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5: qQw iprm rs

Elixir of love

gurmuiK suK Plu iprm rsu iCA rs hYrwxw ]

guramoukhi soukh phalu piram rasu chhia ras hairaanaa.

Even the six tastes (satras) are full of wonder before the gurmukh’s delightful fruit in the form of elixir of love.

CqIh AMimRq qrsdy ivsmwd ivfwxw ]

chhateeh anmrit tarasaday visamaad vidaanaa.

Thirty six types of repasts, getting aweful before its grandeur, crave for being equal to it.

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nijhar dhaar hajaar hoi bhai chakit bhulaanaa.

Even myriads of currents of delight flowing through the tenth gate become full of wonder and fear before it.

ieVw ipMgulw suKmnw sohM n smwxw ]

irhaa pingulaa soukhamanaa sohan n samaanaa.

The taste of the recitation of Soham in the base of ira, pingala and susumna nerves is not equal to the taste of the elixir of love.

vIh iekIh cVwau ciV prcw prvwxw ]

veeh ikeeh charhaau charhi parachaa paravaanaa.

Going beyond the animate and inanimate i.e. the whole world, the consciousness is merged in the Lord.

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peetai boli n hanghaee aakhaan vakhaanaa ||5||

Then the situation turns out to be such that as one cannot speak while drinking, the talk of drinking of the elixir of love becomes ineffable.