ਅਥ ਦੁਧੀਰਾ ਸਤਾਰਵੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਥਨੰ ॥

ath dudheeraa sataaravo guroo kathanan |

Now begins the description of the adoption of a Fishing Bird as the Seventeenth Guru

ਤੋਟਕ ਛੰਦ ॥

tottak chhand |

TOTAK STANZA

ਕਰਿ ਸੋਰਸਵੋ ਰਿਖਿ ਤਾਸੁ ਗੁਰੰ ॥

kar sorasavo rikh taas guran |

ਉਠਿ ਚਲੀਆ ਬਾਟ ਉਦਾਸ ਚਿਤੰ ॥

autth chaleea baatt udaas chitan |

After adopting the vulture as the seventeenth Guru with unattached mind, Dutt proceeded again on his path

ਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰਤ ਨਾਦਿ ਨਿਨਾਦ ਧੁਨੰ ॥

mukh poorat naad ninaad dhunan |

ਸੁਨਿ ਰੀਝਤ ਗੰਧ੍ਰਬ ਦੇਵ ਨਰੰ ॥੩੬੫॥

sun reejhat gandhrab dev naran |365|

He was producing various types of sounds form his mouth and hearing the same, the gods, Gandharvas, men and women, all were getting pleased.365.

ਚਲਿ ਜਾਤ ਭਏ ਸਰਿਤਾ ਨਿਕਟੰ ॥

chal jaat bhe saritaa nikattan |

ਹਠਵੰਤ ਰਿਖੰ ਤਪਸਾ ਬਿਕਟ ॥

hatthavant rikhan tapasaa bikatt |

ਅਵਿਲੋਕ ਦੁਧੀਰਯਾ ਏਕ ਤਹਾ ॥

avilok dudheerayaa ek tahaa |

ਉਛਰੰਤ ਹੁਤੇ ਨਦਿ ਮਛ ਜਹਾ ॥੩੬੬॥

auchharant hute nad machh jahaa |366|

The persistent and ascetic sage reached near a stream, where he saw a flying bird named ‘Mahiggir’ near the jumping fish.366.

ਥਰਕੰਤ ਹੁਤੋ ਇਕ ਚਿਤ ਨਭੰ ॥

tharakant huto ik chit nabhan |

ਅਤਿ ਉਜਲ ਅੰਗ ਸੁਰੰਗ ਸੁਭੰ ॥

at ujal ang surang subhan |

With concentrated mind, he was stable at one place in the sky and his limbs were extremely white and pretty

ਨਹੀ ਆਨਿ ਬਿਲੋਕਤ ਆਪ ਦ੍ਰਿਗੰ ॥

nahee aan bilokat aap drigan |

ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਰਹ︀ਯੋ ਗਡ ਮਛ ਮਨੰ ॥੩੬੭॥

eih bhaat rehayo gadd machh manan |367|

His mind was absorbed in the fish and he was not seeing anyone else.367.

ਤਹਾ ਜਾਇ ਮਹਾ ਮੁਨਿ ਮਜਨ ਕੈ ॥

tahaa jaae mahaa mun majan kai |

ਉਠਿ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਨ ਲਗਾ ਸੁਚ ਕੈ ॥

autth kai har dhiaan lagaa such kai |

These the Guru went and took bath and getting up mediated on the Lord,

ਨ ਟਰੋ ਤਬ ਲੌ ਵਹ ਮਛ ਅਰੀ ॥

n ttaro tab lau veh machh aree |

ਰਥ ਸੂਰ ਅਥਿਓ ਨਹ ਡੀਠ ਟਰੀ ॥੩੬੮॥

rath soor athio neh ddeetth ttaree |368|

But that enemy of the fish, concentrated his attention on the fish even till sunset.368.

ਥਰਕੰਤ ਰਹਾ ਨਭਿ ਮਛ ਕਟੰ ॥

tharakant rahaa nabh machh kattan |

ਰਥ ਭਾਨੁ ਹਟਿਓ ਨਹੀ ਧ︀ਯਾਨ ਛੁਟੰ ॥

rath bhaan hattio nahee dhayaan chhuttan |

He remained unwavered in the sky and did not even think of the sunset

ਅਵਿਲੋਕ ਮਹਾ ਮੁਨਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਰਹਿਓ ॥

avilok mahaa mun mohi rahio |

ਗੁਰੁ ਸਤ੍ਰਸਵੋ ਕਰ ਤਾਸੁ ਕਹਿਓ ॥੩੬੯॥

gur satrasavo kar taas kahio |369|

Seeing him, the great sage observed silence and accepted him as the Seventeenth Guru.369.

ਇਤਿ ਸਤਾਰਵੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੁਧੀਰਾ ਸਮਾਪਤੰ ॥੧੭॥

eit sataaravo guroo dudheeraa samaapatan |17|

End of the description of the adoption of the Fishing Bird as the Seventeenth Guru.