Just as without embarking a ship, ocean cannot be crossed and without the touch of philosopher-stone, iron, copper or other metals cannot be turned into gold.
Just as no water is considered sacred other than the water of .river Ganges, and no child can be born without conjugal union of husband and wife.
Just as without sowing seeds, no crop can grow and no pearl can be formed in an oyster unless the swati drop of rain falls on it.
Similarly without taking refuge and consecration of True Guru, there is no other method or force that can end the repeated cycle of birth and death. One who is without the divine word of the Guru cannot be called a human being. (538)