ਪਉੜੀ ੧੦

paurree 10

ਚੰਦਨ ਵਾਸੁ ਵਣਾਸਪਤਿ ਬਾਵਨ ਚੰਦਨਿ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਹੋਈ ।

chandan vaas vanaasapat baavan chandan chandan hoee |

With the fragrance of sandalwood the whole vegetation becomes sandal.

ਫਲ ਵਿਣੁ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਬਾਵਨਾ ਆਦਿ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਬਿਅੰਤੁ ਸਦੋਈ ।

fal vin chandan baavanaa aad anaad biant sadoee |

Though itself the sandal is without fruit but it is always considered as costly.

ਚੰਦਨੁ ਬਾਵਨ ਚੰਦਨਹੁ ਚੰਦਨ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਕੋਈ ।

chandan baavan chandanahu chandan vaas na chandan koee |

But the plant, which becomes sandal through the fragrance of sandal, cannot make any other plant sandal.

ਅਸਟੁ ਧਾਤੁ ਇਕੁ ਧਾਤੁ ਹੋਇ ਪਾਰਸ ਪਰਸੇ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਜੋਈ ।

asatt dhaat ik dhaat hoe paaras parase kanchan joee |

Eight metals touching the philosopher’s stone becomes gold but that gold cannot produce further gold.

ਕੰਚਨ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਕੰਚਨਹੁ ਵਰਤਮਾਨ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭਿ ਲੋਈ ।

kanchan hoe na kanchanahu varatamaan varatai sabh loee |

All this is performed in the present only (but the Sikh of Guru makes many like himself; they further become competent to transform others into a Sikh way of life).

ਨਦੀਆ ਨਾਲੇ ਗੰਗ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਗਰ ਸੰਗਮਿ ਖਾਰਾ ਸੋਈ ।

nadeea naale gang sang saagar sangam khaaraa soee |

Rivers, streams and even the Ganges become brackish in the company of ocean.

ਬਗੁਲਾ ਹੰਸੁ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਮਾਨਸਰੋਵਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਖਲੋਈ ।

bagulaa hans na hovee maanasarovar jaae khaloee |

The crane never becomes swan even if it sits at Manasarovar.

ਵੀਹਾਂ ਦੈ ਵਰਤਾਰੈ ਓਈ ।੧੦।

veehaan dai varataarai oee |10|

It so happens because an ordinary person remains always involved in the counts of twenties and more i.e. money.