8: igAwnI l`Cx

Characteristics of a knowledgeable person

gur drsn prsxu sPlu iCA drsnu iek drsnu jwxY ]

gur darasanu parasanu saphalu chhia darasanu ik darasanu jaanai.

Blessed is the Glimpse and the company of the guru because there only one visualizes God alone in all the six philosophies.

idb idsit prgwsu kir lok vyd gur igAwn pCwxY ]

dib disati paragaasu kari lok vayd gur giaanu pachhaanai.

Getting enlightened one identifies the teachings of Guru even in secular affairs

eykw nwrI jqI hoie pr nwrI DI BYx vKwxY ]

aykaa naaree jatee hoi par naaree dhee bhain vakhaanai.

Having one women as wife he (the Sikh) is a celebate and considers any other's wife as his daughter or a sister.

pr Dn sUAr gwie ijau mkrUh ihMdU muslmwxY ]

par dhanu sooar gaai jiu makarooh hindoo mousalamaanai.

To covet another man's property is forbidden ( to a Sikh) as the swine is to the Muslim and the cow to a Hindu.

Gr bwrI gur isK hoie isKw sUqRR ml mUqRR ivfwxY ]

ghar baaree gur sikhu hoi sikhaa sootr mal mootr vidaanai.

The sikh being a householder abnegates tonsure,the sacred thread ( Janeau), etc and forsakes them like abdominable faeces.

pwrbRhm pUrn bRhm igAwn iDAwn gurisK is\wxY ]

paarabrahamu pooran brahamu giaanu dhiaanu gurasikh siaanai.

The Sikh of the Guru accepts transcendental Lord as the sole found af higher knowledge and the meditation.

swDsMgiq imil piq prvwxY ]8]

saadhasangati mili pati paravaanai ||8||

In the congregation of such people any body could become authentic as well as respectable.