Controlling Manifestations of Maya - Ego - Part 5 of 5...

(Taken from Sikhi Article)

Ego

slok shsik®qI mhlw 5
salok sehasakirathee mehalaa 5
Salok Sehskritee, Fifth Mehla:

hy jnm mrx mUlµ AhMkwrM pwpwqmw ]
hae janam maran moola(n) aha(n)kaara(n) paapaathamaa
O egotism, you are the root of birth and death and the cycle of reincarnation; you are the very soul of sin.

imqRM qjMiq sqRM idRVMiq Aink mwXw ibsœIrnh ]
mithra(n) thaja(n)th sathra(n) dhrirra(n)th anik maayaa bistheeraneh
You forsake friends, and hold tight to enemies. You spread out countless illusions of Maya.

AwvMq jwvMq QkMq jIAw duK suK bhu Bogxh ]
aava(n)th jaava(n)th thhaka(n)th jeeaa dhukh sukh bahu bhoganeh
You cause the living beings to come and go until they are exhausted. You lead them to experience pain and pleasure.

BRm BXwn auidAwn rmxM mhw ibkt AswD rogxh ]
bhram bhayaan oudhiaan ramana(n) mehaa bikatt asaadhh roganeh
You lead them to wander lost in the terrible wilderness of doubt; you lead them to contract the most horrible, incurable diseases.

bYd´M pwrbRhm prmysÍr AwrwiD nwnk hir hir hry ]49]
baidhya(n) paarabreham paramaesvar aaraadhh naanak har har harae 49
The only Physician is the Supreme Lord, the Transcendent Lord God. Nanak worships and adores the Lord, Har, Har, Haray. 49

Ang 1358 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaaj, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaaj