17: rivdws Bgq

Ravidas

Bgqu Bgqu jig vijAw chuM ckW dy ivic cimrytw ]

bhagatu bhagatu jagi vajiaa chahu chakaan day vichi chamiraytaa.

The tanner (Ravidas) became renowned as bhagat (saint) in all the four directions.

pwxHw gMFY rwh ivic kulw Drm Foie For smytw ]

paanhaa ganddhai raah vichi kulaa dharam ddhoi ddhor samaytaa.

In accordance with his family tradition he would cobble the shoes and carry away the dead animals.

ijau kir mYlY cIQVY hIrw lwl Amolu plytw ]

jiu kari mailay cheedarhay heeraa laalu amolu palaytaa.

This was his outward routine but in reality he was a gem wrapped in rags.

chuM vrnw aupdysdw igAwn iDAwnu kir Bgiq shytw ]

chahu varanaa oupadaysadaa giaan dhiaanu kari bhagati sahaytaa.

He would preach all the four varnas (castes). His preaching made them rapt in the meditative devotion for the Lord.

nHwvix AwieAw sMgu imil bwnwrs kir gMgw Qytw ]

nhaavani aaiaa sangu mili baanaaras kari gangaa daytaa.

Once, a group of people went to Kasi (Varanasi) to have their sacred dip in the Ganges.

kiF ksIrw sauipAw rivdwsY gMgw dI Bytw ]

kaddhi kaseeraa saoupiaa ravidaasai gangaa dee bhaytaa.

Ravidas gave one dhela (half a pice) to one member and asked him to offer it to the Ganges.

lgw purbu ABIc dw ifTw cilqu Acrj Amytw ]

lagaa purabu abheech daa ditdaa chalitu acharaju amaytaa.

A great festival of Abhijit naksatr (star) was on there where the public saw this wonderful episode.

lieAw ksIrw hQu kiF sUqu ieku ijau qwxw pytw ]

laiaa kaseeraa hadu kaddhi sootu iku jiu taanaa paytaa.

Ganges, herself taking out her hand accepted that paltry amount, dhela, and proved that Ravidas was one with Ganges as warp and weft.

Bgq jnW hir mW ipau bytw ]17]

bhagat janaan hari maan piu baytaa ||17||

For bhagats (saints,) God is their mother, father and son all in one.