Introduction and Video - Kaise Man Tarega Re
This beautiful shabad was written by Bhagat Namdev, the saint poet from Maharashtra. I continue to celebrate Bhagat Namdev's 750th birth anniversary by creating several media projects based on his poetry. The odds were against him but despite Bhagat Namdev being from a family of cheepas, or calico printers, he was able to swim across the toxic ocean of life to meet Paarbrahm and describes his experience in this shabad. Guru Nanak found this shabad inspirational and sang it in a raag he created himself, Raag Asa, the raag of hope.
The link to the shabad video is below. For an in depth discussion please see my blog: In Depth Discussion on Kaise Man Tarega Re.
Lyrics and Translation in English
Āsā - Shabad by Bhagat Namdev
Pārbarahm jė cẖīnĥsī āsā ṯe na bẖāvsī.
Rāmā bẖagṯah cẖeṯīale acẖinṯ man rākẖsī. ||1||
Kaise man ṯarhegā re sansār sāgar bikẖai ko banā.
Jẖūṯẖī māiā ḏekẖ kai bẖūlā re manā. ||1|| rahā▫o.
Cẖẖīpe ke gẖar janam ḏailā gur upḏes bẖailā.
Sanṯėh kai parsāḏ nāmā har bẖetulā. ||2||5||
Aasaa - Translation by Bhai Manmohan Singh
He, who sees the Supreme Lord, likes not other desires.
He thinks of Lord's devotional service and keeps his mind free from care.
O my soul, how shalt thou cross over the world-ocean filled with the water of vice?
Beholding the false worldly valuables thou has gone astray, O my mind. Pause.
Thou hast given me birth in a calico-printer's house (O Lord), but I have attained the Guru's instruction.
By saints' grace, Nam Dev has met his Lord.
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