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6: mwxs jnm qy Bu`l

Human birth and error of life

mwxs jnm dulMBu hY iCx BMgru Cl dyhI Cwrw ]

maanas janam dulabhu hai chhin bhangaru chhal dayhee chhaaraa.

Though human birth is a rare gift, yet this body being made of clay is momentary.

pwxI dw kir pUqrw aufY n pauxu Kuly nau duAwrw ]

paanee daa kari poutalaa udai n paounu khulay naoun duaaraa.

Made from ovum and semen, this airtight body has nine doors.

Agin kuMf ivic rKIAin nrk Gor mihN audru mJwrw ]

agani kound vichi rakheeani narak ghor mahin udaru majhaaraa.

That Lord saves this body even in the hellish fire of the mother's womb.

krY aurD qpu grB ivic csw n ivsrY isrjxhwrw ]

karai uradh tapu garabh vichi chasaa n visarai sirajanahaaraa.

During pregnancy the creature hangs upside down in the mother's womb and continuously meditates.

dsI mhInI jMimAW ismrx krI kry insqwrw ]

dasee maheeneen janmiaan simaran karee karay nisataaraa.

After ten months the ftv takes birth when because of that meditation it is liberated from that pool of fire.

jMmdo mwieAw moihAw ndir n AwvY rKxhwrw ]

janmado maaiaa mohiaa nadari n aavai rakhanahaaraa.

Right from the time of birth he gets engrossed in maya and now that protector Lord is not beheld by him.

swhoN ivCuiVAw vxjwrw ]6]

saahon vichhurhiaa vanajaaraa ||6||

Jiv the travelling trader thus gets separated from the Lord, the great banker.