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12: gur isK krm Drm qoN au`cw suKPl ivc hY ]

Gursikh is above ritualism and lives in the pleasure-fruit

jp qp sMjm swDnw hT ingRh krxy ]

jap tap sanjam saadhanaa hatd nigrah karanay.

Actions such as recitations, austerities, continence, devotion, perseverence, control over senses, etc. are performed.

vrq nym qIrQ Gxy AiDAwqm Drxy ]

varat naym teerad ghanay adhiaatam dharanay.

For spirituality, fasts, observances, pilgrimages are undertaken.

dyvI dyvw dyhury pUjw prvrxy ]

dayvee dayvaa dayhuray poojaa paravaranay.

One gets inclined towards temples for the worship of gods and goddesses.

hom jg bhu dwn kir muK vyd aucrxy ]

hom jag bahu daan kari moukh vayd oucharanay.

Besides burnt offerings and charities of many kinds, Vedic hymns are chanted.

krm Drm BY Brm ivic bhu jMmx mrxy ]

karam dharam bhai bharam vichi bahu janman maranay.

Getting stuck in such religious, ritualistic illusions, fear and doubt only leads to transmigration.