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ikonkaar satiguroo prasaadi ||

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

1: inMdk

ikonkaar satiguroo prasaadi ||

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

kuqw rwj bhwlIAY iPir ckI ctY ]

koutaa raaji bahaaleeai dhiri chakee chatai.

If a dog is seated on the throne even then it will (like to) lick the flour mill.

spY duDu pIAwlIAY ivhu muKhu stY ]

sapai dudhu peeaaleeai vihu moukhahu satai.

If a snake is fed on milk even then it will pour out poison from its mouth.

pQru pwxI rKIAY min hTu n GtY ]

padaru paanee rakheeai mani hatdu n ghatai.

If a stone is kept in water even then its hardness does not soften.

coAw cMdnu pirhrY Kru Kyh pltY ]

choaa chandanu pariharai karu khayh palatai.

Repudiating the perfume and sandalwood-fragrance, the donkey rolls its body in the dust.

iqau inMdk pr indhuM hiT mUil n htY ]

tiu nidak par nidahoo hadi mooli n hatai.

Similarly the backbiter never gives up (his habit of) backbiting

Awpx hQI AwpxI jV Awip auptY ]1]

aapan hadeen aapanee jarh aapi oupatai ||1||

And uproots himselt to destroy his very existence.