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Ang 1Vaar 2Bhai Gurdas

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Oankar, the primal energy, realised through the grace of the divine preceptor

ਵਾਰ ੨ ।

vaar 2 |

Vaar Two

ਆਪਨੜੈ ਹਥਿ ਆਰਸੀ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਦੇਖੈ ।

aapanarrai hath aarasee aape hee dekhai |

The mirror (in the form of world) is in the hand (of the Lord) and man sees of himself in it.

ਆਪੇ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਇਦਾ ਛਿਅ ਦਰਸਨਿ ਭੇਖੈ ।

aape dekh dikhaaeidaa chhia darasan bhekhai |

God visualises and makes men see the guises and philosophies of six Schools (in this mirror).

ਜੇਹਾ ਮੂਹੁ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਲਿਦਾ ਤੇਵੇਹੈ ਲੇਖੈ ।

jehaa moohu kar bhaalidaa tevehai lekhai |

Man is reflected (in the mirror) in exactly the same way as is his propensity.

ਹਸਦੇ ਹਸਦਾ ਦੇਖੀਐ ਸੋ ਰੂਪ ਸਰੇਖੈ ।

hasade hasadaa dekheeai so roop sarekhai |

The laughing person finds a laughing form in it.

ਰੋਦੈ ਦਿਸੈ ਰੋਵਦਾ ਹੋਏ ਨਿਮਖ ਨਿਮੇਖੈ ।

rodai disai rovadaa hoe nimakh nimekhai |

Whereas the wailing person finds himself (as well as everybody) there in the weeping posture. Same is the case of a clever person.

ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਸਤਿਸੰਗਿ ਵਿਸੇਖੈ ।੧।

aape aap varatadaa satisang visekhai |1|

The Lord Himself is prevading this world-mirror but He is specifically preceivable in and through the holy congregation.