ਪਉੜੀ ੯
paurree 9
ਅਠ ਖੰਡਿ ਪਾਖੰਡ ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਇਕ ਧਿਆਇਆ ।
atth khandd paakhandd mat guramat ik man ik dhiaaeaa |
The person conducting in accordance with the wisdom of the Guru, goes beyond the hypocrisies of eight division (of four varnas and four ashramas) and adores the Lord with single minded devotion.
ਅਸਟ ਧਾਤੁ ਪਾਰਸ ਮਿਲੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਗਾਇਆ ।
asatt dhaat paaras milee guramukh kanchan jot jagaaeaa |
Eight metals in the form of four vamas and four religions having met the philosopher's stone in the form of Guru have convereted themselves into gold, the gurmukh, the enlightened one.
ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕਾਂ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ।
ridh sidh sidh saadhikaan aad purakh aades karaaeaa |
The siddhs and other miraculous practitioners have saluted to that primal Lord alone.
ਅਠੈ ਪਹਰ ਅਰਾਧੀਐ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਲਿਵ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।
atthai pehar araadheeai sabad surat liv alakh lakhaaeaa |
That Lord ought to be adored all the eight watches of time; by merger of the consciousness in the Word, the imperceptible is perceived.
ਅਸਟ ਕੁਲੀ ਵਿਹੁ ਉਤਰੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਤਿ ਨ ਮੋਹੇ ਮਾਇਆ ।
asatt kulee vihu utaree satigur mat na mohe maaeaa |
By adopting the advice of the true Gum, the poison (stigma) of the eight generations is wiped out and now the intellect does not get deluded due to maya.
ਮਨੁ ਅਸਾਧੁ ਨ ਸਾਧੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਸਾਧਿ ਸਧਾਇਆ ।
man asaadh na saadheeai guramukh sukh fal saadh sadhaaeaa |
The gurmukhs by their loving devotion have refined the incorrigible mind.
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਨ ਵਸਿ ਆਇਆ ।੯।
saadhasangat mil man vas aaeaa |9|
The mind is controlled only by meeting the holy congregation.