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20: gurU dI prK ‘s`c’ hY

Truth is the test of a Guru

puqu jxY viV koTVI bwhir jgu jwxY ]

poutu jaanai varhi kotdarhee baahari jagu jaanai.

A son is given birth in a closed room but all the people outside come to know of it.

Dnu DrqI ivic dbIAY msqku prvwxY ]

dhanu dharatee vichi dabeeai masataki paravaanai.

The wealth even buried in the earth is revealed through facial expressions of the owner.

vwt vtwaU AwKdy vuTY ieMdRwxY ]

vaat vataaoo aakhaday voutdai indraanai.

Even an ordinary passerby can tell that it has already rained.

sBu ko sIsu invwiedw ciVHAY cMdRwxY ]

sabhu ko seesu nivaaidaa charhhiai chandraanai.

All bow towards it as the new moon rises.

gorK dy gil godVI jgunwQu vKwxY ]

gorakh day gali godarhee jagu naadu vakhaanai.

Gorakh has a patched blanket around his neck but the world knows him as nath, the great master.

gur prcY guru AwKIAY sic scu is\wxY ]20]

gur parachai guru aakheeai sachi sachu siaanai ||20||

Knowledge of the Guru is called the Guru; only the truth identifies the truth.