Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਸਬਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਲਿਵ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖ ਸੰਧਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਆਤਮ ਅਵੇਸ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਤਮ ਪ੍ਰਬੀਨ ਹੈ ।
sabad surat liv gur sikh sandh mile aatam aves pramaatam prabeen hai |With the union of a disciple coming in the refuge of True Guru and when his mind is engrossed in the divine word, he becomes an adept in uniting his self with the Supreme soul.
ਤਤੈ ਮਿਲਿ ਤਤ ਸ੍ਵਾਂਤ ਬੂੰਦ ਮੁਕਤਾਹਲ ਹੁਇ ਪਾਰਸ ਕੈ ਪਾਰਸ ਪਰਸਪਰ ਕੀਨ ਹੈ ।
tatai mil tat svaant boond mukataahal hue paaras kai paaras parasapar keen hai |As the mythical rain-drop (Swati) turns into a pearl when it falls on an Oyster shell and becomes highly valuable, so would a person become when his heart is filled with the elixir-like Naam of the Lord. Uniting with Supreme, he too becomes like Him. Like
ਜੋਤ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੈਸੇ ਦੀਪਕੈ ਦਿਪਤ ਦੀਪ ਹੀਰੈ ਹੀਰਾ ਬੇਧੀਅਤ ਆਪੈ ਆਪਾ ਚੀਨ ਹੈ ।
jot mil jot jaise deepakai dipat deep heerai heeraa bedheeat aapai aapaa cheen hai |As an oil lamp lights the other, so does a true devotee (Gursikh) meeting with True Guru becomes an embodiment of His light and shines in the diamond like a diamond. He reckons his self then.
ਚੰਦਨ ਬਨਾਸਪਤੀ ਬਾਸਨਾ ਸੁਬਾਸ ਗਤਿ ਚਤਰ ਬਰਨ ਜਨ ਕੁਲ ਅਕੁਲੀਨ ਹੈ ।੨੨੫।
chandan banaasapatee baasanaa subaas gat chatar baran jan kul akuleen hai |225|All the vegetation around a sandalwood tree becomes fragrant. Similarly the people of all the four castes become of higher caste after meeting with True Guru. (225)