Bhai Gurdas JiAng 457Bhai Gurdas Ji's Kabit SwaiyeKabit Savaiye4 linesBhai Gurdas Ji

pMc prpMc kY Bey hY mhWBwrQ sy pMc mwir kwhUAY n duibDw invwrI hY ]

panch parapanch kai bhaay hai mahaanbhaarad say , panch maari kaahooai n doubidhaa nivaaree hai |

During the times of Mahabharat, there had many warriors like the five Pandavas in the past but none ever endeavoured to end his duality by destroying the five vices residing within.

igRh qij nv nwQ isiD jogIsur huie n iqRgun AqIq inj Awsn mY qwrI hY ]

grih taji nav naad sidhi jogeesur hui na , trigoun ateet nij aasan mai taaree hai |

Renouncing home and family, many became the Masters, Sidhs and sages, but none had engrossed his mind in the higher spiritual state by keeping oneself free of the effect of the three traits of maya.

byd pwT piV piV pMfq prboDY jgu sky n smoD mn iqRsnw n hwrI hY ]

bayd paatth parhi parhi pandat parabodhai jagu , sakay n samodh man trisanaa n haaree hai |

A learned person imparts knowledge to the world by studying the Vedas and other scriptures, but he could not bring around his own mind nor end his worldly desires.

pUrn bRhm gurdyv syv swDsMg sbd suriq ilv bRhm bIcwrI hY ]457]

pooran braham gurdayv sayv saadhasanga , sabad surati liv braham beechaaree hai |457|

A devoted Sikh of the Guru who in the company of saintly persons, and serving the Lord-like True Guru has engrossed his mind in the divine word, is in reality the real scholar of the Lord. (457)