goNf ]

gonadd ||

Gond:

jy Ehu ATsiT qIrQ n@wvY ]

jae ouhu athasath theerathh nhaavai ||

Someone may bathe at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage,

jy Ehu duAwds islw pUjwvY ]

aucwrx duAw-ds

jae ouhu dhuaadhas silaa poojaavai ||

And worship the twelve Shiva-lingam stones,

jy Ehu kUp qtw dyvwvY ]

aucwrx qtw: polw bolo

jae ouhu koop thattaa dhaevaavai ||

And dig wells and pools,

krY inMd sB ibrQw jwvY ]1]

karai nindh sabh birathhaa jaavai ||1||

But if he indulges in slander, then all of this is useless. ||1||

swD kw inMdku kYsy qrY ]

saadhh kaa nindhak kaisae tharai ||

How can the slanderer of the Holy Saints be saved?

srpr jwnhu nrk hI prY ]1] rhwau ]

sarapar jaanahu narak hee parai ||1|| rehaao ||

Know for certain, that he shall go to hell. ||1||Pause||

jy Ehu gRhn krY kulKyiq ]

aucwrx kul-Kyiq

jae ouhu grehan karai kulakhaeth ||

Someone may bathe at Kuruk-shaytra during a solar eclipse,

ArpY nwir sIgwr smyiq ]

arapai naar seegaar samaeth ||

And give his decorated wife in offering,

sglI isMimRiq sRvnI sunY ]

sagalee sinmrith sravanee sunai ||

And listen to all the Simritees,

krY inMd kvnY nhI gunY ]2]

karai nindh kavanai nehee gunai ||2||

But if he indulges in slander, these are of no account. ||2||

jy Ehu Aink pRswd krwvY ]

jae ouhu anik prasaadh karaavai ||

Someone may give countless feasts,

BUim dwn soBw mMfip pwvY ]

bhoom dhaan sobhaa manddap paavai ||

And donate land, and build splendid buildings;

Apnw ibgwir ibrWnw sWFY ]

apanaa bigaar biraannaa saandtai ||

He may neglect his own affairs to work for others,

krY inMd bhu jonI hWFY ]3]

karai nindh bahu jonee haandtai ||3||

But if he indulges in slander, he shall wander in countless incarnations. ||3||

inMdw khw krhu sMswrw ]

nindhaa kehaa karahu sansaaraa ||

Why do you indulge in slander, O people of the world?

inMdk kw prgit pwhwrw ]

nindhak kaa paragatt paahaaraa ||

The emptiness of the slanderer is soon exposed.

inMdku soiD swiD bIcwirAw ]

nindhak sodhh saadhh beechaariaa ||

I have thought, and determined the fate of the slanderer.

khu rivdws pwpI nrik isDwirAw ]4]2]11]7]2]49] joVu ]

aucwrx rivdws: 'iv' ishwrI iv`c rhxw (ASuD: rvIdws); joVu bolnw hY

kahu ravidhaas paapee narak sidhhaariaa ||4||2||11||7||2||49|| jorr ||

Says Ravi Daas, he is a sinner; he shall go to hell. ||4||2||11||7||2||49|| Total||