Bhai Gurdas JiAng 157Bhai Gurdas Ji's Kabit SwaiyeKabit Savaiye4 linesBhai Gurdas Ji

cqur phr idn jgiq cqur jug inis mhw prlY smwin idn pRiq hY ]

chatur pahar din jagati chatur jouga , nisi mahaa paralai samaani din prati hai |

In the four epoch world, consider the four quarters of day of life and the four quarters of night as great calamity, a game that is being played regularly.

auqm miDm nIc iqRgux sMswr giq log byd igAwn aunmwn Awskiq hY ]

outam madhim neech trigoun sansaar gati , log bayd giaan ounamaan aasakati hai |

Like the dice of Chaoparh-a black-gammon like game, the progress of the worldly game is sometimes supreme, modest or low. People living in the three traits of maya are entangled in debating about the worldly and spiritual knowledge.

rij qim siq gun Aaugn ismRq icq iqRgun AqIq ibrloeI gurmiq hY ]

raji tami sati goun aougan simrat chita , trigoun ateet biraloee gurmati hai |

A rare Guru-oriented, Guru follower holds these three traits of maya (Rajas, Tamas and Satv) as evil and strives to get rid of them.

cqur brn swr caupr ko Kyl jg swDsMig jugl hoie jIvn mukiq hY ]157]

chatur baran saar chaoupar ko khayl jaga , saadhasangi jougal hoi jeevan moukati hai |157|

The world is a game of four coloured dice. As in the game of Chaoparh where two dice are used and often fall favourably, one can achieve salvation from repeated births by keeping and adopting the company of godly men. (157)