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ikonkaar satigur prasaadi ||

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of the divine preceptor

1: DRU Bgq

ikonkaar satigur prasaadi ||

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of the divine preceptor

DRU hsdw Gir AwieAw kir ipAwru ipau kuCiV lIqw ]

dhr hasadaa ghari aaiaa kari piaaru piu kouchharhi leetaa.

Boy Dhru came smiling to his house (palace) and his father full of love put him into his lap.

bwhhu pkiV auTwilAw mn ivic rosu mqRyeI kIqw ]

baaharu pakarhi outdaaliaa man vichi rosu matrayee keetaa.

Seeing this, the stepmother got angry and catching hold of his arm pushed him out of the lap of the father (the king).

fufhuilkw mW puCY qUM swvwxI hY ik surIqw ]

dudahulikaa maan pouchhai toon saavaanee hai ki sureetaa.

Tearful with fear he asked his mother whether she was a queen or a maidservant?

swvwxI hW jnm dI nwmu n BgqI krim idRVHIqw ]

saavaanee haan janam dee naamu n bhagatee karami drirhheetaa.

O son! (said she) I was born queen but I did not remember God and did not undertake acts of devotion (and this is the reason of yours and mine plight).

iksu audm qy rwju imlY sqRU qy sB hovin mIqw ]

kisu udam tay raaju mili satr tay sabhi hovani meetaa.

With that effort can the kingdom be had (asked Dhru) and how can enemies turn friends?

prmysru AwrwDIAY ijdU hoeIAY piqq punIqw ]

paramaysaru aaraadheeai jidoo hoeeai patit pouneetaa.

The Lord should be worshipped and thus the sinners also become sacred ones (said the mother).

bwhir cilAw krix qpu mn bYrwgI hoie AqIqw ]

baahari chaliaa karani tapu man bairaagee hoi ateetaa.

Listening to this and getting totally detached in his mind Dhru went out (to the jungle) to undertake rigorous discipline.

nwrd muin aupdyisAw nwm inDwnu AimE rsu pIqw ]

naarad mouni oupadaysiaa naau nidhaanu amiao rasu peetaa.

On the way, sage Narad taught him the technique of devotion and Dhru quaffed the nectar from the ocean of the Name of the Lord.

ipChuM rwjy sidAw Aibcl rwj krhu inq nIqw ]

pichhahu raajay sadiaa abichalu raaju karahu nit neetaa.

(After some time) King (Uttanpad) called him back and asked him (Dhru) to rule forever.

hwir cly gurmuiK jgjIqw ]1]

haari chalay guramoukhi jag jeetaa ||1||

The gurmukhs who seem to be losing i.e. who turn their faces from the evil propensities, conquer the world.