so pMifqu jo mnu prboDY ]

so panddith jo man parabodhhai ||

He is a true Pandit, a religious scholar, who instructs his own mind.

rwm nwmu Awqm mih soDY ]

raam naam aatham mehi sodhhai ||

He searches for the Lord's Name within his own soul.

rwm nwm swru rsu pIvY ]

raam naam saar ras peevai ||

He drinks in the Exquisite Nectar of the Lord's Name.

ausu pMifq kY aupdyis jgu jIvY ]

ous panddith kai oupadhaes jag jeevai ||

By that Pandit's teachings, the world lives.

hir kI kQw ihrdY bswvY ]

har kee kathhaa hiradhai basaavai ||

He implants the Sermon of the Lord in his heart.

so pMifqu iPir join n AwvY ]

so panddith fir jon n aavai ||

Such a Pandit is not cast into the womb of reincarnation again.

byd purwn isimRiq bUJY mUl ]

aucwrx bU`JY

baedh puraan simrith boojhai mool ||

He understands the fundamental essence of the Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees.

sUKm mih jwnY AsQUlu ]

sookham mehi jaanai asathhool ||

In the unmanifest, he sees the manifest world to exist.

chu vrnw kau dy aupdysu ]

chahu varanaa ko dhae oupadhaes ||

He gives instruction to people of all castes and social classes.

nwnk ausu pMifq kau sdw Adysu ]4]

naanak ous panddith ko sadhaa adhaes ||4||

O Nanak, to such a Pandit, I bow in salutation forever. ||4||