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Sankhaya

duAwpir juig bIqq Bey kljuig ky isir CqR iPrweI ]

duaapari jougi beetat bhaay kalajougi kay siri chhatr dhiraaee.

With the passing away of Dvapar, the canopy of kingdom now came over the head of Kaliyuga.

vyd AQrbix QwipAw auqir muiK gurmuiK gungweI ]

vayd adaravani daapiaa outari moukhi guramoukhi goun gaaee.

Atharvaveda got established and people now would go on eulogising, facing the north direction.

kpl irKIsuir sWK miQ AQrbix vyd kI ircw suxweI ]

kapal rikheesuri saankhi madi adaravani vayd kee richaa sounaaee.

As a substance of the hymns of Athrvaveda, the Sankhya-sutras were recited by sage Kapil.

igAwn mhw rs pIA kY ismry inq Ainq inAweI ]

giaan mahaa ras peea kai simaray nit anit niaaee.

Get imbued with the great knowledge and go on pondering over the stable and the transitory.

igAwn ibnw nih pweIAY jy koeI koit jqn kir DweI ]

giaan binaa nahi paaeeai jo koee koti jatani kari dhaaee.

Despite millions of efforts, without knowledge nothing can be attained.

krm jog dyhI kry so Ainq iKn itky n rweI ]

karami jog dayhee karay so anit khin tikay n raaee.

Karma and yoga are activities of the body and both these are momentry and perishable.

igAwn mqy suKu aUpjY jnm mrn kw Brmu cukweI ]

giaanu matay soukhu oopajai janam maran kaa bharamu choukaaee.

Analytical wisdom creates the supreme delight and the illusions of birth and death come to an end.

gurmuiK igAwnI shij smweI ]12]

guramoukhi giaanee sahaji samaaee ||12||

The Guru-oriented (gurmukh) get merged in the real self.