm
ivc Aw ky, vwihgurU jI dy nwm nUM jipAw hY[
Says Nanak, all those God-Oriented people who recited His Name became
purified. ||17||
krmI shju n aUpjY ivxu shjY shsw n jwie ]
karmee sahj na oopjai vin sahjai sahsaa na jaa-ay.
inry cMgy kMm krky mn qs`lI: SWqI jW itkwau, ivc nhI AwauNdw, Aqy ibnw mn dy itkwau dy
shsw: Brm, dUr nhI huMdw (ik r`b hY jW nhI, jW ik isr& duinAw dIAW cIzW hI suK idMdIAW
hn, vZYrw)[
krm – hor hor kMm, cMigAweIAW, krm-kWf[ krm-kWf - ihMdU Swsqr dw auh ih`sw ik
ijs ivc pUjw krdy hoey Alg Alg krmW dw krnw iliKAw hoieAw hY, pUjw kridAW srIr dy
AMg iedW-au~dW ihlwauxy, jW kuJ hor krm ie`dW, ie`dW, krny)[ krm dw ArQ iksmq jW
lyK: r`b dI drgwh dw iliKAw, vI hY[
Simply by good deeds, or rituals the mental peace (Poise) is not attained, and
without peace the doubts do not clear up (Whether God is there or not, or that
only the worldly things etc. give happiness).
(Karam: deeds, rituals, and also destiny: luck. Rituals – Mostly in the Hindu
worship, the body parts especially the hands are moved differently while reading
out the Mantras or scriptures, and as well some other actions are also undertaken).
nh jwie shsw ikqY sMjim rhy krm kmwey ]
nah jaa-ay sahsaa kitai sanjam rahay karam kamaa-ay.
iksy vI sMjm: AsUl, dy nwl S`k dUr nhI hoNdw, lokIN cMigAweIAW kr kr ky hwr gey hn -
p`ly kuJ nhI ipAw[
Doubts do not go away by deeds: actions or rituals (Karam) only, and the people
have tried these without gains.
shsY jIau mlIxu hY ikqu sMjim Doqw jwey ]
sahsai jee-o maleen hai kit sanjam Dhotaa jaa-ay.
Brm, vihm dy nwl ieh mn: Awqmw, mYlw ho jWdw hY, piv`qr nhI rihMdw, Aqy ieh Doqw
ik`dW jwvy - sw&, piv`qr ik`dW kIqw jwvy?
The mind (Soul) becomes filthy by doubts (Skepticism), and then how should it
be cleaned?