sloku mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

mn kw JUTw JUTu kmwvY ]

man kaa jhoothaa jhooth kamaavai ||

The man of false mind practices falsehood.

mwieAw no iPrY qpw sdwvY ]

aucwrx qpw: polw bolo; s`dwvY

maaeiaa no firai thapaa sadhaavai ||

He runs after Maya, and yet pretends to be a man of disciplined meditation.

Brmy BUlw siB qIrQ ghY ]

bharamae bhoolaa sabh theerathh gehai ||

Deluded by doubt, he visits all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

Ehu qpw kYsy prmgiq lhY ]

aucwrx qpw: polw bolo

ouhu thapaa kaisae param gath lehai ||

How can such a man of disciplined meditation attain the supreme status?

gurprswdI ko scu kmwvY ]

gur parasaadhee ko sach kamaavai ||

By Guru's Grace, one lives the Truth.

nwnk so qpw moKMqru pwvY ]1]

aucwrx qpw: polw bolo

naanak so thapaa mokhanthar paavai ||1||

O Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation attains liberation. ||1||