Vaaran Bhai Gurdas Ji

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

ਪਉੜੀ ੧

ਇਕ ਕਵਾਉ ਪਸਾਉ ਕਰਿ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ ਅਨੇਕ ਅਕਾਰਾ ।

By one bang, the Oankar created and spread myriad of forms.

ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੋ ਧਰਤਿ ਅਗਾਸਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਵਿਥਾਰਾ ।

He extended His self in the form of air, water, fire, earth and sky etc.

ਜਲ ਥਲ ਤਰਵਰ ਪਰਬਤਾਂ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਅਗਣਤ ਅਪਾਰਾ ।

He created water, land, trees, mountains and many biotic communities.

ਇਕੁ ਵਰਭੰਡੁ ਅਖੰਡੁ ਹੈ ਲਖ ਵਰਭੰਡ ਪਲਕ ਪਲਕਾਰਾ ।

That supreme creator Himself is indivisible and in one wink of an eye can create millions of universes.

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਕਾਦਰੁ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਾ ।

When boundaries of His creation are unknowable, how can the expanse of that Creator be known?

ਅੰਤੁ ਬਿਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰਾ ।੧।

No end is there of His extremes; they are infinite.

ਪਉੜੀ ੨

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਵਡਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਵਡੇ ਦੀ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ।

How vast could He be said? The grandeur of the Great is great.

ਵਡੀ ਹੂੰ ਵਡਾ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖ ਸੁਣਾਈ ।

I relate what I have heard that He is said to be the greatest of the great.

ਰੋਮ ਰੋਮ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਖਿਓਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਵਰਭੰਡ ਕਰੋੜਿ ਸਮਾਈ ।

Crores of universes reside in His trichome.

ਇਕੁ ਕਵਾਉ ਪਸਾਉ ਜਿਸੁ ਤੋਲਿ ਅਤੋਲੁ ਨ ਤੁਲਿ ਤੁਲਾਈ ।

None could be compared with Him Who created and spread everything with one bang.

ਵੇਦ ਕਤੇਬਹੁ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਅਕਥ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਕਥੀ ਨ ਜਾਈ ।

He is beyond all the statements of the Vedas and the Katebas. His ineffable story is beyond all descriptions.

ਅਬਿਗਤਿ ਗਤਿ ਕਿਵ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਈ ।੨।

How could His unmanifest dynamism by seen and understood?

ਪਉੜੀ ੩

ਜੀਉ ਪਾਇ ਤਨੁ ਸਾਜਿਆ ਮੁਹੁ ਅਖੀ ਨਕੁ ਕੰਨ ਸਵਾਰੇ ।

Creating the jiva (self) He made his body and gave good shape to his mouth, nose, eyes and ears.

ਹਥ ਪੈਰ ਦੇ ਦਾਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸੁਭ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਦੁਆਰੇ ।

Gracefully He bestowed hands and feet, ears and consciousness for listening to the Word and eye for beholding goodness.

ਕਿਰਤਿ ਵਿਰਤਿ ਪਰਕਿਰਤਿ ਬਹੁ ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਸੰਜਾਰੇ ।

For earning of the livelihood and other works, he infused life into body.

ਰਾਗ ਰੰਗ ਰਸ ਪਰਸਦੇ ਗੰਧ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਸੰਧਿ ਪਰਕਾਰੇ ।

He bestowed various techniques of assimilation of music, colours, smells and fragrances.

ਛਾਦਨ ਭੋਜਨ ਬੁਧਿ ਬਲੁ ਟੇਕ ਬਿਬੇਕ ਵੀਚਾਰ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ।

For clothing and eating He gave wisdom, power, devotion, and discriminatory wisdom and thought process.

ਦਾਨੇ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰ ਦਾਤਾਰ ਪਿਆਰੇ ।

The mysteries of that Bestower cannot be understood; that loving Donor keeps with Him myriad's of virtues.

ਲੇਖ ਅਲੇਖ ਅਸੰਖ ਅਪਾਰੇ ।੩।

Beyond all accounts, He is infinite and unfathomable.

