Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਤੁਸ ਮੈ ਤੰਦੁਲ ਬੋਇ ਨਿਪਜੈ ਸਹੰਸ੍ਰ ਗੁਨੋ ਦੇਹ ਧਾਰਿ ਕਰਤ ਹੈ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰ ਜੀ ।
tus mai tandul boe nipajai sahansr guno deh dhaar karat hai praupakaar jee |A grain of rice covered by its husk when sowed yields many time more such grains and as rice (a staple food item) do much good in the world.
ਤੁਸ ਮੈ ਤੰਦੁਲ ਨਿਰਬਿਘਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਨ ਘੁਨੁ ਰਾਖੇ ਰਹੈ ਚਿਰੰਕਾਲ ਹੋਤ ਨ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਜੀ ।
tus mai tandul nirabighan laagai na ghun raakhe rahai chirankaal hot na bikaar jee |The rice remains protected against insects as long as it remains in the husk. It remains preserved for long.
ਤੁਖ ਸੈ ਨਿਕਸਿ ਹੋਇ ਭਗਨ ਮਲੀਨ ਰੂਪ ਸ੍ਵਾਦ ਕਰਵਾਇ ਰਾਧੇ ਰਹੈ ਨ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਜੀ ।
tukh sai nikas hoe bhagan maleen roop svaad karavaae raadhe rahai na sansaar jee |Outside the husk, rice breaks. It acquires a darkish hue and slight bitterness. It loses its worldly importance.
ਗੁਰ ਉਪਦੇਸ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਮੈ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਤਜਿ ਬਨ ਖੰਡ ਹੋਤ ਨ ਉਧਾਰ ਜੀ ।੧੨੧।
gur upades gurasikh grih mai bairaagee grih taj ban khandd hot na udhaar jee |121|So does a Sikh of Guru following the advice of Guru lives a householder's life without being attached and engrossed in it. He does good to others while living with his family members. He does not renounce the family and lives in jungles to emancipate hims