Sri Dasam Granth

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ਧਿਆਨ ਲਾਇ ਮੁਨਿ ਨਿਰਖਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥੧੮੫॥
dhiaan laae mun nirakhan laagai |185|

There he saw a Tom Cat, whom he continued ot scan attentively.185.

ਮੂਸ ਕਾਜ ਜਸ ਲਾਵਤ ਧਿਆਨੂ ॥
moos kaaj jas laavat dhiaanoo |

To catch the mouse (which it) concentrates,

ਲਾਜਤ ਦੇਖਿ ਮਹੰਤ ਮਹਾਨੂੰ ॥
laajat dekh mahant mahaanoo |

Seeing his miditativeness for the rats, even the great hermits felt shy

ਐਸ ਧਿਆਨ ਹਰਿ ਹੇਤ ਲਗਈਐ ॥
aais dhiaan har het lageeai |

(If) such attention is paid to (attainment of) Hari,

ਤਬ ਹੀ ਨਾਥ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਪਈਐ ॥੧੮੬॥
tab hee naath niranjan peeai |186|

If such meditativeness is observed for the sake of the Lord, only then that unmanifested Brahman can be realized.186.

ਪੰਚਮ ਗੁਰੂ ਯਾਹਿ ਹਮ ਜਾਨਾ ॥
pancham guroo yaeh ham jaanaa |

We considered him as (our) fifth Guru.

ਯਾ ਕਹੁ ਭਾਵ ਹੀਐ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਾ ॥
yaa kahu bhaav heeai anumaanaa |

I shall consider him my fifth Guru, such a thought came to the mind of Dutt, the king of sages

ਐਸੀ ਭਾਤਿ ਧਿਆਨ ਜੋ ਲਾਵੈ ॥
aaisee bhaat dhiaan jo laavai |

The kind that will pay attention,

ਸੋ ਨਿਹਚੈ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧੮੭॥
so nihachai saahib ko paavai |187|

He, who will meditate in such a way, he will assuredly realise the Lord.187.

ਇਤਿ ਬਿੜਾਲ ਪੰਚਮੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਮਾਪਤੰ ॥੫॥
eit birraal panchamo guroo samaapatan |5|

End of the description of the adoption of Tom Cat as the fifth Guru.

ਅਥ ਧੁਨੀਆ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਥਨੰ ॥
ath dhuneea guroo kathanan |

Now begins the description of the Cotton Carder as the Guru

ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |

CHAUPAI

ਆਗੇ ਚਲਾ ਰਾਜ ਸੰਨ੍ਯਾਸਾ ॥
aage chalaa raaj sanayaasaa |

Sannyas Raj (Datta) walked forward

ਏਕ ਆਸ ਗਹਿ ਐਸ ਅਨਾਸਾ ॥
ek aas geh aais anaasaa |

Leaving all other desires and keeping only one thought in his mind, Dutt, the king of Yogis moved further

ਤਹ ਇਕ ਰੂਮ ਧੁਨਖਤੋ ਲਹਾ ॥
tah ik room dhunakhato lahaa |

Then (he) saw a 'room' (penja) crouching (who did not turn his attention from his work even when the army passed by him).

ਐਸ ਭਾਤਿ ਮਨ ਸੌ ਮੁਨਿ ਕਹਾ ॥੧੮੮॥
aais bhaat man sau mun kahaa |188|

There he saw a carder carding cotton and said thus in hiss mind188

ਭੂਪ ਸੈਨ ਇਹ ਜਾਤ ਨ ਲਹੀ ॥
bhoop sain ih jaat na lahee |

(That this penge) did not even see the king's army going,

ਗ੍ਰੀਵਾ ਨੀਚ ਨੀਚ ਹੀ ਰਹੀ ॥
greevaa neech neech hee rahee |

“This man has not seen all the army passing in front of him and his neck remained bowed

ਸਗਲ ਸੈਨ ਵਾਹੀ ਮਗ ਗਈ ॥
sagal sain vaahee mag gee |

All the army passed that way,

ਤਾ ਕੌ ਨੈਕੁ ਖਬਰ ਨਹੀ ਭਈ ॥੧੮੯॥
taa kau naik khabar nahee bhee |189|

The whole army went on this path, but he was not conscious of that.”189.

ਰੂਈ ਧੁਨਖਤੋ ਫਿਰਿ ਨ ਨਿਹਾਰਾ ॥
rooee dhunakhato fir na nihaaraa |

I did not look back crying,

ਨੀਚ ਹੀ ਗ੍ਰੀਵਾ ਰਹਾ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥
neech hee greevaa rahaa bichaaraa |

While carding the cotton, he did not look back and this lowly person kept his neck bowed

ਦਤ ਬਿਲੋਕਿ ਹੀਏ ਮੁਸਕਾਨਾ ॥
dat bilok hee musakaanaa |

Seeing this, Dutt smiled in his heart.

ਖਸਟਮ ਗੁਰੂ ਤਿਸੀ ਕਹੁ ਜਾਨਾ ॥੧੯੦॥
khasattam guroo tisee kahu jaanaa |190|

Seeing him, Dutt smiled in his mind and said, “I accept him as my sixth Guru.”190.

