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Awsw kbIr jIau (484-14)aasaa kabeer jee-o Raag Aasaa Kabeer Jee-o |
AMqir mYlu jy qIrQ nwvY iqsu bYkuMT n jwnW ] With filth within the heart, even if one bathes at sacred places of pilgrimage, still, he shall not go to heaven. lok pqIxy kCU n hovY nwhI rwmu AXwnw ]1] Nothing is gained by trying to please others - the Lord cannot be fooled. ||1|| pUjhu rwmu eyku hI dyvw ] Worship the One Divine Lord. swcw nwvxu gur kI syvw ]1] rhwau ] The true cleansing bath is service to the Guru. ||1||Pause|| jl kY mjin jy giq hovY inq inq myNfuk nwvih ] If salvation can be obtained by bathing in water, then what about the frog, which is always bathing in water? jYsy myNfuk qYsy Eie nr iPir iPir jonI Awvih ]2] As is the frog, so is that mortal; he is reincarnated, over and over again. ||2|| mnhu kToru mrY bwnwris nrku n bWicAw jweI ] If the hard-hearted sinner dies in Benaares, he cannot escape hell. hir kw sMqu mrY hwVMbY q sglI sYn qrweI ]3] And even if the Lord's Saint dies in the cursed land of Haramba, still, he saves all his family. ||3|| idnsu n rYin bydu nhI swsqR qhw bsY inrMkwrw ] Where there is neither day nor night, and neither Vedas nor Shaastras, there, the Formless Lord abides. kih kbIr nr iqsih iDAwvhu bwvirAw sMswrw ]4]4]37] Says Kabeer, meditate on Him, O mad-men of the world. ||4||4||37|| |