ਪਉੜੀ ੧੬

paurree 16

ਸਤਿਜੁਗੁ ਉਤਮੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਇਕੁ ਫੇੜੈ ਸਭ ਦੇਸੁ ਦੁਹੇਲਾ ।

satijug utam aakheeai ik ferrai sabh des duhelaa |

Satyuga is said to be best but in it one committed sin and the whole country suffered.

ਤ੍ਰੇਤੈ ਨਗਰੀ ਪੀੜੀਐ ਦੁਆਪੁਰਿ ਵੰਸੁ ਵਿਧੁੰਸੁ ਕੁਵੇਲਾ ।

tretai nagaree peerreeai duaapur vans vidhuns kuvelaa |

In treta, one did the wrong act and the whole city would suffer. In Duapar, sinful act of one person made the whole family suffer.

ਕਲਿਜੁਗਿ ਸਚੁ ਨਿਆਉ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਬੀਜੈ ਸੋ ਲੁਣੈ ਇਕੇਲਾ ।

kalijug sach niaau hai jo beejai so lunai ikelaa |

The justice of Kaliyuga is true because in it only he reaps who sows the evil seeds.

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪੂਰਨੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰ ਚੇਲਾ ।

paarabraham pooran braham sabad surat satiguroo gur chelaa |

Brahm is the perfect Sabdabrahm and that disciple who merges his consciousness in the Sabdabrahm is in fact Guru and the true Guru (God).

ਨਾਮੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਲਾ ।

naam daan isanaan drirr saadhasangat mil amrit velaa |

Sabdabrahm, the Guru is attained in the holy congregation by remembering the name of the Lord in the ambrosial hours.

ਮਿਠਾ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਨਿਵ ਚਲਣੁ ਹਥਹੁ ਦੇਣਾ ਸਹਿਜ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ।

mitthaa bolan niv chalan hathahu denaa sahij suhelaa |

A mild spoken, humble and giver through his hands moves in equipoise and remains happy.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਫਲ ਨੇਹੁ ਨਵੇਲਾ ।੧੬।

guramukh sukh fal nehu navelaa |16|

Ever new love of devotion to the Lord keeps the gurmukhs happy.