ਪਉੜੀ ੧੪

paurree 14

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੇਣੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਇਕਾਂਤੁ ਬਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈ ।

guramukh benee bhagat kar jaae ikaant bahai liv laavai |

Saint Beni, a gurmukh, used to sit in solitude and would enter a meditative trance.

ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਅਧਿਆਤਮੀ ਹੋਰਸੁ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਵੈ ।

karam karai adhiaatamee horas kisai na alakh lakhaavai |

He would perform spiritual activities and in humbleness would never tell anyone.

ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ਜਾ ਪੁਛੀਐ ਰਾਜ ਦੁਆਰਿ ਗਇਆ ਆਲਾਵੈ ।

ghar aaeaa jaa puchheeai raaj duaar geaa aalaavai |

Reaching back home when asked, he would tell people that he had gone to the door of his king (the Supreme Lord).

ਘਰਿ ਸਭ ਵਥੂ ਮੰਗੀਅਨਿ ਵਲੁ ਛਲੁ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਝਤ ਲੰਘਾਵੈ ।

ghar sabh vathoo mangeean val chhal kar kai jhat langhaavai |

When his wife asked for some household material he would avoid her and thus spend his time performing spiritual activities.

ਵਡਾ ਸਾਂਗੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਓਹ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ।

vaddaa saang varatadaa oeh ik man paramesar dhiaavai |

One day while concentrating on the Lord with single-minded devotion, a strange miracle happened.

ਪੈਜ ਸਵਾਰੈ ਭਗਤ ਦੀ ਰਾਜਾ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਘਰਿ ਚਲਿ ਆਵੈ ।

paij savaarai bhagat dee raajaa hoe kai ghar chal aavai |

To keep the glory of the devotee, God Himself in the form of King went to his house.

ਦੇਇ ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਤੁਸਿ ਕੈ ਅਣਗਣਤੀ ਖਰਚੀ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਵੈ ।

dee dilaasaa tus kai anaganatee kharachee pahunchaavai |

In great joy, He consoled everyone and made available profuse money for expenditure.

ਓਥਹੁ ਆਇਆ ਭਗਤਿ ਪਾਸਿ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹੇਤੁ ਉਪਜਾਵੈ ।

othahu aaeaa bhagat paas hoe deaal het upajaavai |

From there He came to His devotee Beni and compassionately loved him.

ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾਂ ਜੈਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਾਵੈ ।੧੪।

bhagat janaan jaikaar karaavai |14|

This way He arranges applause for His devotees.