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14: 14 -15 -16 dI igxqI-gurmuK

Fourteen,Fifteen and Sixteensome-gurmukh14 -15 -16 -

caudh ividAw swiDkY gurmiq Aibgiq AkQ khwxI ]

chaudah vidiaa saadhi kai guramati abigati akad kahaanee.

Accomplishing the fourteen skills, gurmukhs adopt the indescribable skill of the wisdom of Guru (Gurmat).

caudh Bvx aulMiGkY inj Gir vwsu nyhu inrbwxI ]

chaudah bhavan ulaghi kai nij ghari vaasu nayhu nirabaanee.

Going across the fourteen worlds they reside in their own self and remain immersed in the state of nirvana.

pMdRh iQqI pKu ieku ikRsn sukl duie p`K nIswxI ]

pandrah ditee pakhu iku krisan soukal dui pakh neesaanee.

One fortnight consists of fifteen days; one is the dark (krsna) fortnight and the second is moonlit light (sukla)fortnight.

solh swr sMGwru kir joVw juiVAw inrBau jwxI ]

solah saar sanghaaru kari jorhaa jurhiaa nirabhau jaanee.

Like the game of dice, ousting the sixteen counters and making the pair only, one attains fearlessness.

solh klw sMpUrxo sis Gir sUrju ivrqI hwxI ]

solah kalaa sanpoorano sasi ghari sooraju viratee haanee.

When moon, the master of sixteen phases (full of sattvic quality) enters into the sun (full of rajas and tamas), it gets faded.

nwir solh sINgwr kir syj Bqwr iprm rsu mwxI ]

naari solah seengaar kari sayj bhataar piram rasu maanee.

Woman also using sixteen types of adornments goes to the bed of her husband and enjoys the extreme delight.

isv qY skiq sqwrh vwxI ]14]

siv tai sakati sataarah vaanee ||14||

The power (sakti) of Siva i.e. maya keeps with her seventeen speeches or variations of its powers.