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15: ivrly bMdy

Rare servants

lK drIAwau kvwau ivic lK lK lihr qrMg auTMdy ]

lakh dareeaau kavaau vichi lakh lakh lahari tarang outdaday.

In the one word of the Lord lacs of rivers (of life) flow and lacs of waves come up in them.

ieks lhr qrMg ivic lK lK drIAwau vhMdy ]

ikas lahari tarang vichi lakh lakh lakh dareeaau vahanday.

In His one wave again, lacs of rivers (of life) flow.

ieks ieks drIAwau ivic lK Avqwr Akwr iPrMdy ]

ikas ikas dareeaau vichi lakh avataar akaar dhiranday.

In each river, in the form of incarnations, lacs of jivs assuming many forms are roaming about.

mC kC mirjIvVy Agm AQwh n Qwh lhMdy ]

machh kachh marijeevarhay agam adaah n haadi lahanday.

Incarnations in the form of fish and tortoise dive into it but they cannot fathom its depth, i.e. they cannot know the limits of that supreme reality.

prvdgwr Apwr hY pwrwvwr n lihr qrMdy ]

paravadagaar apaaru hai paaraavaar n lahani taranday.

That sustainer Lord is beyond all limits; none can know the bounds of his waves.

Ajrwvr siqguru purKu gurmiq guruisK Ajr jrMdy ]

ajaraavaru satiguru purakhu guramati guru sikh ajaru jaranday.

That true Guru is the excellent purus and the disciples of the Guru bear the unbearable, through the wisdom of the Guru (gurmat).

krn bMdgI ivrly bMdy ]15]

karani bandagee viralay banday ||15||

Rare are the people who undertake such devotional worship.