Holy Avtar Vani - Shabad No. 86
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Murakh ey pehchan bina jo aiven har har karda ey; Murakh ey jo koi aasra karni utte dharda ey. Murakh ey jo rab paan layi peaa dukhrhe jarda ey; Sardi garmi bhukh neend noon seh seh ke peaa marda ey. Murakh ey jo taari naal samunder noon peaa tarda ey; Murakh ey jo karam kand gun augun da dam bharda ey. Chhad siyanap sari jehrha sant sharan aa janda ey; Kahe avtar hari de darshan sehaj subhaye panda ey. |
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Unwise is the person, who repeats the Divine Name without knowing God; Unwise is the person, who relies upon self effort. Unwise is the person, who undergoes rigorous penance in order to realize God; And bearing the biting cold, scorching heat, hunger and sleeplessness and is thus torturing himself to death. Unwise is the person, who tries to cross the ocean by swimming; Unwise is the person, who reposes faith in rites and rituals, virtues and vices. The one who sheds all his own wisdom and seeks the shelter of the True Saint; Avtar says, such a person perceives God with effortless ease. |
Meaning
Unwise is the person, who repeats God’s name without knowing HIM; Unwise is the person, who depends upon his own deeds and efforts. Unwise is the person, who goes through painstaking self-punishment to realize God; And resists extreme cold, heat, hunger and keeps awake constantly, almost troubling himself to death. Unwise is the person, who wishes to swim through the vast ocean of birth and death by his own efforts. Unwise is the person, who maintains faith in rites and rituals, and takes pride only in virtues, thus admonishing vices (exhibiting his ego at the same time). The one who leaves aside all his wisdom and surrenders unto the shelter of a True Saint; Avtar says such a person receives the revelation of God in a subtle way.