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paurree 12

ਕਛੂ ਬੱਚਾ ਨਦੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਲਹਰਿ ਨ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਬਿਆਪੈ ।

kachhoo bachaa nadee vich gurasikh lehar na bhavajal biaapai |

As the offspring of tortoise are not affected by sea waves so is the case of the Sikhs of Guru; they are not influenced by the waves of the World Ocean.

ਕੂੰਜ ਬੱਚਾ ਲੈਇ ਉਡਰੈ ਸੁੰਨਿ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਅਗਾਧਿ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ।

koonj bachaa laie uddarai sun samaadh agaadh na jaapai |

Florican bird flies comfortably along with its offspring in the sky but the sky does not look abysmal to it.

ਹੰਸੁ ਵੰਸੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਨਸਰਿ ਸਹਜ ਸਰੋਵਰਿ ਵਡ ਪਰਤਾਪੈ ।

hans vans hai maanasar sehaj sarovar vadd parataapai |

The progeny of swans reside in the all potent Manasarovar.

ਬੱਤਕ ਬੱਚਾ ਕੋਇਲੈ ਨੰਦ ਨੰਦਨ ਵਸੁਦੇਵ ਮਿਲਾਪੈ ।

batak bachaa koeilai nand nandan vasudev milaapai |

The goose and nightingale separate their progeny from hens and crows respectively and though living among milkman Krishna ultimately went to Vasudev; likewise, the gurmukh giving up all the evil propensities goes to merge in the holy congregation.

ਰਵਿ ਸਸਿ ਚਕਵੀ ਤੈ ਚਕੋਰ ਸਿਵ ਸਕਤੀ ਲੰਘਿ ਵਰੈ ਸਰਾਪੈ ।

rav sas chakavee tai chakor siv sakatee langh varai saraapai |

As the female ruddy sheldrake and redlegged partridge meet sun and moon respectively gurmukh also crossing the maya of Siva and Sakti attains the highest state of equipoise.

ਅਨਲ ਪੰਖਿ ਬੱਚਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਿਰਾਧਾਰ ਹੋਇ ਸਮਝੈ ਆਪੈ ।

anal pankh bachaa milai niraadhaar hoe samajhai aapai |

The anal bird recognises its offspring even without any basis for its identification.

ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਸੰਧਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਪਰਚਾਇ ਪਛਾਪੈ ।

gurasikh sandh milaavanee sabad surat parachaae pachhaapai |

It is the state of Sikh who merging his consciousness in the Word, identifies the true love (of the Lord).

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪੈ ।੧੨।

guramukh sukh fal thaap uthaapai |12|

The gurmukhs identify and establish the fruits of delight.