ਰੂਮ ਹੇਤ ਇਹ ਜਿਮ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਯੋ ॥
room het ih jim chit laayo |

As it has planted for Roon (Pinjan).

ਸੈਨ ਗਈ ਪਰੁ ਸਿਰ ਨ ਉਚਾਯੋ ॥
sain gee par sir na uchaayo |

And the army passed, but (it) did not raise its head.

ਤੈਸੀਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸੌ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਗਈਐ ॥
taisee prabh sau preet lageeai |

Such love should be with the Lord,

ਤਬ ਹੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਪਈਐ ॥੧੯੧॥
tab hee purakh puraatan peeai |191|

The way in which he absorbed his mind in cotton and the army passed away and he did not raise his head, in the same way, when the Lord will be loved, then that ancient Purusha i.e. the Lord will be realized.191.

ਇਤਿ ਰੂਈ ਧੁਨਖਤਾ ਪੇਾਂਜਾ ਖਸਟਮੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਮਾਪਤੰ ॥੬॥
eit rooee dhunakhataa peaanjaa khasattamo guroo samaapatan |6|

End of the description of the adoption of Carder as the sixth Guru.

ਅਥ ਮਾਛੀ ਸਪਤਮੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਥਨੰ ॥
ath maachhee sapatamo guroo kathanan |

Now begins the description of Fisherman as the Seventh Guru

ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |

CHAUPI

ਆਗੇ ਚਲਾ ਰਾਜ ਸੰਨ੍ਯਾਸਾ ॥
aage chalaa raaj sanayaasaa |

Sannyas Raj (Datta) walked forward

ਮਹਾ ਬਿਮਲ ਮਨ ਭਯੋ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥
mahaa bimal man bhayo udaasaa |

That great ascetic Dutt, of the pure mind moved further

ਨਿਰਖਾ ਤਹਾ ਏਕ ਮਛਹਾ ॥
nirakhaa tahaa ek machhahaa |

He saw a machhi (fish catcher).

ਲਏ ਜਾਰ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਤ ਨ ਕਹਾ ॥੧੯੨॥
le jaar kar jaat na kahaa |192|

There he saw a Fisherman going with his net.192.

ਬਿਨਛੀ ਏਕ ਹਾਥ ਮੋ ਧਾਰੇ ॥
binachhee ek haath mo dhaare |

He was holding a hooked stick ('binchhi') in his hand.

ਜਰੀਆ ਅੰਧ ਕੰਧ ਪਰ ਡਾਰੇ ॥
jareea andh kandh par ddaare |

He was holding his lance in one of his hands and was carrying the net on one shoulder

ਇਸਥਿਤ ਏਕ ਮਛਿ ਕੀ ਆਸਾ ॥
eisathit ek machh kee aasaa |

And (engaged in fishing) (walked) like the blind. He was located in the hope of a fish,

ਜਾਨੁਕ ਵਾ ਕੇ ਮਧ ਨ ਸਾਸਾ ॥੧੯੩॥
jaanuk vaa ke madh na saasaa |193|

He was standing there for the sake of the fish in such a way as if his body had become breathless.193.

ਏਕਸੁ ਠਾਢ ਮਛ ਕੀ ਆਸੂ ॥
ekas tthaadt machh kee aasoo |

He was waiting for a fish,

ਰਾਜ ਪਾਟ ਤੇ ਜਾਨ ਉਦਾਸੂ ॥
raaj paatt te jaan udaasoo |

He was standing with the desire of catching one fish in such a way as if someone standing with patience and detached from all his paraphernalia

ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਨੇਹ ਨਾਥ ਸੌ ਲਈਐ ॥
eih bidh neh naath sau leeai |

Let us love the Lord in this way,

ਤਬ ਹੀ ਪੂਰਨ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਹ ਪਈਐ ॥੧੯੪॥
tab hee pooran purakh kah peeai |194|

Dutt thought that if such a love was observed for the sake of the Lord, then that perfect Purusha i.e. the Lo

ਇਤਿ ਮਾਛੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਪਤਮੋ ਸਮਾਪਤੰ ॥੭॥
eit maachhee guroo sapatamo samaapatan |7|

End of the description of the adoption of Fisherman as the seventh Guru.

ਅਥ ਚੇਰੀ ਅਸਟਮੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਥਨੰ ॥
ath cheree asattamo guroo kathanan |

Now begins the description of he adopt of Maid-servant as the Eighth Guru

ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |

CHAUPAI

ਹਰਖਤ ਅੰਗ ਸੰਗ ਸੈਨਾ ਸੁਨਿ ॥
harakhat ang sang sainaa sun |

Daksha Prajapati (house) of Muni (Datta).

ਆਯੋ ਦਛ ਪ੍ਰਜਾਪਤਿ ਕੇ ਮੁਨਿ ॥
aayo dachh prajaapat ke mun |

When the sage Dutt reached the abode of Daksha Prajapati, he was greatly pleased alongwith his army