ਸਿਆਮ ਵੇਦ ਕਉ ਸੋਧਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਥਿ ਵੇਦਾਂਤੁ ਬਿਆਸਿ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ।

siaam ved kau sodh kar math vedaant biaas sunaaeaa |

Vyas (Badarayan) recited Vedanta (sutras) after churning and researching the thought frame of the Samaveda.

ਕਥਨੀ ਬਦਨੀ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਜਣਾਇਆ ।

kathanee badanee baaharaa aape aapanaa braham janaaeaa |

He put up before the self (atman) as identical to indescribable Brahm.

ਨਦਰੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਲਿਆਵਈ ਹਉਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ।

nadaree kisai na liaavee haumai andar bharam bhulaaeaa |

He in invisible and the jiv wanders hither and thither in its delusions of self conceit.

ਆਪੁ ਪੁਜਾਇ ਜਗਤ ਵਿਚਿ ਭਾਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਦਾ ਮਰਮੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ।

aap pujaae jagat vich bhaau bhagat daa maram na paaeaa |

By establishing the self as the Brahm he is in fact established one's own self as worthy of worship and therefore remained unknown to the mysteries of loving devotion.

ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੀ ਵੇਦਿ ਮਥਿ ਅਗਨੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਤਪਤਿ ਤਪਾਇਆ ।

tripat na aavee ved math aganee andar tapat tapaaeaa |

Churning of the Vedas could not obtain peace for him and he started scorching one and all in the heat of is ego.

ਮਾਇਆ ਡੰਡ ਨ ਉਤਰੇ ਜਮ ਡੰਡੈ ਬਹੁ ਦੁਖਿ ਰੂਆਇਆ ।

maaeaa ddandd na utare jam ddanddai bahu dukh rooaaeaa |

The rod of maya always hung over his head and he suffered extremely because of the constant fear of the Yama, the god of death.

ਨਾਰਦਿ ਮੁਨਿ ਉਪਦੇਸਿਆ ਮਥਿ ਭਾਗਵਤ ਗੁਨਿ ਗੀਤ ਕਰਾਇਆ ।

naarad mun upadesiaa math bhaagavat gun geet karaaeaa |

Having obtained knowledge from Narad, he recited Bhagvat and thus eulogised God.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਰਨੀ ਨਹਿਂ ਕੋਇ ਤਰਾਇਆ ।੧੧।

bin saranee nahin koe taraaeaa |11|

Without surrender before the Guru none could get across (the world ocean).