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7: jgq dy ruJyvyN qy gur Sbd

The obsessions with the world and the Guru word

jq sq sMjm hom jg jpu qpu dwn puMn bhuqyry ]

jad sat sanjam hom jag japu tapu daan pounn bahoutayray.

Hypocrisy by and large enters into the praxis of continence, burnt offerings, feasts, penances and gifts.

iriD isiD iniD pwKMf bhu qMqR mMqR nwtk Aglyry ]

ridhi sidhi nidhi paakhand bahu tantr mantr naatak agalayray.

Incantations and spells ultimately turn out to be hypocritical plays.

vIrwrwDx jogxI mVHI mswx ivfwx Gnyry ]

veeraaraadhan joganee marhhee masaan vidaan ghanayray.

The worship of the fifty-two heroes, of the eight yoginis of cemeteries and of places of cremation leads to whopping dissimulation.

pUrk kuMBk ryckw invlI krm BuieAMgm Gyry ]

poorak kounbhak raychakaa nivalee karam bhuiangam ghayray.

People are obsessed with the pranayam exercises of the inhalation, suspension of breath, the exhalation, the niolr feat and straightening of kundalini the serpent power.

isDwsx prcy Gxy hT ingRh kauqk lK hyry ]

sidhaasan parachay ghanay hatd nigrah kaoutak lakh hayray.

Many employ themselves in sitting in the siddhasanas and thus we have seen them seeking myriad miracles.

pwrs mxI rswiexw krwmwq kwlK AwnHyry ]

paaras manee rasaainaa karaamaat kaalakh aanhayray.

The belief in the philospher's stone, the jewel in the serpent's head and the miracle of life immortalising elixir are nothing but the darkness of ignorance.

pUjw vrq aupwrxy vr srwp isv skiq lvyry ]

poojaa varat oupaaranay var saraap siv sakati lavayray.

People are engaged in the worship of idols of gods and goddesses, in fasting, uttering and giving blessings and curses.

swDsMgiq gur sbd ivxu Qwau n pwiein Bly Blyry ]

saadhasangati gur sabad vinu daau n paaini bhalay bhalayray.

But without the holy congregation of the saints and the recitation of the Guru- sabad even the very good person cannot find acceptance.

kUV iek gMFI sau Pyry ]7]

koorh ik ganddhee sau dhayray ||7||

The superstitions bind themselves with a hundred knots of falsehood.