25: qIrQW pr pRym dI suM\

Lack of love and affection at pilgrim centres

bwbw AwieAw qIrQY qIrQ purb sBy iPir dyKY ]

baabaa aaiaa teeradai teeradi purabi sabhay dhiri daykhai.

Baba (Nanak) came to the pilgrimage centres and by participating in the ceremonies there he observed them minutely.

pUrb Drm bhu krm kir Bwau Bgiq ibnu ikqy n lyKY ]

purab dharami bahu karami kari bhaau bhagati binu kitai n laykhai.

People were busy in performing the rituals of the ceremonies but since being bereft of loving devotion, they were of no avail.

Bwau n bRhmY iliKAw cwir byid isMimRq piVH pyKY ]

bhaau n brahamai likhiaa chaari bayd sinmriti parhhi paykhai.

Having gone through the Vedas and simritis one finds that Brhama also has nowhere written about the Sentiment of love.

FUMfI sglI ipRQvI siqjuig Awid duAwpir qRyqY ]

ddhoondee sagalee pridavee satijougi aadi duaapari traytai.

To find out the same, the satyug, treta dvapar etc. have been screened.

kiljuig DMDUkwr hY Brim BulweI bhu ibiD ByKY ]

kalijougi dhoundhookaaru hai bharami bhulaaee bahu bidhi bhaykhai.

In kaliyug, the pitch darkness prevails in which many guises and hypocritical ways have been started.

ByKI pRBU n pweIAY Awpu gvwey rUp n ryKY ]

bhaykhee prabhoo n paaeeai aapu gavaaay roop n raykhai.

Through garbs and guises one cannot reach the Lord; He can be reached through self-effacement.

gurmuiK vrnu Avrn hoie inv clxw gur isiK ivsyKY ]

guramoukhi varanu avaranu hoi nivi chalanaa gurasikhi visaykhai.

The special feature of the Sikh of the Guru is that he goes beyond the framework of caste-classification and moves in humility.

qw kCu Gwil pvY dir lyKY ]25]

taa kichhu ghaali pavai dari laykhai ||25||

Then his toilsome labour becomes acceptable at the door (of the Lord).