18: gurU pRIq hauN qoVdI hY

Love for the Guru decimates ego

lK isAwxp suriq lK lK gux cqurweI ]

lakh siaanap surati lakh lakh goun chaturaaee.

One may have millions of wisdoms, consciousness, qualities, meditations, honours, japs,

lK miq buiD suiD igAwn iDAwn lKpiq vifAweI ]

lakh mati budhi sudhi giaan dhiaan lakh pati vadiaaee.

Penances, continences, bathings on pilgrimage centres, karmas, dharmas yogas,

lK jp qp lK sMjmw lK qIrQ nHweI ]

lakh jap tap lakh sanjamaan lakh teerad nhaaee.

Enjoyments rind recitations of holy scriptures to his credit.

krm Drm lK jog Bog lK pwT pVHweI ]

karam dharam lakh jog bhog lakh paatd parhhaaee.

But still, if such a person controlled by ego wishes to be noticed by others,

Awpu gxwie ivgucxw Ehu Qwie n pweI ]

aapu ganaai vigouchanaa aohu daai n paaee.

He has gone astray and cannot fathom the Lord (and His creation).

pIr murIdW iprhVI hoie Awpu gvweI ]18]

peer mureedaan piraharhee hoi aapu gavaaee ||18||

If the love prevails between the Guru and the disciple, the sense of ego vanishes (in the thin air).