ਪਉੜੀ ੧੦

paurree 10

ਬਾਰਹ ਵਰ੍ਹੇ ਗਰਭਾਸਿ ਵਸਿ ਜਮਦੇ ਹੀ ਸੁਕਿ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਸੀ ।

baarah varhe garabhaas vas jamade hee suk lee udaasee |

Having remained in his mother's womb for twelve years, Sukadev adopted detachedness right form the very time of his birth.

ਮਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਅਤੀਤ ਹੋਇ ਮਨਹਠ ਬੁਧਿ ਨ ਬੰਦਿ ਖਲਾਸੀ ।

maaeaa vich ateet hoe manahatth budh na band khalaasee |

Though he went beyond maya yet because of his intellect pushed by stubbornness of mind, he could not attain liberation.

ਪਿਉ ਬਿਆਸ ਪਰਬੋਧਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕਰਿ ਜਨਕ ਸਹਜ ਅਭਿਆਸੀ ।

piau biaas parabodhiaa gur kar janak sehaj abhiaasee |

His father Vyas made him understand that he should adopt king Janak as his guru who is well grounded in the art of remaining in equipoise.

ਤਜਿ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਲਈ ਸਿਰ ਧਰਿ ਜੂਠਿ ਮਿਲੀ ਸਾਬਾਸੀ ।

taj duramat guramat lee sir dhar jootth milee saabaasee |

Doing so, and divesting himself of the evil wisdom,he acquired he wisdom of Guru and as ordered by his guru he carried left overs on his head and thus earned pats from the guru.

ਗੁਰ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਅਵੇਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਗਰਬਿ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਜਗਤਿ ਗੁਰ ਦਾਸੀ ।

gur upades aves kar garab nivaar jagat gur daasee |

When inspired by the teachings of the guru he repudiated ego, the whole world accepted him as guru and became his servant .

ਪੈਰੀ ਪੈ ਪਾ ਖਾਕ ਹੋਇ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਭਾਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਪਰਗਾਸੀ ।

pairee pai paa khaak hoe guramat bhaau bhagat paragaasee |

By falling at the feet, by becoming dust of the feet and by the wisdom of the guru, loving devotion came up in him.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਸਹਜ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ।੧੦।

guramukh sukh fal sehaj nivaasee |10|

As a gurmukh attaining pleasure fruit he got himself lodged in equipoise.