ਪਉੜੀ ੪

ਪੰਜਿ ਤਤੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਕਰਿ ਖਾਣੀ ਚਾਰਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ।

Mixing the five elements from four (life) mines (egg, foetus, sweat, vegetation) the whole world was created.

ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਜੂਨਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਵਾਗਵਣ ਚਲਤੁ ਵਰਤਾਇਆ ।

Creating the eighty-four lakhs speicies of life, the feat of transmigration has been accomplished in them.

ਇਕਸ ਇਕਸ ਜੂਨਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਅਣਗਣਤ ਵਧਾਇਆ ।

In each one of the species many a creature has been produced.

ਲੇਖੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਸਭਨਾ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਲਿਖਾਇਆ ।

All are responsible (for their actions) and carry writ of fate on their forehead.

ਲੇਖੈ ਸਾਸ ਗਿਰਾਸ ਦੇ ਲੇਖ ਲਿਖਾਰੀ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ।

Every breath and morsel is counted. Mystery of writs and that Writer could not be known by any one.

ਆਪਿ ਅਲੇਖੁ ਨ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।੪।

Himself imperceptible, He is beyond all writs.

ਪਉੜੀ ੫

ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਧਰਤਿ ਅਗਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਧਾਰ ਭੈ ਭਾਰਿ ਧਰਾਇਆ ।

Earth and sky are in fear but not held by any support, and, that Lord sustains them under the weight of fears.

ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੋ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਖੈ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ।

Keeping air, water and fire in fear (discipline). He has mixed them all (and has created the world).

ਪਾਣੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਧਰਤਿ ਧਰਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਥੰਮ੍ਹਾ ਆਗਾਸੁ ਰਹਾਇਆ ।

Setting earth in water He has established sky without the support of any props.

ਕਾਠੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਧਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਪਰਫੁਲਿਤ ਸੁਫਲੁ ਫਲਾਇਆ ।

He kept fire in wood and loading the trees with flowers and fruits made them meaningful.

ਨਵੀ ਦੁਆਰੀ ਪਵਣੁ ਧਰਿ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਚੰਦ ਚਲਾਇਆ ।

Keeping air (life) in all the nine doors He made the sun and the moon to move in fear (discipline).

ਨਿਰਭਉ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਰਾਇਆ ।੫।

That spotless Lord Himself is beyond all fears.

ਪਉੜੀ ੬

ਲਖ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਉਚਾਣਿ ਚੜਿ ਉਚਾ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਅੰਬੜਿ ਸਕੈ ।

Even mounting the lakhs of sky none can reach that highest Lord.

ਉਚੀ ਹੂੰ ਊਚਾ ਘਣਾ ਥਾਉ ਗਿਰਾਉ ਨ ਨਾਉ ਅਥਕੈ ।

He is higher than the highest; He has no (particular) place, residence, name and any fatigue.

ਲਖ ਪਤਾਲ ਨੀਵਾਣਿ ਜਾਇ ਨੀਵਾ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਨੀਵੈ ਤਕੈ ।

If someone goes low equal to millions of netherworlds even then he cannot behold Him.

ਪੂਰਬਿ ਪਛਮਿ ਉਤਰਾਧਿ ਦਖਣਿ ਫੇਰਿ ਚਉਫੇਰਿ ਨ ਢਕੈ ।

Even the covers of all the four directions - north, east, south, west, cannot over Him.

ਓੜਕ ਮੂਲੁ ਨ ਲਭਈ ਓਪਤਿ ਪਰਲਉ ਅਖਿ ਫਰਕੈ ।

His expanse cannot be attained; He by one wink of His eye can create and dissolute (the whole cosmos).

ਫੁਲਾਂ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਮਹਕੈ ।੬।

As the fragrance adorns the flower, the Lord also is present everywhere.

ਪਉੜੀ ੭

ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਅਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਥਿਤਿ ਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਮਾਹੁ ਜਣਾਇਆ ।

About the day and month of the creation, the Creator has told nothing to anybody.

ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਆਕਾਰੁ ਵਿਣੁ ਏਕੰਕਾਰ ਨ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।

The Formless One who resided in His own self did not make anybody see His imperceptible form.

ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਆਪੇ ਅਪਣਾ ਨਾਉ ਧਰਾਇਆ ।

Himself He created all and Himself He (for the weal of creatures) established His name in their hearts.

ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਹੈ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਹੋਸੀ ਹੋਂਦਾ ਆਇਆ ।

I bow before that primal Lord, who is there in the present, who will remain in the future and who was in the beginning as well.

ਆਦਿ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ਬਿਅੰਤੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਇਆ ।

He is beyond beginning, beyond end and is infinite; but He never makes Himself noticed.

ਆਪੇ ਆਪੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਸਮਾਇਆ ।੭।

He created the world and Himself subsumes it in His self.

ਪਉੜੀ ੮

ਰੋਮ ਰੋਮ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਖਿਓਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਵਰਭੰਡ ਕਰੋੜਿ ਸਮਾਈ ।

In His one trichome He has subsumed crores of universes.

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਵਡਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਕਿਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਜਾਈ ।

What can be said about His expanse, His abode and the extent of His place?

ਇਕੁ ਕਵਾਉ ਅਮਾਉ ਹੈ ਲਖ ਦਰੀਆਉ ਨ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ।

Even His one sentence is beyond all limits and its evaluation cannot be done by millions of rivers of knowledge.

ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਈ ।

That sustainer of the world is inaccessible; his beginning and end is imperceptible.

ਏਵਡੁ ਵਡਾ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਕਿਥੈ ਰਹਿਆ ਆਪੁ ਲੁਕਾਈ ।

Being so much great where has He hidden Himself?

ਸੁਰ ਨਰ ਨਾਥ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ।੮।

To know this, the gods, men and many a nath are ever in concentration upon Him.

ਪਉੜੀ ੯

ਲਖ ਦਰੀਆਉ ਕਵਾਉ ਵਿਚਿ ਅਤਿ ਅਸਗਾਹ ਅਥਾਹ ਵਹੰਦੇ ।

In His will lakhs of deep and unfathomable rivers (of life) go on flowing.

ਆਦਿ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ਬਿਅੰਤੁ ਹੈ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਫੇਰ ਫਿਰੰਦੇ ।

Beginning and end of those life currents cannot be understood.

ਅਲਖੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਰ ਲਹੰਦੇ ।

They are infinite, inaccessible and imperceptible but still all move in the Lord, the great. They cannot know the extent of that imperceptible and boundless Lord.

ਲਹਰਿ ਤਰੰਗ ਨਿਸੰਗ ਲਖ ਸਾਗਰ ਸੰਗਮ ਰੰਗ ਰਵੰਦੇ ।

Rivers having myriad's of waves meeting the ocean becomes one with it.

ਰਤਨ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਲਖ ਲਖ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਮੁਲਿ ਨ ਤੁਲਿ ਤੁਲੰਦੇ ।

In that ocean are lakhs of invaluable jewel materials, which in fact are beyond all costing.

ਸਦਕੇ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਿ ਸਿਰੰਦੇ ।੯।

I am sacrifice unto that Creator Lord.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੦

ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰੁ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਿਰਠਿ ਉਪਾਈ ਰੰਗ ਬਿਰੰਗੀ ।

That sustainer Lord ought to be praised who has created the multicoloured creation.

ਰਾਜਿਕੁ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸਬਾਹਿਦਾ ਸਭਨਾ ਦਾਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਅਣਮੰਗੀ ।

He is bestower of livelihood to everyone and giver of charity unasked for.

ਕਿਸੈ ਜਿਵੇਹਾ ਨਾਹਿ ਕੋ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਮੰਦੀ ਚੰਗੀ ।

None resembles anyone and the jiva (creative) is good or bad according to the ratio of perplexity in him.

