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Ang 1Vaar 1Bhai Gurdas

ਭਈ ਗਿਲਾਨਿ ਜਗਤ੍ਰਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨਿ ਆਸ੍ਰਮ ਉਪਾਏ ।

bhee gilaan jagatr vich chaar varan aasram upaae |

In view of the prevaling lassitude in the world, four varnas and four Ashrams were established.

ਦਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀਆ ਜੋਗੀ ਬਾਰਹ ਪੰਥਿ ਚਲਾਏ ।

das naam saniaaseea jogee baarah panth chalaae |

Then ten orders of ascetics and twelve orders Of yogis came into being.

ਜੰਗਮ ਅਤੇ ਸਰੇਵੜੇ ਦਗੇ ਦਿਗੰਬਰਿ ਵਾਦਿ ਕਰਾਏ ।

jangam ate sarevarre dage diganbar vaad karaae |

Further jangams, the wanderers, sramans and Digambrs, naked jain ascetics also started their disputations.

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣਿ ਬਹੁ ਪਰਕਾਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰਿ ਵੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣਿ ਲੜਾਏ ।

brahaman bahu parakaar kar saasatr ved puraan larraae |

Many Categories of brahmins came into being who propounded Shastras, Vedas and Purans contradicting one another.

ਖਟੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਬਹੁ ਵੈਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਨਾਲਿ ਛਤੀਸਿ ਪਖੰਡ ਰਲਾਏ ।

khatt darasan bahu vair kar naal chhatees pakhandd ralaae |

The mutual irreconcilability of the six Indian philosophies further added many hypocrisies.

ਤੰਤ ਮੰਤ ਰਾਸਾਇਣਾ ਕਰਾਮਾਤਿ ਕਾਲਖਿ ਲਪਟਾਏ ।

tant mant raasaaeinaa karaamaat kaalakh lapattaae |

Alchemy, tantra, mantra and miracles became everything for people.

ਇਕਸਿ ਤੇ ਬਹੁ ਰੂਪਿ ਕਰਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਕੁਰੂਪੀ ਘਣੇ ਦਿਖਾਏ ।

eikas te bahu roop kar roop kuroopee ghane dikhaae |

By getting divided into myriad sects(and castes) they produced a horrible look.

ਕਲਿਜੁਗਿ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ।੧੯।

kalijug andar bharam bhulaae |19|

They all were deluded by kaliyug.