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Cure for duality

ijau mix kwly sp isir hishis risris dyie n jwxY ]

jiu mani kaalay sap siri hasi hasi rasi rasi dayi n jaanai.

The snake has jewel in its head but it knows not to yield it willingly i.e. for getting it, it has to be killed..

jwxu kQUrI imrg qin jIvidAW ikau koeI AwxY ]

jaanu kadooree mirag tani jeevadiaan kioun koee aanai.

Likewise how can the musk of a deer be obtained while it is alive.

Awrix lohw qweIAY GVIAY ijauN vgdy vwdwxY ]

aarani lohaa taaeeai gharheeai jiu vagaday vaadaanai.

The furnace, only heats the iron, but a desired and fixed shape is given to iron only by hammering it.

sUrxu mwrix swDIAY Kwih slwih purK prvwxY ]

sooranu maarani saadheeai khaahi salaahi purakh paravaanai.

Tuberous root yam becomes acceptable to the eaters and praised only after it has been refined with spices.

pwn supwrI kQu imil cUny rMg surMg is\wxY ]

paan soupaaree kadu mili choonay rangu surangu siaanai.

Betal leaf, betelnut, catechu and lime, when mixed together are identified by the beautiful colour of the mixture..

AauKDu hovY kwlkUtu mwir jIvwlin vYd sujwxY ]

aoukhadhu hovai kaalakootu maari jeevaalani vaid sujaanai.

Poison in the hands of a physician becomes a medicine and animates the dead ones.

mnu pwrw gurmuiK vis AwxY ]22]33]

manu paaraa guramoukhi vasi aanai ||22||33|| taytee ||

Unstable mercurial mind can be controlled by gurmukh alone.