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਨਿਰਲੇਪੁ ਹੈ ਪੂਰਨੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਹਲੰਗੀ ।

Being transcendent, He is detached from every thing and being perfect Brahm. He is always with everybody.

ਵਰਨਾਂ ਚਿਹਨਾਂ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਸਭਨਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹੈ ਸਰਬੰਗੀ ।

He is beyond caste and symbols etc. but side by side He pervades one and all.

ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਸੰਗੀ ।੧੦।

He is in air, water and fire i.e. He is the power of these elements.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੧

ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਆਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਖੀ ਇਕ ਉਪਾਈ ਮਾਇਆ ।

The Oankar creating the forms created a fly named maya.

ਤਿਨਿ ਲੋਅ ਚਉਦਹ ਭਵਣੁ ਜਲ ਥਲੁ ਮਹੀਅਲੁ ਛਲੁ ਕਰਿ ਛਾਇਆ ।

It cheated profusely all the three worlds, fourteen abodes, water, surface and the nether world.

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਦਸ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਬਜਾਰਿ ਨਚਾਇਆ ।

All the ten incarnations, besides Brahma, Visnu, Mahesa, it made to dance in the bazar in the form of world.

ਜਤੀ ਸਤੀ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਸਿਧ ਨਾਥ ਬਹੁ ਪੰਥ ਭਵਾਇਆ ।

The celibates, the chaste ones, the contented people, siddhas and naths all were made to move astray on the paths of various sects.

ਕਾਮ ਕਰੋਧ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿਚਿ ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹੁ ਕਰਿ ਧ੍ਰੋਹੁ ਲੜਾਇਆ ।

Maya infused lust, anger, opposition, greed, infatuation, and deceit in all and made them to have infightings.

ਹਉਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਸੇਰਹੁ ਘਟਿ ਨ ਕਿਨੈ ਅਖਾਇਆ ।

Full of ego they are hollow from inside but none accepts himself imperfect (all feel they are the full measure and nothing less than it).

ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਤੇ ਆਪੁ ਲੁਕਾਇਆ ।੧੧।

The Creator Lord Himself has concealed the reason for all this.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੨

ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹਾਂ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਹੈ ਅਬਚਲੁ ਰਾਜੁ ਵਡੀ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੀ ।

He (the Lord) is emperor of emperors whose rule is stable and kingdom greatly large.

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਤਖਤੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਦਰਗਾਹੀ ।

How big are His throne, palace and the court.

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਮਾਲੁ ਮੁਲਖੁ ਅਵਗਾਹੀ ।

How should He be eulogised and how could be known the expanse of His treasure and territory?

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਮਾਣੁ ਮਹਤੁ ਹੈ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਲਸਕਰ ਸੇਵ ਸਿਪਾਹੀ ।

How great is His grandeur and magnificence and how many soldiers and armies are there in His service?

ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੇਪਰਵਾਹੀ ।

Everything is under His order is so much organised and powerful that no carelessness is there.

ਹੋਰਸੁ ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਮਤਾ ਨਿਬਾਹੀ ।੧੨।

He asks none to arrange all this.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੩

ਲਖ ਲਖ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਵੇਦ ਪੜ੍ਹਿ ਇਕਸ ਅਖਰ ਭੇਦੁ ਨ ਜਾਤਾ ।

Even after reading lakhs of Vedas, Brahma did not understand syllable (paramatama)

ਜੋਗ ਧਿਆਨ ਮਹੇਸ ਲਖ ਰੂਪ ਨ ਰੇਖ ਨ ਭੇਖੁ ਪਛਾਤਾ ।

Siva meditates through lakhs of methods (postures) but still could not recognise the form, hue and guise (of the Lord).

ਲਖ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਅਕਾਰ ਕਰਿ ਤਿਲੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ਨ ਬਿਸਨ ਪਛਾਤਾ ।

Visnu incarnated himself through lakhs of creatures but he could not recognise even a bit of that Lord.

