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Ang 1Vaar 13Bhai Gurdas

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paurree 22

ਲਖ ਉਪਮਾ ਉਪਮਾ ਕਰੈ ਉਪਮਾ ਨ ਵਖਾਣੈ ।

lakh upamaa upamaa karai upamaa na vakhaanai |

People praise the Guru through millions of ways and to do so take help of many comparisons.

ਲਖ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਕਰੈ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਹੈਰਾਣੈ ।

lakh mahimaa mahimaa karai mahimaa hairaanai |

Millions of people eulogise so much that even the eulogy feels wonder struck.

ਲਖ ਮਹਾਤਮ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਨ ਮਹਾਤਮੁ ਜਾਣੈ ।

lakh mahaatam mahaatamaa na mahaatam jaanai |

Millions of spiritualists explain the grandeur of Guru but they do not understand the same.

ਲਖ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰੈ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਨ ਸਿਞਾਣੈ ।

lakh usatat usatat karai usatat na siyaanai |

Millions of eulogisers recite praise s but they do not understand the real praise.

ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਹੈ ਮੈਂ ਮਾਣੁ ਨਿਮਾਣੈ ।੨੨।

aad purakh aades hai main maan nimaanai |22|

I respectfully bow before such a primeval Lord who is the pride of the humble person like me.