Holy Avtar Vani - Shabad no. 9 (e)
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Ik din hatti baith sarafi gehne nahin bana sakda; Munda je ho jaye maneetar master nahin akhva sakda. Ap jo aj sakoole baithai us ne sakna ki sikha ? Apna sabaq jan pakka ho jaey pher kisse noon lae padha. Bhed prabhu da khohl rihan jo is ton kadi vi dolin na; Kahe avtar ih panjvan pran hai hukam bina ih khohlin na. |
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One cannot make ornaments just by sitting at a Jewellers shop for one day; A student cannot be called a teacher even if he becomes a monitor. What can one teach who himself has joined the school just today ? After assimilating his own lessons only can he teach others. You should never vacillate from the Divine Secret (God) I am revealing unto you; Avtar says, the fifth pledge is not to divulge it to anyone without being ordained to do so. |
Meaning
One cannot make ornaments just by sitting at the jeweler’s shop for one day. A student cannot be called a teacher even if he becomes a monitor. The one who has just joined the school, what guidance can he provide to others? He can teach, only after learning his own lesson. O ’man, you should never deviate (turn aside) from the divine secret as being revealed (disclosed) to you. Avtar says, the fifth pledge is not to reveal (disclose) this divine secret to anyone without being assigned (allocated) to do so.