15: kbIr Aqy rwmwnMd

Kabir and Ramanand

hoie ibrkqu bnwrsI rihMdw rwmwnMdu gusweIN ]

hoi birakatu banaarasee rahindaa raamaanadu gousaaeen.

Being detached from the world, Brahmin Ramanand lived in Varanasi (Kasi).

AMimRqu vyly auiT kY jWdw gMgw nHwvx qweIN ]

anmritu vaylay outdi kai jaandaa gangaa nhaavan taaeen.

He would rise early in the morning and go to the Ganges to bathe.

Ago hI dy jwie kY lMmw ipAw kbIr iqQweIN ]

ago hee day jaai kai lamaa piaa kabeer tidaaeen.

Once even before Ramanand, Kabir went there and lay in the way.

pYrI tuMb auTwilAw ‘bolhu rwm’ isK smJweI ]

pairee tounbi outdaaliaa bolahu raam sikh samajhaaee.

Touching with his feet Ramanand awakened Kabir and told him to speak ‘Ram’, the true spiritual teaching.

ijau lohw pwrsu Cuhy cMdn vwsu inMmu mhkweI ]

jiu lohaa paarasu chhuhay chandan vaasu nimu mahakaaee.

As the iron touched by philosopher’s stone becomes gold and the margosa tree (Azadirachta indica) is made fragrant by sandal.

psU pryqhu dyv kir pUry siqgur dI vifAweI ]

pasoo paraytahu dayv kari pooray satigur dee vadiaaee.

The wondrous Guru turns even animals and ghosts into angels.

Acrj no Acrju imlY ivsmwdY ivsmwdu imlweI ]

acharaj no acharaju milai visamaadai visamaadu milaaee.

Meeting the wonderous Guru the disciple wonderfully merges into the great wonderous Lord.

Jrxw Jrdw inJrhuM gurmuiK bwxI AGV GVweI ]

jharanaa jharadaa nijharahu guramoukhi baanee agharh gharhaaee.

Then from the Self springs a fountain and the words of the gurmukhs shape a beautiful form

rwm kbIrY Bydu n BweI ]15]

raam kabeerai bhaydu n bhaaee ||15||

Now Ram and Kabir became identical.