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7: iprm rs

Elixir of love

lK lK bwvn cMdnw lK Agr imlMdy ]

lakh lakh baavan chandanaa lakh agar miladay.

Myriads of sandals and fragrant sticks may be mixed;

lK kpUr kQUrIAw AMbr mihkMdy ]

lakh kapoor kadooreeaa anbar mahikanday.

With myriads camphor’s and musk’s the sky may be made full of fragrance;

lK lK gauVy myd imil kysr cmkMdy ]

lakh lakh gaurhay mayd mili kaysar chamakanday.

If myriads of saffron are mixed with yellow pigment of cow;

sB sugMD rlwiekY Argjw krMdy ]

sabh sougandh ralaai kai aragajaa karanday.

And of all these fragrances an incense stick is prepared;

lK Argjy Pulyl Pul PulvwVI sMdy ]

lakh aragajay phulayl phul phulavaarhee sanday.

Then myriads of such sticks may be mixed with the fragrance of flowers and scents,

gurmuiK suK Pl iprmrsu vwsU n lhMdy ]7]

guramoukhi soukh phal piram rasu vaasoo n lahanday ||7||

Even then all these cannot withstand the fragrance of the elixir of love of the gurmukh.