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Ang 1Vaar 29Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੪

paurree 4

ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੋ ਰਜ ਗੁਣੁ ਤਮ ਗੁਣੁ ਸਤ ਗੁਣੁ ਜਿਤਾ ।

paun paanee baisantaro raj gun tam gun sat gun jitaa |

Air, water, fire and the three qualities – tranquillity, activity and inertness have been conquered by the Sikh.

ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕਰਮ ਸੰਕਲਪ ਕਰਿ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਵਿਗੋਇ ਦੁਚਿਤਾ ।

man bach karam sankalap kar ik man hoe vigoe duchitaa |

With the concentration of mind, speech, action and meditating upon the One, he has lost the sense of duality.

ਲੋਕ ਵੇਦ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਲਿਵ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਇਕੁ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਬਹੁ ਭਿਤਾ ।

lok ved gur giaan liv andar ik baahar bahu bhitaa |

Absorption in the knowledge of the Guru is his conduct in the world. In his innerself he is One (with the Lord) while he performs diverse duties in the world.

ਮਾਤ ਲੋਕ ਪਾਤਾਲ ਜਿਣਿ ਸੁਰਗ ਲੋਕ ਵਿਚਿ ਹੋਇ ਅਥਿਤਾ ।

maat lok paataal jin surag lok vich hoe athitaa |

Conquering the earth and the nether world he establishes himself in heavens.

ਮਿਠਾ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਨਿਵਿ ਚਲਣੁ ਹਥਹੁ ਦੇ ਕਰਿ ਪਤਿਤ ਪਵਿਤਾ ।

mitthaa bolan niv chalan hathahu de kar patit pavitaa |

By speaking sweetly, behaving humbly and bestowing charities with one's own hands, even the fallen ones have become pure.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਅਤੁਲੁ ਅਡੋਲੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ਅਮਿਤਾ ।

guramukh sukh fal paaeaa atul addol amol amitaa |

Thus, the gurmukh attains incomparable and invalauable fruits of delight.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਪੀੜਿ ਨਪਿਤਾ ।੪।

saadhasangat mil peerr napitaa |4|

Associating with the holy congregation he squeezes out the ego (from the mind).