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Ang 1Vaar 26Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੬

paurree 6

ਧਿਆਨੁ ਮੂਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸਨੋ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਜਾਣਿ ਜਾਣੋਈ ।

dhiaan mool gur darasano pooran braham jaan jaanoee |

The glimpse of the Guru is the basis of meditation because Guru is Brahm and this fact is known to a rare one.

ਪੂਜ ਮੂਲ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਚਰਣ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸੇਵ ਸੁਖ ਹੋਈ ।

pooj mool satigur charan kar guradev sev sukh hoee |

The feet of true Guru, the root of all delights, should be worshipped and only then the delight would be atttained.

ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਮੂਲੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਬਚਨ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਅਰਾਧੈ ਕੋਈ ।

mantr mool satigur bachan ik man hoe araadhai koee |

The instructions of the true Guru is the basic formula (mantra) whose adoration with single minded devotion is undertaken by rare one.

ਮੋਖ ਮੂਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੀਵਨੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਸੋਈ ।

mokh mool kirapaa guroo jeevan mukat saadhasang soee |

The basis of liberation is the grace of the Guru and one attains liberation in life in the holy congregation alone.

ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਿਰਲੋਈ ।

aap ganaae na paaeeai aap gavaae milai viraloee |

Making oneself noticed none can attain the Lord and even shedding the ego any rare one meets Him.

ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਆਪ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਆਪਿ ਆਪੇ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ।

aap gavaae aap hai sabh ko aap aape sabh koee |

He who annihilates his ego, in fact, is the Lord Himself; he knowns everyone as his form and all accept him as their form.

ਗੁਰੁ ਚੇਲਾ ਚੇਲਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਈ ।੬।

gur chelaa chelaa gur hoee |6|

This way that individual in the form of Guru becomes disciple and the disciple is turned to be Guru.