Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਬਾਇ ਹੁਇ ਬਘੂਲਾ ਬਾਇ ਮੰਡਲ ਫਿਰੈ ਤਉ ਕਹਾ ਬਾਸਨਾ ਕੀ ਆਗਿ ਜਾਗਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਨੀਐ ।
baae hue baghoolaa baae manddal firai tau kahaa baasanaa kee aag jaag jugat na jaaneeai |So what if someone through spiritual powers become a whirlwind of air and wanders in the atmosphere when all desires are kindred in his mind and he does not know how to get rid of them?
ਕੂਪ ਜਲੁ ਗਰੋ ਬਾਧੇ ਨਿਕਸੈ ਨ ਹੁਇ ਸਮੁੰਦ੍ਰ ਚੀਲ ਹੁਇ ਉਡੈ ਨ ਖਗਪਤਿ ਉਨਮਾਨੀਐ ।
koop jal garo baadhe nikasai na hue samundr cheel hue uddai na khagapat unamaaneeai |Just as water drawn out of a well with a pitcher tied to a rope does not become an ocean and a vulture, who roams about in the sky looking for corpses, cannot be accepted as god of birds, similarly, an evil-filled man cannot claim to be a spiritually awak
ਮੂਸਾ ਬਿਲ ਖੋਦ ਨ ਜੋਗੀਸੁਰ ਗੁਫਾ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਸਰਪ ਹੁਇ ਚਿਰੰਜੀਵ ਬਿਖੁ ਨ ਬਿਲਾਨੀਐ ।
moosaa bil khod na jogeesur gufaa kahaavai sarap hue chiranjeev bikh na bilaaneeai |A rat living in a burrow cannot be called a saint in a cave. Similarly, a person who has done no good to anyone is like a rat even if he puts himself through rigorous penance to realise his beloved God. If one acquires long life like a snake, one cannot d
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਨ ਅਤੀਤ ਚੀਤ ਹੁਇ ਅਤੀਤ ਹਉਮੈ ਖੋਇ ਹੋਇ ਰੇਨ ਕਾਮਧੇਨ ਮਾਨੀਐ ।੨੨੪।
guramukh trigun ateet cheet hue ateet haumai khoe hoe ren kaamadhen maaneeai |224|But an obedient Sikh of the Guru keeps himself clear from the effect of tri-traits of maya and is a recluse by heart. He loses his ego and becomes an epitome of humility by serving all and accomplishing others' tasks admirably. (224)