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21: siqgur Swh

True Guru, the merchant

saudw iekqu hit hY swhu siqguru pUrw ]

saudaa ikatu hati hai saahu satiguru pooraa.

The perfect true Guru keeps the actual merchandise (of the name of the Lord).

Aaugux lY gux ivkxY vcnY dw sUrw ]

aougoun lai goun vikanai vachanai daa sooraa.

He is that brave person who accepts the evils and upkeep’s his reputation of being giver of virtues.

sPlu krY isMmlu ibrKu sovrnu mnUrw ]

saphalu karai sinmalu birakhu sovaranu manooraa.

He can grow juicy fruits on silk-cotton trees and can produce gold from the iron ash.

vwsu suvwsu invwsu kir kwau hMsu n aUrw ]

vaasi suvaasu nivaasu kari kaau hansu n ooraa.

He infuses fragrance in the bamboo i.e. he makes egotists feel humble and makes crows no less than swans who are capable of distinguishing water from milk.

GuGU suJ suJwiedw sMK moqI cUrw ]

ghoughoo sujhu sujhaaidaa sankh motee chooraa.

He transforms owls into knowledgeable ones and dust into conches and pearls.

vyd kqybhu bwhrw gur sbdu hjUrw ]21]

vayd kataybahu baaharaa gur sabadi hajooraa ||21||

Such a Guru who is beyond the description of the Vedas and Katebas (the semitic scriptures becomes manifest by the grace of Word, the brahmn)