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Ang 1Vaar 25Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੫

paurree 5

ਅਸੁਰ ਭਭੀਖਣੁ ਭਗਤੁ ਹੈ ਬਿਦਰੁ ਸੁ ਵਿਖਲੀ ਪਤਿ ਸਰਣਾਈ ।

asur bhabheekhan bhagat hai bidar su vikhalee pat saranaaee |

Saint Vibhisaa a demon, and Vidur son of maid servant came in the shelter of the Lord. Dhanni is known as a jai

ਧੰਨਾ ਜਟੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਸਧਨਾ ਜਾਤਿ ਅਜਾਤਿ ਕਸਾਈ ।

dhanaa jatt vakhaaneeai sadhanaa jaat ajaat kasaaee |

And Sadhana was an out caste butcher. Saint Kabir was a weaver

ਭਗਤੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਜੁਲਾਹੜਾ ਨਾਮਾ ਛੀਂਬਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਈ ।

bhagat kabeer julaaharraa naamaa chheenbaa har gun gaaee |

And Namdev a calicoprinter who sang the praises of the Lord. Ravidas was a cobbler and saint Sairt belonged to (the so-called ) low barber caste.

ਕੁਲਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸੁ ਚਮਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਸੈਣੁ ਸਨਾਤੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨਾਈ ।

kul ravidaas chamaar hai sain sanaatee andar naaee |

Female crow takes care of the fledgelings of nightingale but they ultimately meet their own family.

ਕੋਇਲ ਪਾਲੈ ਕਾਵਣੀ ਅੰਤਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਅਪਣੇ ਕੁਲ ਜਾਈ ।

koeil paalai kaavanee ant milai apane kul jaaee |

Though Yagoda nurtured Krsna, yet he came to be known as the lotus (son) ) of the family of Vasudev.

ਕਿਸਨੁ ਜਸੋਧਾ ਪਾਲਿਆ ਵਾਸਦੇਵ ਕੁਲ ਕਵਲ ਸਦਾਈ ।

kisan jasodhaa paaliaa vaasadev kul kaval sadaaee |

As the pot of any type containing ghee is not said to be bad,

ਘਿਅ ਭਾਂਡਾ ਨ ਵੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਭਗਤਾ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਨਾਤਿ ਨ ਕਾਈ ।

ghia bhaanddaa na veechaareeai bhagataa jaat sanaat na kaaee |

Likewise, the saints also have no high or low caste whatsoever.

ਚਰਣ ਕਵਲ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਈ ।੫।

charan kaval satigur saranaaee |5|

They all remain in the shelter of the lotus feet of the true Guru.