13: mukqI dy Awpxy swDn inSPl

All the means for liberation are useless

isr qlvwieAW pweIAY cmigdV jUhy ]

sir talavaaay paaeeai chamagidarh joohai.

If bowing only could grant liberation then the bats in the forests hang from trees upside down.

mVI mswxI jy imlY ivc KufW cUhy ]

marhee masaanee jay milai vichi khudaan choohai.

If liberation were achieved in the loneliness of crematories then rats should get it in their holes.

imly n vfI Awrjw ibsIAru ivhu lUhy ]

milai n vadee aarajaa biseearu vihu loohai.

Longevity also does not bring it because snake during its whole long life goes on smouldering in its own poison.

hoie kucIlu vrqIAY Kr sUr BsUhy ]

hoi koucheelu varateeai khar soor bhasoohay.

If dirt could make it attainable, asses and swines always remain dirty and muddy.

kMd mUl icqu lweIAY AeIAV vxu DUhy ]

kand mool laaeeai aeearh vanu dhoohay.

If relishing over tubers and roots could provide it (liberation), then herd of animals go on hauling and eating them (they should also have attained liberation).

ivxu gur mukiq nw hoveI ijau Gru ivxu bUhy ]13]

vinu gur moukati n hovaee jioun gharu vinu boohay ||13||

As a house (in fact) is useless without door, one cannot attain liberation without Guru.