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3: mwns dyh dI auqpqI

Origin of the Human body

lK caurwsIh jUin ivic auqmu jUin su mwxs dyhI ]

lakh chauraaseeh jooni vichi outamu jooni su maanas dayhee.

Out of the eighty-four lakh species, the human life is the best one.

AKI dyKY ndir kir ijhbw bolY bcn ibdyhI ]

akhee daykhai nadari kari jihabaa bolay bachan bidayhee.

By his eyes man beholds and with his tongue he eulogises God.

kMnI suxdw suriq kir vws ley nik sws snyhI ]

kannee sounadaa surati kari vaas laay naki saas sanayhee.

By ears he listens carefully and smells lovingly by his nose.

hQI ikriq kmwvxI pYrI clxu joiq ievyhI ]

hadee kirati kamaavanee pairee chalanu joti ivayhee.

By hands he earns livelihood and moves by the power of feet.

gurmuiK jnmu skwrQw mnmuK mUriq miq iknyhI ]

guramoukhi janamu sakaaradaa manamoukh moorati mati kinayhee.

In this species, the life of a gurmukh is successful but how is the thinking of manmukh, the mind-orientated one ? The thinking of the manmukh is evil.

krqw purKu ivswirkY mwxs dI min Aws DryhI ]

karataa purakhu visaari kai maanas dee mani aas dharayhee.

Manmukh, forgetting the Lord goes on pinning his hopes upon men.

psU pryqhu burI buryhI ]3]

pasoo paraytahu buree hurayhee ||3||

His body is worse than then animals’ and the ghosts’.