23: qQwc gur pRqwp

Praise of the Guru

lK miq lK buiD suiD lK lK cqurweI ]

lakh mati lakh budhi sudhi lakh lakh chaturaaee.

Millions of sects, intellects, thoughts and skills may exist;

lK lK aukiq isAwxpW lK suriq smweI ]

lakh lakh oukati siaanapaan lakh surati samaaee.

Millions of phrases, techniques and methods of absorption into the consciousness may exist;

lK igAwn iDAwn lK lK ismrx rweI ]

lakh giaan dhiaan lakh lakh simaran raaee.

Millions of knowledge’s, meditations and remembrance may be there;

lK ividAw lK iest jp qMq mMq kmweI ]

lakh vidiaa lakh isat jap tant mant kamaaee.

Millions of education’s, recitations for the objectives and tantra-mantra praxis may exist;

lK Bugiq lK lK Bgiq lK mukiq imlweI ]

lakh bhougati lakh lakh bhagati lakh moukati milaaee.

Millions of delights, devotions and liberation’s may be mixed up,

ijau qwry idh augvY AwnHyr gvweI ]

jiu taaray dih ougavai aanhayr gavaaee.

But as the darkness and the stars elope when the sun rises, likewise by losing all the objects mentioned above and by becoming the dear friend of the Guru,

gurmuiK suK Plu Agmu hY hoie iprm sKweI ]23]

guramoukhi soukh phalu agamu hai hoi piram sakhaaee ||23||

The gurmukh can attain the unapproachable pleasure-fruit of the Lord.