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19: murId kI kry?

What is demanded of a disciple ?

pYrI pY pwKwku murIdY QIvxw ]

pairee pai paa khaaku mureedai theevanaa.

By becoming the dust of the feet the disciple is required to be near the feet of the the Guru.

gur mUriq musqwku mir mir jIvxw ]

gur moorati mousataaku mari mari jeevanaa.

Becoming an avid suiter of the form (word) of the Guru and being dead to greed, infatuation and other relational propensities, he should remain alive in the world.

prhir sBy swk surMg rMgIvxw ]

parahari sabhay saak surang rangeevanaa.

Repudiating all worldly connections he must remain dyed in the colour of the Lord.

hor n JKxu Jwk srix mnu sIvxw ]

hor n jhakhanu jhaak sarani manu seevanaa.

Seeking no shelter elsewhere he should keep his mind absorbed in the shelterof God, the Guru.

iprm ipAwlw pwk AimA rsu pIvxw ]

piram piaalaa paak amia rasu peevanaa.

Sacred is the cup of the love of the beloved; he should quaff that only.

mskInI Aauqwk AsiQru QIvxw ]

masakeenee aoutaak asadiru theevanaa.

Making humility his abode he should get poised in it.

ds Aaurwiq qlwk shij AlIvxw ]

das auraati talaak sahaji aleevanaa.

Divorcing the (tastes of ) ten organs i.e.not being caught in their dragnet, he should attain equipose.

swvDwn gur vwk n mn BrmIvxw ]

saavadhaan gur vaak n man bharameevanaa.

He must be fully conscious about the word of Guru and should not allow the mind to be entrapped in delusions.

sbd suriq husnwk pwir prIvxw ]19]

sabad surati housanaak paari pareevanaa ||19||

Absorption of consciousness in the Word makes him alert and this way one gets across the Word – ocean.