so asthaan bataavhu meetaa

Awsw mhlw 5 ] (385-14)
aasaa mehlaa 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:


qIriQ jwau q hau hau krqy ]
tirath jaa-o ta ha-o ha-o kartay.
Journeying to sacred shrines of pilgrimage, I see the mortals acting in ego.

pMifq pUCau q mwieAw rwqy ]1]
pandit poochha-o ta maa-i-aa raatay. ||1||
If I ask the Pandits, I find them tainted by Maya. ||1||

so AsQwnu bqwvhu mIqw ]
so asthaan bataavhu meetaa.
Show me that place, O friend,

jw kY hir hir kIrqnu nIqw ]1] rhwau ]
jaa kai har har keertan neetaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are forever sung. ||1||Pause||

swsqR byd pwp puMn vIcwr ]
saastar bayd paap punn veechaar.
The Shaastras and the Vedas speak of sin and virtue;

nrik surig iPir iPir Aauqwr ]2]
narak surag fir fir a-utaar. ||2||
they say that mortals are reincarnated into heaven and hell, over and over again. ||2||

igrsq mih icMq audws AhMkwr ]
girsat meh chint udaas ahaNkaar.
In the householder's life, there is anxiety, and in the life of the renunciate, there is egotism.

krm krq jIA kau jMjwr ]3]
karam karat jee-a ka-o janjaar. ||3||
Performing religious rituals, the soul is entangled. ||3||

pRB ikrpw qy mnu vis AwieAw ]
parabh kirpaa tay man vas aa-i-aa.
By God's Grace, the mind is brought under control;

nwnk gurmuiK qrI iqin mwieAw ]4]
naanak gurmukh taree tin maa-i-aa. ||4||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh crosses over the ocean of Maya. ||4||

swDsMig hir kIrqnu gweIAY ]
saaDhsang har keertan gaa-ee-ai.
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.

iehu AsQwnu gurU qy pweIAY ]1] rhwau dUjw ]7]58]
ih asthaan guroo tay paa-ee-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o doojaa. ||7||58||
This place is found through the Guru. ||1||Second Pause||7||58||