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6: swD l`Kx

Qualities of a sadhu

rwg nwd sMbwd igAwnu cyqwieAw ]

raag naad sanbaad giaanu chaytaaiaa.

Music, melody, dialogue and knowledge make man a conscious being.

nau drvwjy swiD swDu sdwieAw ]

nau daravaajay saadhi saadhu sadaaiaa.

By disciplining the nine gates of the body one is called a sadhu.

vIh iekIh aulMiG inj Gir AwieAw ]

veeh ikeeh ulaghi nij ghari aaiaa.

Transcending the worldy illusions he stabilizes within his self.

pUrk kuMBk ryck qRRwtk DwieAw ]

poorak kounbhak raychak traatak dhaaiaa.

Prior to this, he was running after various practices of hath yoga,

inaulI krm BuXMgu Awsx lwieAw ]

niulee karam bhuyangu aasan laaiaa.

Such as the rechak, purak, kumbhak, tratak, nyolrand bhujarig asan.

ieVw ipMgulw Jwg suKmin CwieAw ]

irhaa pingulaa jhaag soukhamani chhaaiaa.

He practised different processes of breathing like ire', pirigala and susumna.

Kycr BUcr cwcr swiD sDwieAw ]

khaychar bhoochar chaachar saadhi sadhaaiaa.

He perfected their khechari and chachari postures.

swD Agocr Kylu aunmin AwieAw ]6]

saadh agochar khaylu ounamani aaiaa ||6||

Through such mysterious sport he establishes himself in the equipoise.