ਪਉੜੀ ੧੭

paurree 17

ਭਗਤੁ ਭਗਤੁ ਜਗਿ ਵਜਿਆ ਚਹੁ ਚਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਚਮਿਰੇਟਾ ।

bhagat bhagat jag vajiaa chahu chakaan de vich chamirettaa |

The tanner (Ravidas) became renowned as bhagat (saint) in all the four directions.

ਪਾਣ੍ਹਾ ਗੰਢੈ ਰਾਹ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੁਲਾ ਧਰਮ ਢੋਇ ਢੋਰ ਸਮੇਟਾ ।

paanhaa gandtai raah vich kulaa dharam dtoe dtor samettaa |

In accordance with his family tradition he would cobble the shoes and carry away the dead animals.

ਜਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਮੈਲੇ ਚੀਥੜੇ ਹੀਰਾ ਲਾਲੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ਪਲੇਟਾ ।

jiau kar maile cheetharre heeraa laal amol palettaa |

This was his outward routine but in reality he was a gem wrapped in rags.

ਚਹੁ ਵਰਨਾ ਉਪਦੇਸਦਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹੇਟਾ ।

chahu varanaa upadesadaa giaan dhiaan kar bhagat sahettaa |

He would preach all the four varnas (castes). His preaching made them rapt in the meditative devotion for the Lord.

ਨ੍ਹਾਵਣਿ ਆਇਆ ਸੰਗੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਬਾਨਾਰਸ ਕਰਿ ਗੰਗਾ ਥੇਟਾ ।

nhaavan aaeaa sang mil baanaaras kar gangaa thettaa |

Once, a group of people went to Kasi (Varanasi) to have their sacred dip in the Ganges.

ਕਢਿ ਕਸੀਰਾ ਸਉਪਿਆ ਰਵਿਦਾਸੈ ਗੰਗਾ ਦੀ ਭੇਟਾ ।

kadt kaseeraa saupiaa ravidaasai gangaa dee bhettaa |

Ravidas gave one dhela (half a pice) to one member and asked him to offer it to the Ganges.

ਲਗਾ ਪੁਰਬੁ ਅਭੀਚ ਦਾ ਡਿਠਾ ਚਲਿਤੁ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਅਮੇਟਾ ।

lagaa purab abheech daa dditthaa chalit acharaj amettaa |

A great festival of Abhijit naksatr (star) was on there where the public saw this wonderful episode.

ਲਇਆ ਕਸੀਰਾ ਹਥੁ ਕਢਿ ਸੂਤੁ ਇਕੁ ਜਿਉ ਤਾਣਾ ਪੇਟਾ ।

leaa kaseeraa hath kadt soot ik jiau taanaa pettaa |

Ganges, herself taking out her hand accepted that paltry amount, dhela, and proved that Ravidas was one with Ganges as warp and weft.

ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾਂ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਂ ਪਿਉ ਬੇਟਾ ।੧੭।

bhagat janaan har maan piau bettaa |17|

For bhagats (saints,) God is their mother, father and son all in one.