jYsy jl kUp inksq jqn kIey sIcIAq Kyq eykY phucq n Awn kau ]

jaisay jal koop nikasat jatan keeay , seecheeat khayt aykai pahouchat n aan kau |

Just as water from a well can be drawn by different methods, such as bucket and rope, Persian wheel etc. and then it is directed to irrigate a field and it goes nowhere else.

piQk ppIhw ipAwsy Aws lig iFg bYiT ibnu gunu BWjn iqRpiq kq pRwn kau ]

padik papeehaa piaasay aas lagi ddhig baitthi , binu gounu bhaanjan tripati kat praan kau |

A traveller and a rain-bird may keep on sitting thirsty near a well but cannot quench their thirst without means to draw water from the well and therefore cannot assuage their thirst.

qYsy hI skl dyv tyv sY trq nwih syvw kIey dyq Pl kwmnw smwin kau ]

taisay hee sakal dayv tayv sai tarat naahi , sayvaa keeay dayt dhal kaamanaa samaani kau |

Likewise, all gods and goddesses can do something within their power. They can reward a devotee for his services only to that extent and that too of worldly desires.

pUrn bRhm gur brKw AMimRq ihiq brK hriK dyq srb inDwn kau ]451]

pooran braham gur barakhaa anmrit hiti , barakh harakhi dayt sarab nidhaan kau |451|

But the complete and perfect God-like True Guru showers the spiritual pleasure-giving ambrosial nectar of Naam, the treasure-house of all the happiness and comforts. (The service of gods and goddesses is trivial in benefits whereas that of True Guru bless