8: swD sMgq mwn srovr

Manasarovar, the holy congregation

mwn srovru AwKIAY aupir hMs suvMs vsMdy ]

maan sarovaru aakheeai oupari hans suvans vasanday.

It is said that on Manasarovar (lake) resides swans of the highest breed.

moqI mwxk mwnsir cuix cuix hMs Amol cugMdy ]

motee maanak maanasari chouni chouni hans amol chouganday.

In the Manasarovar are pearls and rubies and there invaluable jewels are picked up by swans to eat.

KIru nIru inrvwrdy lhrIN AMdir iPrin qrMdy ]

kheeru neeru niravaaraday lahareen andari dhirani taranday.

These swans separate water from milk and go on floating on the waves.

mwn srovru Cif kY horq Qwie n jwie bhMdy ]

maan sarovaru chhadi kai horatu daai n jaai bahanday.

Leaving Manasarovar, they go nowhere to sit or reside.

gurmuiK suK Plu swD sMgu prmhMs gur isK sohMdy ]

guramoukhi soukh phalu saadhasangu param hans gurasikh suohanday.

The pleasure fruit of gurmukhs is the congregation of holy persons wherein gurmukhs in the form of superior swans adorn the place.

iek min ieku iDAwiedy dUjy Bwie n jwie iPrMdy ]

ik mani iku dhiaaiday doojay bhaai n jaai dhiranday.

With single-minded devotion they concentrate upon the Lord and do not go astray to any other thought.

sbdu suriq ilv AlK lKMdy ]8]

sabadu surati liv alakhu lakhanday ||8||

Merging their consciousness into the Word they behold that imperceptible Lord.