15: mukqI dy Awpxy swDn inSPl

One's own means are of no avail for liberation

jVIN bUtIN jy jIvIAY ikau mrY DnMqru ]

jarhee bootee jay jeeveeai kiu marai dhanataru.

If herbal medicines could keep one alive, why did Dhanvantri (the father of Indian system of medicine) die?

qMqu mMqu bwjIgrW Eie Bvih idsMqru ]

tantu mantu baajeegaraan aoi bhavahi disantaru.

Conjurers know many tantras and mantras yet they roam about hither and thither in the country.

ruKIN ibrKIN pweIAY kwst bYsMqru ]

roukheen birakheen paaeeai kaasat baisantaru.

If worship of trees could make it available, why should trees themselves get burnt (by their own fire)?

imlY n vIrwrwDu kir Tg cor n AMqru ]

milai n veeraaraadhu kari tdag chor n antaru.

Adoration of evil and ferocious spirits also does not bring liberation because there is no basic difference between a thief and a cheat.

imlY n rwqI jwigAW AprwD BvMqru ]

milai n raatee jaagiaan aparaadh bhavantaru.

Liberation cannot be attained through sleepless nights because criminals too remain awake at night wandering here and there.

ivxu gur mukiq n hoveI gurmuiK AmrMqru ]15]

vinu gur moukati n hovaee guramoukhi amarantaru ||15||

Without Guru no liberation is achieved and the Guru-oriented, gutmulchs become immortal and make others so too.