ਲਖ ਲਖ ਨਉਤਨ ਨਾਉ ਲੈ ਲਖ ਲਖ ਸੇਖ ਵਿਸੇਖ ਨ ਤਾਤਾ ।

Sesanag (the mythical snake) recited and remembered many a new name of the Lord but still could not know much about Him.

ਚਿਰੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਬਹੁ ਹੰਢਣੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਪੰਥ ਨ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਿਞਾਤਾ ।

Many long-lived persons experienced life variously, but they all and many a philosopher could not understand Sabda, the Brahma.

ਦਾਤਿ ਲੁਭਾਇ ਵਿਸਾਰਨਿ ਦਾਤਾ ।੧੩।

All got engrossed in the gifts of that Lord and that bestower has been forgotten.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੪

ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਆਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਧਿਆਨ ਧਰਾਇਆ ।

The formless Lord assumed shape and getting established in the form of Guru made all to meditate upon Lord (here the hint is towards Guru Nanak).

ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਚ ਖੰਡੁ ਵਸਾਇਆ ।

He accepted disciples from all the four varnas and founded the abode of treuth in the form of holy congregation.

ਵੇਦ ਕਤੇਬਹੁ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ।

He explained the grandeur of that word of the Guru beyond the Vedas and the Katebas.

ਵੀਹਾਂ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਰਤਮਾਨੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਇਕੀਹ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।

Those who indulged in scores of evils were now put to meditate upon the Lord.

ਮਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਉਦਾਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਦਿੜਾਇਆ ।

They were kept detached amidst maya and were made to understand the importance of that holy name, charity and ablution.

ਬਾਰਹ ਪੰਥ ਇਕਤ੍ਰ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਡੀ ਰਾਹੁ ਚਲਾਇਆ ।

Gathering the twelve sects together, he prepared a high path of gurmukhs.

ਪਤਿ ਪਉੜੀ ਚੜਿ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ।੧੪।

Following that path (or order) and mounting the stairs of honour they have all stabilised in their true selves.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੫

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪੈਰ ਧਰਿ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਵਾਟ ਕੁਵਾਟ ਨ ਧਾਇਆ ।

Following the path of being gurmukh man does not read on the wrong way of uncertainty.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਕੈ ਮਰਦਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ।

After beholding the true Guru, one does not see life, death, coming and going.

ਕੰਨੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਿ ਅਨਹਦ ਰੁਣ ਝੁਣਕਾਰੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ।

Listening to the world of true Guru he becomes attuned to the unstruck melody.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਰਣੀ ਆਇ ਕੈ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ।

Coming to the shelter of the true Guru now man absorbs in the stabilising holy congregation.

ਚਰਣ ਕਵਲ ਮਕਰੰਦ ਰਸਿ ਸੁਖ ਸੰਪਟ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ।

He subsumes himself in the delight of the lotus feet.

ਪਿਰਮ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਅਪਿਉ ਪੀਆਇਆ ।੧੫।

Gurmukhs remain exhilarated after quaffing the hard to drink the cup of love.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੬

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਧਨਾ ਪਿਰਮ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਅਜਰੁ ਜਰਣਾ ।

Adopting the discipline in the holy congregation, the unbearable cup of love is drunk and endured.

ਪੈਰੀ ਪੈ ਪਾ ਖਾਕੁ ਹੋਇ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਜੀਵੰਦਿਆਂ ਮਰਣਾ ।

Then the individual falling at the feet and eschewing ego dies in relation to all the worldly concerns.

ਜੀਵਣ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਡੁਬਿ ਡੁਬਿ ਤਰਣਾ ।

Liberated in life is he who dies of maya and lives up in the love of God.

ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਲਿਵਲੀਣੁ ਹੋਇ ਅਪਿਉ ਪੀਅਣੁ ਤੈ ਅਉਚਰ ਚਰਣਾ ।

Merging his consciousness in Word and quaffing the nectar he eats up his ego.

ਅਨਹਦ ਨਾਦ ਅਵੇਸ ਕਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵਾਣੀ ਨਿਝਰੁ ਝਰਣਾ ।

Inspired by the unstruck melody he always goes on pouring the word-nectar.

ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਹੋਇ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਣੁ ਨ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਣਾ ।

Now he is already cause of all the causes but still does nothing harmful to others.

ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰਣ ਅਸਰਣ ਸਰਣਾ ।੧੬।

Such a person salvages the sinners and provides shelter to the shelterless.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੭

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੰਮਣਾ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਹਿਣਾ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਚਲਣਾ ।

The gurmukhs take birth in the divine will, they remain in the divine will and move in the divine will.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਭੈ ਭਾਇ ਵਿਚਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਕਰਿ ਅਛਲੁ ਛਲਣਾ ।

In the discipline and love of the holy congregation they fascinate the Lord God also.

ਜਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਵਲੁ ਅਲਿਪਤ ਹੋਇ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸ ਵਲੇਵੈ ਵਲਣਾ ।

Being detached like lotus in the water they remain away from the cycle of hopes and disappointments.

ਅਹਰਣਿ ਘਣ ਹੀਰੇ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਅਟਲੁ ਨ ਟਲਣਾ ।

They remain steadfast like a diamond in between the hammer and the anvil and live their life deeply rooted in the wisdom of the Guru (gurmati).

ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੀਅ ਦੈਆ ਮੋਮ ਵਾਂਗੀ ਢਲਣਾ ।

They always imbibe altruism in their heart and in the sphere of compassion they melt like wax.

ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਤੰਬੋਲ ਰਸੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਰਲਾਇਆ ਰਲਣਾ ।

As four items mix up in betel and become one, likewise the gurmukhs get adjusted with every one.

ਵਟੀ ਤੇਲੁ ਦੀਵਾ ਹੋਇ ਬਲਣਾ ।੧੭।

They, in the form of lamp becoming wick and oil, burn themselves (for lighting others).

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੮

ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਦਇਆ ਧਰਮੁ ਅਰਥ ਕਰੋੜਿ ਨ ਓੜਕੁ ਜਾਣੈ ।

Crores of properties such as truth, contentment, pity, dharma, lucre are there but none could know the extremity of that (pleasure-fruit).

ਚਾਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਲਖੂਣਿ ਨ ਪਲੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੈ ।

Four ideals are said to be and may be they are multiplied by lakhs, even then they do not equal the one moment of pleasure fruit.

ਰਿਧੀ ਸਿਧੀ ਲਖ ਲਖ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਲਖ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤੁਲਾਣੈ ।

Riddhis, Siddhis and lakhs of treasures do not equal its one small fraction.

ਦਰਸਨ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸੰਜੋਗ ਲਖ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਖ ਹੈਰਾਣੈ ।

Seeing the intimacy of Word and the consciousness, many combinations of philosophies and meditations are surprised.

ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਸਿਮਰਣ ਅਸੰਖ ਭਗਤਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਲਖ ਨੇਤ ਵਖਾਣੈ ।

Many methods of knowledge, meditation and remembrance are put forth;

ਪਿਰਮ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਘਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲ ਚੋਜ ਵਿਡਾਣੈ ।

But reaching the tranquil stage, the pleasure-fruit of the cup of love of the Lord attained by gurmukhs is wondrous.

ਮਤਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਸੁਧਿ ਲਖ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਣੈ ।੧੮।

At this stage, intellect, wisdom and millions of purities get combined.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੯

ਜਪ ਤਪ ਸੰਜਮ ਲਖ ਲਖ ਹੋਮ ਜਗ ਨਈਵੇਦ ਕਰੋੜੀ ।

Millions of rituals of recitation, penances, continence, burnt offerings and crores of oblations are there.

ਵਰਤ ਨੇਮ ਸੰਜਮ ਘਣੇ ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਲਖ ਤੰਦੁ ਮਰੋੜੀ ।

Fasts, rules, controls, activities are many but they all are like a weak thread.

