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ikonkaar satigur prasaadi ||

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

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ikonkaar satigur prasaadi ||

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

siqguru scw pwiqswhu swDsMgiq scu KMfu vswieAw ]

satiguru sachaa paatisaahu saadhasangati sachu khandu vasaaiaa.

The true Guru is true emperor who has founded the abode of truth in the form of the congregation of the saints.

gurisK lY gurisK hoie Awpu gvwie n Awpu gxwieAw ]

gur sikh lai gurasikh hoi aapu gavaai n aapu ganaaiaa.

The Sikhs living there being taught by the Guru, lose their ego and never make themselves noticed.

gurisK sBo swDnw swiD sDwie swDu sdvwieAw ]

gurasikh sabho saadhanaa saadhi sadhaai saadhu sadavaaiaa.

The Sikhs of the Guru get themselves called sadhus only after accomplishing all sorts of discipline.

chu vrxw aupdys dy mwieAw ivic audwsu rhwieAw ]

chahu varanaa oupadays day maaiaa vichi udaasu rahaaiaa.

They preach to all the four varnas and themselves remain indifferent in the midst of maya.

schu ErY sB ikhu scu nwau gurmMqu idVwieAw ]

sachahu aorai sabhu kihu sachu naau guramantu dirhaaiaa.

They explain clearly that everything is below truth i.e. the truth is highest and only this mantra should be recited with deep integrity.

hukmY AMdir sB ko mMnY hukmu su sic smwieAw ]

houkamai andari sabh ko mannai houkamu su sachi samaaiaa.

Everything is subsumed in the divine order and whosoever bows his head before His order, merges in the truth.

sbd suriq ilv AlKu lKwieAw ]1]

sabad surati liv alakhu lakhaaiaa ||1||

The consciousness attuned to the Word makes man competent to behold the invisible Lord.