12: gur isK sMDI

Wisdom of Gurmukhs

kCU bcw ndI ivic gurisK lhir n Bvjl ibAwpY ]

kachhoo bachaa nadee vichi gurasikh lahari n bhavajalu biaapai.

As the offspring of tortoise are not affected by sea waves so is the case of the Sikhs of Guru; they are not influenced by the waves of the World Ocean.

kUMj bcw lYie aufrY suMin smwiD AgwiD n jwpY ]

koonj bachaa laii udarai sounni samaadhi agaadhi n jaapai.

Florican bird flies comfortably along with its offspring in the sky but the sky does not look abysmal to it.

hMsu vMsu hY mwnsir shj srovir vf prqwpY ]

hansu vansu hai maanasari sahaj sarovari vad parataapai.

The progeny of swans reside in the all potent Manasarovar.

bqk bcw koielY nMd nMdn vwsudyv imlwpY ]

batak bachaa koilai nad nadan vasudayv milaapai.

The goose and nightingale separate their progeny from hens and crows respectively and though living among milkman Krishna ultimately went to Vasudev; likewise, the gurmukh giving up all the evil propensities goes to merge in the holy congregation.

riv sis ckvI qY ckor isv skqI lMiG vrY srwpY ]

ravi sasi chakavee tai chakor siv sakatee laghi varai saraapai.

As the female ruddy sheldrake and redlegged partridge meet sun and moon respectively gurmukh also crossing the maya of Siva and Sakti attains the highest state of equipoise.

Anl pMiK bcw imlY inrwDwr hoie smJY AwpY ]

anal pankhi bachaa milai niraadhaar hoi samajhai aapai.

The anal bird recognises its offspring even without any basis for its identification.

gurisK sMiD imlwvxI sbdu suriq prcwie pCwpY ]

gurasikh sandhi milaavanee sabadu surati parachaai pachhaapai.

It is the state of Sikh who merging his consciousness in the Word, identifies the true love (of the Lord).

gurmuiK suK Plu Qwip auQwpY ]12]

guramoukhi soukh phalu daapi udaapai ||12||

The gurmukhs identify and establish the fruits of delight.