igrigt kY rMg kml smyh bhu bnu bnu folY kauAw khw Dausvwn hY ]
giragit kai rang kamal samayh bahu , banu banu dolai kauaa kahaa dhaousavaan hai |
A chameleon who changes the colour of its body so very often looks very much like the form of a lotus flower. But this insect-eating chameleon cannot be holding the merits of a lotus flower. A dead flesh-eating crow that flies here and there cannot reach
Gr Gr iPrq mMjwr Ahwr pwvY bysÍw ibsnI Anyk sqI n smwn hY ]
ghar ghar dhirat manjaar ahaar paavai , baysvaa bisanee anayk satee n samaan hai |
Just as a male cat roams about various burrows and houses searching for food, and likewise a whore living life of several vices cannot reach out to a woman of truth, sincerity and virtues.
sr sr BRmq n imlq mrwl mwl jIv Gwq krq n monI bgu iDAwn hY ]
sar sar bhramat n milat maraal maala , jeev ghaat karat n monee bagu dhiaan hai |
Just as wandering from pond to pond, one cannot find a flock of swans who live in lake Mansarover and an egret who kills living beings for food cannot be contemplating.
ibnu gurdyv syv Awn dyv syvk huie mwKI iqAwig cMdn durgMD AsQwn hY ]460]
binu gurdayv sayv aan dayv sayvak hui , maakhee tiaagi chandan duragandh asadaan hai |460|
Similarly, without the service of perfect Guru, if someone becomes a follower of any other god/goddess, it is like a fly who giving up the fragrance of sandalwood goes and sits on foul smelling filth. (460)