Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਦ੍ਰੋਪਤੀ ਕੁਪੀਨ ਮਾਤ੍ਰ ਦਈ ਜਉ ਮੁਨੀਸਰਹਿ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਸਭਾ ਮਧਿ ਬਹਿਓ ਬਸਨ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਹ ਜੀ ।
dropatee kupeen maatr dee jau muneesareh taa te sabhaa madh bahio basan pravaah jee |Daropadi gave away a piece of cloth from her head-covering scarf to a sage Durbasha whose loin cloth had been washed away in the river. As a result, when efforts were made to strip her off in the court of Duryodhan, the cloth length coming off her body wo
ਤਨਕ ਤੰਦੁਲ ਜਗਦੀਸਹਿ ਦਏ ਸੁਦਾਮਾ ਤਾਂ ਤੇ ਪਾਏ ਚਤਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਅਥਾਹ ਜੀ ।
tanak tandul jagadeeseh de sudaamaa taan te paae chatar padaarath athaah jee |Sudama offered a handful of rice to Krishna Ji, with utmost love and in return, he attained the four aims of life as well as many other treasure-houses of His blessings.
ਦੁਖਤ ਗਜਿੰਦ ਅਰਬਿੰਦ ਗਹਿ ਭੇਟ ਰਾਖੈ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਕਾਜੈ ਚਕ੍ਰਪਾਨਿ ਆਨਿ ਗ੍ਰਸੇ ਗ੍ਰਾਹ ਜੀ ।
dukhat gajind arabind geh bhett raakhai taa kai kaajai chakrapaan aan grase graah jee |A distressed elephant caught by an octopus, plucked a lotus flower in desperation and offered it to the Lord in humble supplication. He (elephant) was freed from the clutches of the octopus.
ਕਹਾਂ ਕੋਊ ਕਰੈ ਕਛੁ ਹੋਤ ਨ ਕਾਹੂ ਕੇ ਕੀਏ ਜਾ ਕੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਾਨਿ ਲੇਹਿ ਸਬੈ ਸੁਖ ਤਾਹਿ ਜੀ ।੪੩੫।
kahaan koaoo karai kachh hot na kaahoo ke kee jaa kee prabh maan lehi sabai sukh taeh jee |435|What can one do with his own efforts ? Nothing tangible can be achieved by one's own efforts. All this is His blessing. One whose hard work and devotion is accepted by the Lord, gets all peace and comforts from Him. (435)