Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਅਸਾਧ ਸਾਧ ਕਾਸਟ ਅਗਨਿ ਗਤਿ ਟੇਵ ਨ ਟਰਤ ਹੈ ।
duramat guramat sangat asaadh saadh kaasatt agan gat ttev na ttarat hai |Like wood and fire, the companies of Manmukh and Gurmukh dispense base wisdom and Guru's intelligence respectively. Wood hordes the fire within but fire destroys the wood. Both good and bad do not refrain from their nature.
ਅਜਯਾ ਸਰਪ ਜਲ ਗੰਗ ਬਾਰੁਨੀ ਬਿਧਾਨ ਸਨ ਅਉ ਮਜੀਠ ਖਲ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਲਰਤ ਹੈ ।
ajayaa sarap jal gang baarunee bidhaan san aau majeetth khal panddit larat hai |A goat is good doer while a snake causes distress by its bite. River Ganges purifies the wine poured in it, while a drop of wine in Ganges water pollutes it. A rope of jute binds while Rubia munjista plant colours fast. Similarly fools and intelligent men
ਕੰਟਕ ਪੁਹਪ ਸੈਲ ਘਟਿਕਾ ਸਨਾਹ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਹੰਸ ਕਾਗ ਬਗ ਬਿਆਧ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਬਰਤ ਹੈ ।
kanttak puhap sail ghattikaa sanaah sasatr hans kaag bag biaadh mrig hoe nibarat hai |Thorn gives pain while a flower emits fragrance. A pitcher gives cold water while a stone breaks the pitcher. An armour coat saves while a weapon causes injury. Swan is of good intellect while a crow and heron eat flesh. A hunter hunts a deer while the de
ਲੋਸਟ ਕਨਿਕ ਸੀਪ ਸੰਖ ਮਧੁ ਕਾਲਕੂਟ ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖਦਾਇਕ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਬਿਚਰਤ ਹੈ ।੨੯੮।
losatt kanik seep sankh madh kaalakoott sukh dukhadaaeik sansaar bicharat hai |298|Iron made into weapons gives distress, while gold is comfort giving. A shell makes a swati drop into a pearl whereas a conch only wails. Nectar makes a person immortal while poison kills. Similarly Gurmukhs do good to all whereas Manmukhs dispense distres