Sri Dasam Granth

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ਪਾਪ ਹਿਰਦੇ ਮਹਿ ਠਾਨਿ ॥
paap hirade meh tthaan |

Has taken sins in the heart

ਕਰਤ ਧਰਮ ਕੀ ਹਾਨਿ ॥੧੩੧॥
karat dharam kee haan |131|

The king and saints etc. engaged in evil acts and with sins in their hearts, they are doing disservice to dharma.131.

ਅਤਿ ਕੁਚਾਲ ਅਰੁ ਕ੍ਰੂਰ ॥
at kuchaal ar kraoor |

(The people) are extremely mean and cruel,

ਅਤਿ ਪਾਪਿਸਟ ਕਠੂਰ ॥
at paapisatt katthoor |

All the people have become cruel, characterless, sinners and hard-hearted

ਥਿਰ ਨਹੀ ਰਹਤ ਪਲਾਧ ॥
thir nahee rahat palaadh |

Not even half a moment lasts

ਕਰਤ ਅਧਰਮ ਕੀ ਸਾਧਿ ॥੧੩੨॥
karat adharam kee saadh |132|

They do not remain stable even for half a moment and keep the desires of adharma in their mind.132.

ਅਤਿ ਪਾਪਿਸਟ ਅਜਾਨ ॥
at paapisatt ajaan |

There are very big sinners and fools

ਕਰਤ ਧਰਮ ਕੀ ਹਾਨਿ ॥
karat dharam kee haan |

and harm religion.

ਮਾਨਤ ਜੰਤ੍ਰ ਨ ਤੰਤ੍ਰ ॥
maanat jantr na tantr |

Don't believe in machines and systems

ਜਾਪਤ ਕੋਈ ਨ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ॥੧੩੩॥
jaapat koee na mantr |133|

They are extremely ignorant, sinners, doing disservice to dharma and without belief in mantras, yantras and tantras.133.

ਜਹ ਤਹ ਬਡਾ ਅਧਰਮ ॥
jah tah baddaa adharam |

Where the lawlessness has increased a lot

ਧਰਮ ਭਜਾ ਕਰਿ ਭਰਮ ॥
dharam bhajaa kar bharam |

With the increase of adharma, dharma became fearful and fled away

ਨਵ ਨਵ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਭਈ ॥
nav nav kriaa bhee |

A new new action is taking place

ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਛਾਇ ਰਹੀ ॥੧੩੪॥
duramat chhaae rahee |134|

New activities were introduced and the wicked intellect spread on all the four sides.134.

ਕੁੰਡਰੀਆ ਛੰਦ ॥
kunddareea chhand |

KUNDARIA STANZA

ਨਏ ਨਏ ਮਾਰਗ ਚਲੇ ਜਗ ਮੋ ਬਢਾ ਅਧਰਮ ॥
ne ne maarag chale jag mo badtaa adharam |

Several new paths were initiated and adharma increased in the world

ਰਾਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਸਭੈ ਲਗੇ ਜਹ ਜਹ ਕਰਨ ਕੁਕਰਮ ॥
raajaa prajaa sabhai lage jah jah karan kukaram |

The king and also his subject performed evil acts

ਜਹ ਤਹ ਕਰਨ ਕੁਕਰਮ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਨਰ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
jah tah karan kukaram prajaa raajaa nar naaree |

And because of such conduct of the king and his subject and the character of men and women

ਧਰਮ ਪੰਖ ਕਰ ਉਡਾ ਪਾਪ ਕੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਬਿਥਾਰੀ ॥੧੩੫॥
dharam pankh kar uddaa paap kee kriaa bithaaree |135|

, The dharma was destroyed and the sinful activities were extended.135.

ਧਰਮ ਲੋਪ ਜਗ ਤੇ ਭਏ ਪਾਪ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਬਪੁ ਕੀਨ ॥
dharam lop jag te bhe paap pragatt bap keen |

Dharma has disappeared from the world and sin has revealed its shape ('bapu').

ਊਚ ਨੀਚ ਰਾਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਅਧਰਮ ਕੀ ਲੀਨ ॥
aooch neech raajaa prajaa kriaa adharam kee leen |

The dharma disappeared from the world and the sins became prevalent apparently

ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਪਾਪ ਕੀ ਲੀਨ ਨਾਰਿ ਨਰ ਰੰਕ ਅਰੁ ਰਾਜਾ ॥
kriaa paap kee leen naar nar rank ar raajaa |

The king and his subject, the high and low, all of them adopted the activities of adharma

ਪਾਪ ਪ੍ਰਚੁਰ ਬਪੁ ਕੀਨ ਧਰਮ ਧਰਿ ਪੰਖਨ ਭਾਜਾ ॥੧੩੬॥
paap prachur bap keen dharam dhar pankhan bhaajaa |136|

The sin increased greatly and the dharma disappeared.136.

ਪਾਪਾਕ੍ਰਾਤ ਧਰਾ ਭਈ ਪਲ ਨ ਸਕਤਿ ਠਹਰਾਇ ॥
paapaakraat dharaa bhee pal na sakat tthaharaae |

The earth is afflicted with sins and is not stable even for a moment.