ਪਉੜੀ ੧੮

paurree 18

ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਦਇਆ ਧਰਮੁ ਅਰਥ ਕਰੋੜਿ ਨ ਓੜਕੁ ਜਾਣੈ ।

sat santokh deaa dharam arath karorr na orrak jaanai |

Crores of properties such as truth, contentment, pity, dharma, lucre are there but none could know the extremity of that (pleasure-fruit).

ਚਾਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਲਖੂਣਿ ਨ ਪਲੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੈ ।

chaar padaarath aakheean hoe lakhoon na pal paravaanai |

Four ideals are said to be and may be they are multiplied by lakhs, even then they do not equal the one moment of pleasure fruit.

ਰਿਧੀ ਸਿਧੀ ਲਖ ਲਖ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਲਖ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤੁਲਾਣੈ ।

ridhee sidhee lakh lakh nidh nidhaan lakh til na tulaanai |

Riddhis, Siddhis and lakhs of treasures do not equal its one small fraction.

ਦਰਸਨ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸੰਜੋਗ ਲਖ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਖ ਹੈਰਾਣੈ ।

darasan drisatt sanjog lakh sabad surat liv lakh hairaanai |

Seeing the intimacy of Word and the consciousness, many combinations of philosophies and meditations are surprised.

ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਸਿਮਰਣ ਅਸੰਖ ਭਗਤਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਲਖ ਨੇਤ ਵਖਾਣੈ ।

giaan dhiaan simaran asankh bhagat jugat lakh net vakhaanai |

Many methods of knowledge, meditation and remembrance are put forth;

ਪਿਰਮ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਘਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲ ਚੋਜ ਵਿਡਾਣੈ ।

piram piaalaa sehaj ghar guramukh sukh fal choj viddaanai |

But reaching the tranquil stage, the pleasure-fruit of the cup of love of the Lord attained by gurmukhs is wondrous.

ਮਤਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਸੁਧਿ ਲਖ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਣੈ ।੧੮।

mat budh sudh lakh mel milaanai |18|

At this stage, intellect, wisdom and millions of purities get combined.