ਪਉੜੀ ੧੨

paurree 12

ਬਾਰਹ ਪੰਥ ਸਧਾਇ ਕੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਡੀ ਰਾਹ ਚਲਾਇਆ ।

baarah panth sadhaae kai guramukh gaaddee raah chalaaeaa |

Winning over the twelve sects of yogis, the gurmukhs started a simple and straight way (for liberation).

ਸੂਰਜ ਬਾਰਹ ਮਾਹ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਸੀਅਰੁ ਇਕਤੁ ਮਾਹਿ ਫਿਰਾਇਆ ।

sooraj baarah maah vich saseear ikat maeh firaaeaa |

It looks as if the sun circumambulates earth in twelve months and the moon in one month but the fact is that the work completed by the person having tamas and rajas qualities in twelve months is done in one month by the person having sattva quality.

ਬਾਰਹ ਸੋਲਹ ਮੇਲਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਸੀਅਰ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸੂਰ ਸਮਾਇਆ ।

baarah solah mel kar saseear andar soor samaaeaa |

Combining twelve (months) and sixteen (phases of moon) the sun merges into the moon i.e. rajas and tamas get absobed into the sattva.

ਬਾਰਹ ਤਿਲਕ ਮਿਟਾਇ ਕੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ਚੜਾਇਆ ।

baarah tilak mittaae kai guramukh tilak neesaan charraaeaa |

Gurmukh repudiating the twelve types of marks on forehead only keeps on his head the mark of the love of Lord.

ਬਾਰਹ ਰਾਸੀ ਸਾਧਿ ਕੈ ਸਚਿ ਰਾਸਿ ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ ।

baarah raasee saadh kai sach raas raharaas lubhaaeaa |

Conquering the twelve zodiac signs, gurmukh remains absorbed in the capital of truthful conduct.

ਬਾਰਹ ਵੰਨੀ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਬਾਰਹ ਮਾਸੇ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੁਲਾਇਆ ।

baarah vanee hoe kai baarah maase tol tulaaeaa |

Becoming pure gold of twelve masas (twenty four carrots) they come true to their worth in the world market.

ਪਾਰਸ ਪਾਰਸਿ ਪਰਸਿ ਕਰਾਇਆ ।੧੨।

paaras paaras paras karaaeaa |12|

Touching the philosopher's stone in the form of Guru, the gunnukhs also become philosopher's stone.