ਤੀਰਥ ਪੁਰਬ ਸੰਜੋਗ ਲਖ ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨੁ ਉਪਕਾਰ ਨ ਓੜੀ ।

Many are pilgrimage centres, anniversaries, and millions of virtuous acts, charities and altruism's.

ਦੇਵੀ ਦੇਵ ਸਰੇਵਣੇ ਵਰ ਸਰਾਪ ਲਖ ਜੋੜ ਵਿਛੋੜੀ ।

Millions kinds of worship of gods and goddesses, combinations, detractions, boons, curses are there.

ਦਰਸਨ ਵਰਨ ਅਵਰਨ ਲਖ ਪੂਜਾ ਅਰਚਾ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋੜੀ ।

Many philosophies, varnas, non-varnas and many are the persons who do not bother about the (unnecessary) brands of lakhs of worships and oblations.

ਲੋਕ ਵੇਦ ਗੁਣ ਗਿਆਨ ਲਖ ਜੋਗ ਭੋਗ ਲਖ ਝਾੜਿ ਪਛੋੜੀ ।

Many are the means of public behaviour, virtues, renunciation, indulgence and other covering devices;

ਸਚਹੁ ਓਰੈ ਸਭ ਕਿਹੁ ਲਖ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਸੱਭਾ ਥੋੜੀ ।

But all these are craftsmanship's remain away from the truth; they cannot touch it.

ਉਪਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਅਚਾਰੁ ਚਮੋੜੀ ।੧੯।

Higher than truth is truthful living.

ਪਉੜੀ ੨੦

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਚਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਚੁ ਤਖਤੁ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ।

The true Guru (God) is the true emperor and the holy congregation is true throne which is most delightful.

ਸਚੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਟਕਸਾਲ ਸਚੁ ਅਸਟ ਧਾਤੁ ਇਕ ਪਾਰਸ ਮੇਲਾ ।

The true Word is such a true mint where different castes in the from of metals meet the Guru, the philosopher's stone, and become gold (gurmukhs).

ਸਚਾ ਅਬਿਚਲ ਰਾਜ ਹੈ ਸਚ ਮਹਲ ਨਵਹਾਣ ਨਵੇਲਾ ।

There, only the true divine Will operates because the order of truth alone is bestower of joy and delight.

ਸਚਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਸਚਾ ਅਮਰੁ ਸਚੋ ਰਸ ਕੇਲਾ ।

There, only the true divine Will operates because the order of truth alone is bestower of joy and delight.

ਸਚੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਲਾਹ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹਣੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਲਾ ।

There, in the early morning eulogisation is true and is of the truth alone.

ਸਚਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੰਥੁ ਹੈ ਸਚੁ ਉਪਦੇਸ ਨ ਗਰਬਿ ਗਹੇਲਾ ।

The creed of Gurmukhs is true, the teaching is true, (like other priests) they are not afflicted with avarice.

ਆਸਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਿਰਾਸ ਗਤਿ ਸਚਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਮੇਲੁ ਸਚੁ ਖੇਲਾ ।

Gurmukhs remain detached among many hopes and they always play the game of truth.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਿਖੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰ ਚੇਲਾ ।੨੦।

Such gurmukhs become Guru and the Guru becomes their disciple.

ਪਉੜੀ ੨੧

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਪਰਹਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਖਸਮੈ ਦਾ ਭਾਣਾ ।

Gurmukh repudiates ego and he likes the will of God.

ਪੈਰੀ ਪੈ ਪਾ ਖਾਕ ਹੋਇ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਾਣੁ ਨਿਮਾਣਾ ।

Becoming humble and falling at the feet he becomes dust and earns honour in the court of the Lord.

ਵਰਤਮਾਨ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਹੋਵਣਹਾਰ ਸੋਈ ਪਰਵਾਣਾ ।

He always moves in the present i.e. never ignores the contemporary situations and side by side accepts whatever is likely to happen.

ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਜੋ ਕਰੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਧਰਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਕਰੈ ਸੁਕਰਾਣਾ ।

Whatever is done by the creator of all the causes, is gratefully accepted by him.

