Page 1349 of Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji


khw BieE jo Aiq ihq icq kr bhuibiD islw pujweI ]
Kahaa bhaio jo at(i) hit chit kar bahubidh(i) silaa pujaaee||
Of what use is the worship of the stones with devotion and sincerity in various ways?
 

pwn Qky pwihn k~h prsq kCu kr is~D n AweI ] 1]
Paan thake paahin kahh parsat kachhu kar siddh na aaee||1||
The hand became tired of touching the stones, because no spiritual powr accrued.1.
 

A~Cq DUp dIp Arpq hY pwhn kCU n KY hY ]
Achchhat dhoop deep arpat hai paahan kachhoo na khai hai||
Rice, incense and lamps are offered, but the stones do not eat anything,
 

qw mY khW is~D hY ry jV qoih kCU br dY hY ] 2]
Taa mai kahaan siddh hai re ja? tohe kachhoo bar dai hai||2||
O fool ! where is the spiritual power in them, so that they may bless you with some boon.2.
 

jyM ijX hoq dyq kCu quih kr mn bc krm ibcwr ]
Jau jiya hot det kachhu tuh(i) kar man bach karam bichaar||
Ponder in mind, speech and action; if they had any life they could have given you something,
 

kyvl eyk Srix suAwmI ibn XyM nih kqih auDwr ] 3] 1]
Kecal ek sharan(i) suaamibin yau nah(i) katah(i) udhaar||3||1||
None can get salvation in any way without taking refuge in one Lord.3.1.
 

rwgu dyvgMDwrI pwiqSwhI 10]
Raag(u) DevgandhaariPaat(i)shaahi10||
RAGA DEVGANDHARI OF THE TENTH KING
 

ibn hir nwm n bwcn pY hY ]
Bin Har(i) Naam na baachan pai hai||
None can be saved without the Name of the Lord,
 

cyMdh lok jwih bis kIny qw qy khW plY hY ] 1] rhwau ]
Chaudha lok jaah(i) bas(i) keena taa te kahaan palai hai||1||Rahaao||
He, who control al the fourteen worlds, how can you run away from Him?...Pause.
 

rwm rhIm aubwr n sik hY jw kr nwm rtY hY ] bRhmw ibSn rudR sUrh sis qy bis kwl sBY hY ] 1
Raam Raheem ubaar na sak(i) hai jaa kar naam ratai hai|| Brahmaa Bishan Rudra sooraj sas(i) te bas(i) kaal sabhai hai||1||
You cannot be save by repeating the Names of Ram and Rahim, Brahma, Vishnu Shiva, Sun and Moon, all are subject to the power of Death.1.
 

byd purwn kurwn sBY mq jwkh nyiq khY hY ]
Bed Puraan Kuraan sabhai mar jaakah net(i) kahai hai||
Vedas, Puranas and holy Quran and all religious system proclaim Him as indescribeable,2.
 

ieMdR PinMdR muinMdR klp bhu DXwvq DXwn n AY hY ] 2]
Indra phanindra munindra kalap bahu dhyaavat dhyaan na ai hai||2||
Indra, Sheshnaga and the Supreme sage meditated on Him for ages, but could not visualize Him.2.
 

jw kr rUp rMg nih jinXq so ikm sXwm khY hY ]
Jaa kar roop rang nah(i) janiyat so kim syaam kahai hai||
He, whose form and colour are not, how can he be called black?
 

Cutho kwl jwl qy qb hI qwih crn lptY hY ] 3] 2]
Chhut-ho kaal jaal te tab hitaah(i) charan laptai hai||3||2||
You can only be liberated from the noose of Death, when you cling to His feet.3.2.