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Ang 1Vaar 1Bhai Gurdas

ਦਿਚੈ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਦੇਵਣਾ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਵਸਤੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਵੈ ।

dichai poorab devanaa jis dee vasat tisai ghar aavai |

Liabilities of the previous births have to be settled and the thing goes to the house it belongs to.

ਬੈਠਾ ਸੋਢੀ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਰਾਮਦਾਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕਹਾਵੈ ।

baitthaa sodtee paatisaahu raamadaas satiguroo kahaavai |

Now Guru Ram Das, a Sodhi emperor, seated on the Guru-seat is called the true Guru.

ਪੂਰਨੁ ਤਾਲੁ ਖਟਾਇਆ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਗਾਵੈ ।

pooran taal khattaaeaa amritasar vich jot jagaavai |

He got dug the complete holy tank and here settling down at Amritsar, he spread his light.

ਉਲਟਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਖਸਮ ਦਾ ਉਲਟੀ ਗੰਗ ਸਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ।

aulattaa khel khasam daa ulattee gang samundr samaavai |

Wondrous is the play of the Lord. He can cause Ganges running in opposite direction merge in the ocean.

ਦਿਤਾ ਲਈਯੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਣਿਦਿਤਾ ਕਛੁ ਹਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ।

ditaa leeye aapanaa aniditaa kachh hath na aavai |

You get your own; given nothing cannot bring to you anything.

ਫਿਰਿ ਆਈ ਘਰਿ ਅਰਜਣੇ ਪੁਤੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਹਾਵੈ ।

fir aaee ghar arajane put sansaaree guroo kahaavai |

Now the Guruship entered the house of Arjan (Dev) who, to say was the son, but, he proved through his good deeds to be worthy of the Guru-seat.

ਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਦੇਸਾਂ ਸੋਢੀਓਂ ਹੋਰਸਿ ਅਜਰੁ ਨ ਜਰਿਆ ਜਾਵੈ ।

jaan na desaan sodteeon horas ajar na jariaa jaavai |

This Guruship would not go beyond Sodhis because none else can bear with this unbearable.

ਘਰ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਵਥੁ ਘਰੇ ਰਹਾਵੈ ।੪੭।

ghar hee kee vath ghare rahaavai |47|

The thing of the House should remain in the House.