Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਕੋਊ ਬੇਚੈ ਗੜਿ ਗੜਿ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਧਨਖ ਬਾਨ ਕੋਊ ਬੇਚੈ ਗੜਿ ਗੜਿ ਬਿਬਿਧਿ ਸਨਾਹ ਜੀ ।
koaoo bechai garr garr sasatr dhanakh baan koaoo bechai garr garr bibidh sanaah jee |Someone manufactures bows and arrows used for killing while others fabricate armour coats and shields to defend against these weapons.
ਕੋਊ ਬੇਚੈ ਗੋਰਸ ਦੁਗਧ ਦਧ ਘ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਕੋਊ ਬੇਚੈ ਬਾਰੁਨੀ ਬਿਖਮ ਸਮ ਚਾਹ ਜੀ ।
koaoo bechai goras dugadh dadh ghrit nit koaoo bechai baarunee bikham sam chaah jee |Someone sells nourishing foods like milk, butter, curd etc. to make the body strong while others produce items like wine etc. that are harmful and destructive to the body.
ਤੈਸੇ ਹੀ ਬਿਕਾਰੀ ਉਪਕਾਰੀ ਹੈ ਅਸਾਧ ਸਾਧ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਨ ਦੇਖੇ ਅਵਗਾਹ ਜੀ ।
taise hee bikaaree upakaaree hai asaadh saadh bikhiaa amrit ban dekhe avagaah jee |So is a base and low person who spreads evil whereas an obedient Guru-oriented saintly person of the True Guru desires and endeavours to dispense good for all. Treat it like bathing in a sea of poison or jumping into a reservoir of nectar.
ਆਤਮਾ ਅਚੇਤ ਪੰਛੀ ਧਾਵਤ ਚਤੁਰਕੁੰਟ ਜੈਸੇ ਈ ਬਿਰਖ ਬੈਠੇ ਚਾਖੇ ਫਲ ਤਾਹ ਜੀ ।੩੯੧।
aatamaa achet panchhee dhaavat chaturakuntt jaise ee birakh baitthe chaakhe fal taah jee |391|Like an innocent bird, a human mind wanders in all four directions. Whatever tree it sits on, it would get that fruit to eat. In the company of evil-doers, the mind will only pick up dross whereas one collects virtues from the company of Guru-conscious sa