Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਜੈਸੇ ਤਉ ਸਕਲ ਦ੍ਰੁਮ ਆਪਨੀ ਆਪਨੀ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਚੰਦਨ ਚੰਦਨ ਕਰੈ ਸਰਬ ਤਮਾਲ ਕਉ ।
jaise tau sakal drum aapanee aapanee bhaant chandan chandan karai sarab tamaal kau |Just as all trees grow and spread according to the nature of their species and they cannot impose their influence on others but a sandalwood tree can make all other trees smell like itself.
ਤਾਂਬਾ ਹੀ ਸੈ ਹੋਤ ਜੈਸੇ ਕੰਚਨ ਕਲੰਕੁ ਡਾਰੈ ਪਾਰਸ ਪਰਸੁ ਧਾਤੁ ਸਕਲ ਉਜਾਲ ਕਉ ।
taanbaa hee sai hot jaise kanchan kalank ddaarai paaras paras dhaat sakal ujaal kau |Just as addition of some special chemical in copper. can convert it into gold, but all metals can become gold by the touch of a philosopher-stone.
ਸਰਿਤਾ ਅਨੇਕ ਜੈਸੇ ਬਿਬਿਧਿ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਹ ਗਤਿ ਸੁਰਸਰੀ ਸੰਗਮ ਸਮ ਜਨਮ ਸੁਢਾਲ ਕਉ ।
saritaa anek jaise bibidh pravaah gat surasaree sangam sam janam sudtaal kau |Just as the flow of many rivers is different in many ways, but their water becomes pure and sacred once they mingle with water of river Ganges.
ਤੈਸੇ ਹੀ ਸਕਲ ਦੇਵ ਟੇਵ ਸੈ ਟਰਤ ਨਾਹਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਸਰਨ ਸਰਨਿ ਅਕਾਲ ਕਉ ।੪੫੯।
taise hee sakal dev ttev sai ttarat naeh satigur asaran saran akaal kau |459|Similarly, none of the gods and goddesses change their basic character. (They can reward someone according to their nature). But like sandalwood, philosopher-stone and river Ganges, the True Guru takes all under his refuge and blessing them with Naam Amri