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paurree 24

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ।

paarabraham pooran braham satigur aape aap upaaeaa |

The true Guru has been created in the form of perfect Brahm by the transcendent Brahm. Guru is God and God is the Guru; two names are of the same supreme reality.

ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਇਕ ਦੁਇ ਨਾਵ ਧਰਾਇਆ ।

gur gobind govind gur jot ik due naav dharaaeaa |

The son for the father and the father for the son created wonder by receiving the wondrous Word .

ਪੁਤੁ ਪਿਅਹੁ ਪਿਉ ਪੁਤ ਤੇ ਵਿਸਮਾਦਹੁ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ।

put piahu piau put te visamaadahu visamaad sunaaeaa |

A wonderful beauty has been created in the action of tree becoming fruit and fruit the tree.

ਬਿਰਖਹੁ ਫਲੁ ਫਲ ਤੇ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਆਚਰਜਹੁ ਆਚਰਜੁ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ।

birakhahu fal fal te birakh aacharajahu aacharaj suhaaeaa |

From the two banks of a river its true extent cannot be understood simply by saying that the one is far and the other near bank.

ਨਦੀ ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਪੁਛੇ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ।

nadee kinaare aakheean puchhe paaraavaar na paaeaa |

Guru Arjan Dev and Guru Hargobind are in fact one and the same.

ਹੋਰਨਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖੀਐ ਗੁਰੁ ਚੇਲੇ ਮਿਲਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।

horan alakh na lakheeai gur chele mil alakh lakhaaeaa |

None else can perceive the imperceptible Lord but the disciple (Hargobind) having met the Guru (Arjan Dev) has visualised the imperceptible Lord.

ਹਰਿਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੁ ਭਾਇਆ ।੨੪।

harigovind guroo gur bhaaeaa |24|

Guru Hargobind is dear to the Lord who is the Guru of the Gurus.