Poota Mata Kee Asees

Transliteration

Jis simrat sabh kilvikh naaseh pitree ho-ay udhaaro
So har har tum sad hee jaapahu jaa kaa ant na paaro
Poota maataa kee aasees
Nimakh na bisara-o tum ka-o har har sadaa bhajahu jagdees rahaa-o
Satgur tum ka-o ho-ay da-i-aalaa santsang tayree preet
Kaaparh pat parmaysar raakhee bhojan keertan neet
Amrit peevhu sadaa chir jeevhu har simrat anad anantaa
Rang tamaasaa pooran aasaa kabeh na bi-aapai chintaa
Bhavar tumaaraa ih man hova-o har charnaa hohu ka-ulaa
Naanak daas un sang laptaa-i-o ji-o booNdeh chaatrik ma-ulaa

Meaning

Remembering God, all mistakes are cleansed and our ancestors redeemed and saved.
Always chant the name of God, Har Har. God is within you, God is infinite.
Oh, my child, this is your mother’s blessing.
Do not forget God for a moment, always praising the Lord of the Universe.
May the true Guru be kind to you, may you love to be with the Saints.
May your clothing be God’s protection, may your food be the chanting of God’s prayers.
Drink the nectar of God’s name and have a long life, may meditation on God give you infinite joy.
May love be yours and your desires fulfilled. May you never be overcome by worry.
Let your mind be the bumblebee and let the Guru’s Lotus Feet be the flower.
Oh Servant Nanak, bind your mind in this way. Like the hawk finding a drop of rain, it flourishes.

Effect

The mantra Poota Mata Kee Asees is a mantra of prayer, love, and protection. It is a blessing that mothers bestow upon their children, for them to have divine protection and guidance.