ਰਾਜੀ ਹੋਇ ਰਜਾਇ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਜਿਉ ਮਿਹਮਾਣਾ ।

He remains happy in the will of the Lord and considers himself a guest in the world.

ਵਿਸਮਾਦੀ ਵਿਸਮਾਦ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਾਦਰ ਨੋ ਕੁਰਬਾਣਾ ।

He remains elated in the love of the Lord and goes sacrificed unto the feats of the creator.

ਲੇਪ ਅਲੇਪ ਸਦਾ ਨਿਰਬਾਣਾ ।੨੧।

Living in the world he remains detached and liberated.

ਪਉੜੀ ੨੨

ਹੁਕਮੀ ਬੰਦਾ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਹਣਾ ।

One should remain in the will of the Lord by becoming an obedient servant.

ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਸਭਨਾ ਆਵਟਣ ਹੈ ਸਹਣਾ ।

All are in His will and all have to bear the heat of the divine order.

ਦਿਲੁ ਦਰੀਆਉ ਸਮਾਉ ਕਰਿ ਗਰਬੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਵਹਣਾ ।

Man should make his heart a river and let the water of humility flow into it.

ਵੀਹ ਇਕੀਹ ਉਲੰਘਿ ਕੈ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਿੰਘਾਸਣਿ ਬਹਣਾ ।

Leaving the worldly activities one should sit on the throne of holy congregation.

ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਲਿਵਲੀਣੁ ਹੋਇ ਅਨਭਉ ਅਘੜ ਘੜਾਏ ਗਹਣਾ ।

Merging consciousness in the Word, one should get the ornament of fearlessness prepared.

ਸਿਦਕ ਸਬੂਰੀ ਸਾਬਤਾ ਸਾਕਰੁ ਸੁਕਰਿ ਨ ਦੇਣਾ ਲਹਣਾ ।

One should remain true in faith and contentment; the transaction of thankfulness should be kept to continue and one should remain away from worldly give and take.

ਨੀਰਿ ਨ ਡੁਬਣੁ ਅਗਿ ਨ ਦਹਣਾ ।੨੨।

Such a person neither drowns in water (of maya) nor gets burnt in the fire (of desire).

ਪਉੜੀ ੨੩

ਮਿਹਰ ਮੁਹਬਤਿ ਆਸਕੀ ਇਸਕੁ ਮੁਸਕੁ ਕਿਉ ਲੁਕੈ ਲੁਕਾਇਆ ।

Kindness, affection, passionate love and smell do not remain concealed even if they are hidden and of their own get manifested.

ਚੰਦਨ ਵਾਸੁ ਵਣਾਸਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਸੁਗੰਧੁ ਨ ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਇਆ ।

Sandal makes the whole vegetation fragrant and never makes it self noticed (but still people come to know that).

ਨਦੀਆਂ ਨਾਲੇ ਗੰਗ ਮਿਲਿ ਹੋਇ ਪਵਿਤੁ ਨ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ।

Rivers and streams meet the Ganges and silently become pure without any announcement.

ਹੀਰੇ ਹੀਰਾ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਅਣੀ ਕਣੀ ਹੋਇ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮਾਇਆ ।

The diamond is cut by the diamond and the cutter diamond looks as if it has adopted the other diamond in its heart (likewise the Guru also cutting the mind of disciple gives place to him in his own heart).

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧ ਹੋਇ ਪਾਰਸ ਮਿਲਿ ਪਾਰਸ ਹੋਇ ਆਇਆ ।

The disciple of the Guru becomes such a sadhu in the holy congregation as if someone becomes philosopher's stone after touching the philosopher's stone.

ਨਿਹਚਉ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਅਛਲੁ ਛਲਾਇਆ ।

With the steadfast teaching of the Guru, the mind of the Sikh becomes peaceful and God also becoming affectionate towards the devotee gets deluded.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।੨੩।੧੮। ਅਠਾਰਾਂ ।

Getting a sight of the imperceptible Lord is the pleasure-fruit for the gurmukhs.