tofI bwxI BgqW kI

ttoddee baanee bhagathaan kee

Todee, The Word Of The Devotees:

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aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr

ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

koeI bolY inrvw koeI bolY dUir ]

koee bolai niravaa koee bolai dhoor ||

Some say that He is near, and others say that He is far away.

jl kI mwCulI crY KjUir ]1]

aucwrx c`rY

jal kee maashhulee charai khajoor ||1||

We might just as well say that the fish climbs out of the water, up the tree. ||1||

kWie ry bkbwdu lwieE ]

kaane rae bakabaadh laaeiou ||

Why do you speak such nonsense?

ijin hir pwieE iqnih CpwieE ]1] rhwau ]

jin har paaeiou thinehi shhapaaeiou ||1|| rehaao ||

One who has found the Lord, keeps quiet about it. ||1||Pause||

pMifqu hoie kY bydu bKwnY ]

panddith hoe kai baedh bakhaanai ||

Those who become Pandits, religious scholars, recite the Vedas,

mUrKu nwmdyau rwmih jwnY ]2]1]

moorakh naamadhaeo raamehi jaanai ||2||1||

But foolish Naam Dayv knows only the Lord. ||2||1||

kaun ko klµku rihE rwm nwmu lyq hI ]

koun ko kalank rehiou raam naam laeth hee ||

Whose blemishes remain, when one chants the Lord's Name?

piqq pivq Bey rwmu khq hI ]1] rhwau ]

pathith pavith bheae raam kehath hee ||1|| rehaao ||

Sinners become pure, chanting the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

rwm sµig nwmdyv jn kau pRqigAw AweI ]

aucwrx pRq`igAw

raam sang naamadhaev jan ko prathagiaa aaee ||

With the Lord, servant Naam Dayv has come to have faith.

eykwdsI bRqu rhY kwhy kau qIrQ jweˆØI ]1]

aucwrx ey-kwdsI

eaekaadhasee brath rehai kaahae ko theerathh jaaeanaee ||1||

I have stopped fasting on the eleventh day of each month; why should I bother to go on pilgrimages to sacred shrines? ||1||

Bniq nwmdyau suikRq sumiq Bey ]

aucwrx su-ikRq; sum`iq

bhanath naamadhaeo sukirath sumath bheae ||

Prays Naam Dayv, I have become a man of good deeds and good thoughts.

gurmiq rwmu kih ko ko n bYkuµiT gey ]2]2]

aucwrx ko ko: v`Krw krky

guramath raam kehi ko ko n baikunth geae ||2||2||

Chanting the Lord's Name, under Guru's Instructions, who has not gone to heaven? ||2||2||