slok mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

piV@ piV@ pMifq muonI Qky dysµqr Biv Qky ByKDwrI ]

aucwrx mounI: munI bolo

parrih parrih panddith muonee thhakae dhaesanthar bhav thhakae bhaekhadhhaaree ||

The Pandits, the religious scholars and the silent sages read and recite until they get tired. They wander through foreign lands in their religious robes, until they are exhausted.

dUjY Bwie nwau kdy n pwiein duKu lwgw Aiq BwrI ]

aucwrx Aiq: polw bolo

dhoojai bhaae naao kadhae n paaein dhukh laagaa ath bhaaree ||

In love with duality, they never receive the Name. Held in the grasp of pain, they suffer terribly.

mUrK AMDy qRY gux syvih mwieAw kY ibauhwrI ]

moorakh andhhae thrai gun saevehi maaeiaa kai biouhaaree ||

The blind fools serve the three gunas, the three dispositions; they deal only with Maya.

AMdir kptu audru Brx kY qweI pwT pVih gwvwrI ]

aucwrx kptu: polw bolo (ASuD: kp`tu)

andhar kapatt oudhar bharan kai thaaee paath parrehi gaavaaree ||

With deception in their hearts, the fools read sacred texts to fill their bellies.

siqguru syvy so suKu pwey ijn haumY ivchu mwrI ]

sathigur saevae so sukh paaeae jin houmai vichahu maaree ||

One who serves the True Guru finds peace; he eradicates egotism from within.

nwnk pVxw gunxw ieku nwau hY bUJY ko bIcwrI ]1]

aucwrx pVxw: 'x' nwl bolo; bU`JY

naanak parranaa gunanaa eik naao hai boojhai ko beechaaree ||1||

O Nanak, there is One Name to chant and dwell on; how rare are those who reflect on this and understand. ||1||