Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji

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ਸੂਰਜ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸ ਨਾਸ ਉਡਗਨ ਅਗਿਨਤ ਜਿਉ ਆਨ ਦੇਵ ਸੇਵ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਕੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਕੈ ।
sooraj pragaas naas uddagan aginat jiau aan dev sev guradev ke dhiaan kai |

Just as with Sunrise, the stars disappear; similarly a Sikh feels unconcerned about the worship and service of gods and goddesses due to the knowledge acquired from the True Guru and practicing and focusing of the mind on his words.

ਹਾਟ ਬਾਟ ਘਾਟ ਠਾਠੁ ਘਟੈ ਘਟੈ ਨਿਸ ਦਿਨੁ ਤੈਸੋ ਲੋਗ ਬੇਦ ਭੇਦ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਕੈ ।
haatt baatt ghaatt tthaatth ghattai ghattai nis din taiso log bed bhed satigur giaan kai |

Just as the charm of shops, pathways, roads and quays reduce with time, so do the doubts and ignorance created by the worldly knowledge, rationale and illogic of Vedas diminish with the appearance of the True Guru's knowledge.

ਚੋਰ ਜਾਰ ਅਉ ਜੂਆਰ ਮੋਹ ਦ੍ਰੋਹ ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਤ ਸਮੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਨਾਮ ਦਾਨ ਇਸਨਾਨ ਕੈ ।
chor jaar aau jooaar moh droh andhakaar praat samai sobhaa naam daan isanaan kai |

The activities of thieves, evil persons and gamblers thrive in the darkness of the night but on daybreak the unique influence of bathing and meditation as drilled by the True Guru in His disciples become conspicuous.

ਆਨ ਸਰ ਮੇਡੁਕ ਸਿਵਾਲ ਘੋਘਾ ਮਾਨਸਰ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਬ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਕੈ ।੪੮੬।
aan sar medduk sivaal ghoghaa maanasar pooran braham gur sarab nidhaan kai |486|

Worshippers of other gods and goddesses can only be the dross of the tri-trait maya or the frogs of some pond and even useless shells in the sand. But in the Mansarover-like congregation, all treasures and invaluable commodities providing Naam, blessed by