8: bwlk bu`iD Acyq

Child's intellect is unconscious

hoie sucyq Acyq iev AKIN hoNdI AMnHw hoAw ]

hoi souchayt achayt iv akheen hondee annhaa hoaa.

The jiv though consciousness incarnate is so much unconscious (of his aim in life) as if he is blind though having the eyes;

vYrI imqu n jwxdw fwiexu mwau suBwau smoAw ]

vairee mitu n jaanadaa daainu maau soubhaau samoaa.

Does not distinguish between a friend and a foe; and according to him the nature of a mother and a witch is identical.

bolw kMnI hoNdeI jsu Apjsu mohu Dohu nw soAw ]

bolaa kanneen honvadee jasu apajasu mohu dhohu n soaa.

He is deaf despite ears and does not distinguish between glory and infamy or between love and treachery.

guMgw jIBY huMdIAY duDu ivic ivsu Goil muih coAw ]

goungaa jeebhai houndeeai dudhu vichi visu gholi muhi choaa.

He is dumb despite tongue and drinks poison mixed in milk.

ivhu AMimRq smsr pIAY mrx jIvn Aws qRws n FoAw ]

vihu anmrit samasar peeai maran jeevan aas traas n ddhoaa.

Considering poison and nectar identical he drinks them

srpu Agin vil hQu pwie krY mnorQ pkV KloAw ]

sarapu agani vali hadu paai karai manorad pakarhi khaloaa.

And for his ignorance about life and death, hopes and desires, he gets no refuge anywhere.

smJY nwhI itbw toAw ]8]

samajhai naahee tibaa toaa ||8||

He stretches his desires towards snake and fire and catching hold of them does not distinguish between a pit and a mound.