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Ang 1Vaar 8Bhai Gurdas

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਹੈ ਦਯਾ ਧਰਮੁ ਤੇ ਅਰਥੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ।

kevadd sat santokh hai dayaa dharam te arath veechaaraa |

How great are the truth, contentment, compassion, dharma, the meaning (of a concept) and its further elaboration?

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਕਾਮੁ ਕਰੋਧੁ ਹੈ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ।

kevadd kaam karodh hai kevadd lobh mohu ahankaaraa |

How much is the expansion of lust, anger, greed and infatuation?

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਰੰਗੁ ਪਰਕਾਰਾ ।

kevadd drisatt vakhaaneeai kevadd roop rang parakaaraa |

Visitors are of many kind and how many are forms and their hues?

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਿਥਾਰੁ ਪਸਾਰਾ ।

kevadd surat salaaheeai kevadd sabad vithaar pasaaraa |

How great is the consciousness and how much is the extension of Word?

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਵਾਸੁ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਗੰਧ ਸੁਗੰਧਿ ਅਚਾਰਾ ।

kevadd vaas nivaas hai kevadd gandh sugandh achaaraa |

How many are the founts of flavor and what is the working of various fragrances?

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਰਸ ਕਸ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਸਾਦ ਨਾਦ ਓਅੰਕਾਰਾ ।

kevadd ras kas aakheean kevadd saad naad oankaaraa |

Nothing can be told about the edible delights and inedible.

ਅੰਤੁ ਬਿਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰਾ ।੩।

ant biant na paaraavaaraa |3|

His expanse is infinite and beyond description.