14: qpW hyTW ByKW nwl mukiq nhIN

No liberation through auterities, guises and asceticism

imlY ij qIriQ nwiqAW ffW jl vwsI ]

milai ji teeradi naatiaan dadaan jal vaasee.

If one could attain liberation by taking bath at pilgrimage centres then (we know that) the frogs always live in water.

vwl vDwieAW pweIAY bV jtW plwsI ]

vaal vadhaaiaan paaeeai barh jataan palaasee.

If growing long hair could make it available then the banyan has long roots hanging from it.

nMgy rihAW jy imlY vix imrg audwsI ]

nagay rahiaan jay milai vani mirag udaasee.

If going naked gets it, all the deer in the forest can be called detached ones.

Bsm lwie jy pweIAY Kru Kyh invwsI ]

bhasam laai jay paaeeai kharu khayh nivaasee.

If it is attained by smearing ashes on body, the ass always rolls in dust.

jy pweIAY cup kIiqAW psUAW jV hwsI ]

jay paaeeai choup keetiaan pasooaan jarh haasee.

If muteness could bring it, the animals and inert objects are certainly speechless.

ivxu gur mukiq n hoveI gur imlY KlwsI ]14]

vinu gur moukati n hovanee gur milai khalaasee ||14||

No liberation is attained without Guru and bondages are shattered only after meeting the Guru.