8: gurU Aqy is`K

The Guru and the Sikh

joqI joq jgwie dIvw bwilAw ]

jotee joti jagaai deevaa baaliaa.

As the lamp is lit from the flame of another lamp;

cMdn vwsu invwsu vxspiq PwilAw ]

chandan vaasu nivaasu vanaasapati dhaaliaa.

As sandal's fragrance makes the whole vegetation fragrant

sllY sll sMjogu iqRbyxI cwilAw ]

salalai salali sanjogu tribaynee chaaliaa.

As the water mixing with water acquires the status of trivevi(the confluence of three rivers - Gatiga; Yamuna and Sarasvati);

pvxY pvxu smwie Anhd BwilAw ]

pavanai pavanu samaai anahadu bhaaliaa.

As air after meeting the vital air becomes unstruck melody;

hIrY hIrw byiD proie idKwilAw ]

heerai heeraa baydhi paroi dikhaaliaa.

As a diamond being perforated by another diamond gets stringed into a necklace;

pQru pwrsu hoie pwrsu pwilAw ]

padaru paarasu hoi paarasu paaliaa.

A stone by becoming the philosopher's stone performs its feat and

Anl pMK puqu hoie ipqw smHwilAw ]

anal pankhi poutu hoi pitaa samhaaliaa.

As an anil bird getting birth in the sky promotes the work of its father;

bRhmY bRhm imlwie shij suKwilAw ]8]

brahamai brahamu milaai sahaji soukhaaliaa ||8||

Likewise the Guru making the Sikh meet the Lord establishes him in the equipoise.