pauVI ]

pourree ||

Pauree:

|M|w Ktu swsqR hoie i|Awqw ]

n(g)ann(g)aa khatt saasathr hoe n(g)iaathaa ||

NGANGA: He may be a scholar of the six Shaastras.

pUrku kuµBk ryck krmwqw ]

aucwrx krmwqw: Bwrw krky bolo

poorak kunbhak raechak karamaathaa ||

He may practice inhaling, exhaling and holding the breath.

i|Awn iDAwn qIrQ iesnwnI ]

n(g)iaan dhhiaan theerathh eisanaanee ||

He may practice spiritual wisdom, meditation, pilgrimages to sacred shrines and ritual cleansing baths.

sompwk Aprs auidAwnI ]

aucwrx Ap`rs

somapaak aparas oudhiaanee ||

He may cook his own food, and never touch anyone else's; he may live in the wilderness like a hermit.

rwm nwm sµig min nhI hyqw ]

raam naam sang man nehee haethaa ||

But if he does not enshrine love for the Lord's Name within his heart,

jo kCu kIno soaU Anyqw ]

jo kashh keeno sooo anaethaa ||

Then everything he does is transitory.

auAw qy aUqmu gnau cµfwlw ]

aucwrx auAw: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: aUAw, EAw)

ouaa thae ootham gano chanddaalaa ||

Even an untouchable pariah is superior to him,

nwnk ijh min bsih gupwlw ]16]

naanak jih man basehi gupaalaa ||16||

O Nanak, if the Lord of the World abides in his mind. ||16||