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King Janak

Bgqu vfw rwjw jnku hY gurmuiK mwieAw ivic audwsI ]

bhagatu vadaa raajaa janaku hai guramoukhi maaiaa vichi udaasee.

King Janak was a great saint who amidst maya remained indifferent to it.

dyv lok no cilAw gx gMDrb sBw suKvwsI ]

dayv lok no chaliaa gan gandharaboo sabhaa soukhavaasee.

Along with gans and gandharvs (calestial musicians) he went to the abode of the gods.

jmpuir gieAw pukwr suix ivllwvin jIA nrk invwsI ]

jamapuri gaiaa poukaar souni vilalaavini jeea narak nivaasee.

From there, he, hearing the cries of inhabitants of hell, went to them.

Drmrwie no AwiKEnu sBnW dI kir bMd KlwsI ]

dharam raai no aakhiaonu sabhanaa dee kari band khalaasee.

He asked the god of death, Dharamrai, to relieve all their suffering.

kry bynqI Drmrwie hau syvk Twkuru AibnwsI ]

karay baynatee dharamaraai hau sayvaku tdaakuru abinaasee.

Hearing this, the god of death told him he was a mere servant of the eternal Lord (and without His orders he could not liberate them).

gihxy DirAnu eyk nwau pwpw nwil krY inrjwsI ]

gahinay dhariaonu iku naau paapaa naali karai nirajaasee.

Janak offered a part of his devotion and remembrance of the name of the Lord.

pwsMig pwpu n pujnI gurmuiK nwau Aqul n qulwsI ]

paasangi paapu n pujanee guramoukhi naau atul n tulaasee.

All the sins of hell were found not equal even to the counterweight of balance.

nrkhuM Cuty jIA jMq ktI glhuM islk jm PwsI ]

narakahu chhoutay jeea jant katee galahoun silak jam dhaasee.

In fact no balance can weigh the fruits of recitation and remembrance of the Lords name by the gurmukh.

mukiq jugiq nwvY dI dwsI ]5]

moukati jougati naavai dee daasee ||5||

All the creatures got liberated from hell and the noose of death was cut. Liberation and the technique of attaining it are the servants of the name of the Lord.