Japji Sahib - The 24th Pauri - Mantra for Family Karma
Codes within our cells are written by our family's history and determine more than what we look like and to what diseases we are prone. Even when we are vastly different that the rest of our family, certain tendencies toward discontent or misfortune can be present in our unconscious and subconscious from childhood. This holiday season, if you are surrounded by family, there is a mantra that you can keep playing in your Ipod, or singing to yourself in sadhana. This mantra breaks family karma. It is said to shatter misfortune with the power of a thunderbolt and affect generations. It is a powerful mantra of change and transformation for you and your whole family.
ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਸਿਫਤੀ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ॥
ant na siftee kahan na ant
ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਕਰਣੈ ਦੇਣਿ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ॥
ant na karnai dayn na ant
There is no end of good advice; No end to what is said. No end of doing, no end of giving, No end of seeing, hearing and living. There is no end in sight.
ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਵੇਖਣਿ ਸੁਣਣਿ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ॥
ant na vaykhan sunan na ant
ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਕਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਮੰਤੁ ॥
ant na jaapai ki-aa man mant
What mantra lies within God's mind? See the structure of the universe… There is no end in sight.
ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਕੀਤਾ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
ant na jaapai keetaa aakaar
ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥
ant na jaapai paaraavaar
See its endless expansion… There is no end in sight.
ਅੰਤ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਬਿਲਲਾਹਿ ॥
Ant kaaran kaytay billaahi
ਤਾ ਕੇ ਅੰਤ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
taa kay ant na paa-ay jaahi
Many wail in frustration, Because there is no end in sight.
ਏਹੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
ayhu ant na jaanai ko-ay
ਬਹੁਤਾ ਕਹੀਐ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
bahutaa kahee-ai bahutaa ho-ay
No one can find the end. The more you try to tell, The more there is to say.
ਵਡਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਊਚਾ ਥਾਉ ॥
vadaa saahib oochaa thaa-o
ਊਚੇ ਉਪਰਿ ਊਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
oochay upar oochaa naa-o
God is high. The Nam is high.
ਏਵਡੁ ਊਚਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
ayvad oochaa hovai ko-ay
ਤਿਸੁ ਊਚੇ ਕਉ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
tis oochay ka-o jaanai so-ay
You must get that high to see.
ਜੇਵਡੁ ਆਪਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪਿ ਆਪਿ ॥
jayvad aap jaanai aap aap
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਕਰਮੀ ਦਾਤਿ ॥੨੪॥
naanak nadree karmee daat
You must get that high to see. God knows how high He is, O Nanak! One glance can set you free.