ਪਉੜੀ ੯

paurree 9

ਮਹਾਦੇਉ ਅਉਧੂਤੁ ਹੋਇ ਤਾਮਸ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ।

mahaadeo aaudhoot hoe taamas andar jog na jaanai |

Though Mahadev was an ascetic of high order but being full of ignorance he could not even identify yoga.

ਭੈਰੋ ਭੂਤ ਕੁਸੂਤ ਵਿਚਿ ਖੇਤ੍ਰਪਾਲ ਬੇਤਾਲ ਧਿਙਾਣੈ ।

bhairo bhoot kusoot vich khetrapaal betaal dhingaanai |

He merely subordinated Bhairav, ghosts, Ksetrapals, and baitals (all malignant spirits).

ਅਕੁ ਧਤੂਰਾ ਖਾਵਣਾ ਰਾਤੀ ਵਾਸਾ ਮੜ੍ਹੀ ਮਸਾਣੈ ।

ak dhatooraa khaavanaa raatee vaasaa marrhee masaanai |

He would eat akk ( a wild plant of sandy region – calotropis procera) and datura and lived in cemetery at night.

ਪੈਨੈ ਹਾਥੀ ਸੀਹ ਖਲ ਡਉਰੂ ਵਾਇ ਕਰੈ ਹੈਰਾਣੈ ।

painai haathee seeh khal ddauroo vaae karai hairaanai |

He would wear the lion or elephant skin and would make people restive by playing on damaru (tabor).

ਨਾਥਾ ਨਾਥੁ ਸਦਾਇਦਾ ਹੋਇ ਅਨਾਥੁ ਨ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣੈ ।

naathaa naath sadaaeidaa hoe anaath na har rang maanai |

He was known as the nath (yogi) of the naths but never becoming masterless (anath) or humble did he remember God.

ਸਿਰਠਿ ਸੰਘਾਰੈ ਤਾਮਸੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਭੋਗੁ ਨ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਪਛਾਣੈ ।

siratth sanghaarai taamasee jog na bhog na jugat pachhaanai |

His main task was to destroy world malignantly. He would not understand the technique of enjoyment and repudiation (yoga).

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗਾਣੈ ।੯।

guramukh sukh fal saadh sangaanai |9|

One attains the fruits of pleasure be becoming a gurmukh a gurmukh and being in the holy congregation.