Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਸਲਿਲ ਸੁਭਾਵ ਦੇਖੈ ਬੋਰਤ ਨ ਕਾਸਟਹਿ ਲਾਹ ਗਹੈ ਕਹੈ ਅਪਨੋਈ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਰਿਓ ਹੈ ।
salil subhaav dekhai borat na kaasatteh laah gahai kahai apanoee pratipaario hai |Look at water, the nature of it never drowns wood in it. It regards the wood as his own having brought it up by irrigating it and thus keeps the shame of this relationship.
ਜੁਗਵਤ ਕਾਸਟ ਰਿਦੰਤਰਿ ਬੈਸੰਤਰਹਿ ਬੈਸੰਤਰ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੈ ਕਾਸਟਿ ਪ੍ਰਜਾਰਿਓ ਹੈ ।
jugavat kaasatt ridantar baisantareh baisantar antar lai kaasatt prajaario hai |Wood keeps fire in it latently but taking the wood in itself the fire burns it (wood) to ashes.
ਅਗਰਹਿ ਜਲ ਬੋਰਿ ਕਾਢੈ ਬਾਡੈ ਮੋਲ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਪਾਵਕ ਪ੍ਰਦਗਧ ਕੈ ਅਧਿਕ ਅਉਟਾਰਿਓ ਹੈ ।
agareh jal bor kaadtai baaddai mol taa ko paavak pradagadh kai adhik aauttaario hai |The wood of Gularia Agalocha (Agar) resurfaces in water after sinking for sometime. This sinking increases the value of the wood. For burning it well in fire, it is boiled in water.
ਤਊ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਰੁਧਰੁ ਚੁਇ ਚੋਆ ਹੋਇ ਸਲਲ ਮਿਲ ਅਉਗਨਹਿ ਗੁਨ ਮਾਨੈ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਓ ਹੈ ।੪੨੫।
taoo taa ko rudhar chue choaa hoe salal mil aauganeh gun maanai birad beechaario hai |425|Then its essence mixes well in water that becomes sweet smelling. For extracting the essence of the wood, the water has to bear the heat of the fire. But for its calm and tolerant nature, water changes its demerits into merits and thus fulfils its duties