Var-32
One Oankar, the primal energy, realised through the grace of divine preceptor.
Pauri-1 Traits of a Gurmukh.
Having been born in this world, the gurmukh becoming innocent and ignorants ducks himself in the fear of the Lord. Adopting the teachings of the Guru becomes the Sikh of the Guru and sustaining himself in the loving devotion, he leads a pure and intelligent life. After listening to and understanding,he accepts the teachings of the Guru and even earning the glories continues to be humble. As per the teachings of the Guru, he worships other Gursikhs, and touching their feet and following their virtuous path, he becomes favourite of all. Guru’s instruction is never forgotten by the Sikh and he having learnt the way of considering himself as a passing guest spends his life purposefully here. The Sikh of the Guru speaks sweetly and accepts humility as the proper way of life. The Gurmukh person earns his livelihood by hard labour and shares his victuals with other sikhs of the Guru.
Pauri-2 Gurmukh strong yet humble.
The vision of a gurmukh remains seated in his desire for the glimpse of the Lord, and by virtue of his watchful realisation of shabad, he acquires wisdom. Being steadfast in meditation upon mint, charity and ablution, he maintains coordination in his mind, speech and actions. The Sikh of the Guru speaks less,sleeps less, and eats little. Repudiating other’s body and other’s wealth he avoids listening to the slander of others. He accepts the presence of Guru equally in the Shabad and the holy congregation. With single mindedness he adores the one Lord, and having no sense of duality,he rejoices in the will of the Lord. Despite all his powers the gurmukh considers himself meek and humble.
Pauri-3 The self willed one is a fool, deprived and alone.
He who cannot see the grandeur of gurmukh is blind despite his eyes. He who does not understand the idea of a gurmukh is deaf despite his ears. He who does not sing the hymns of Gurmukh is dumb through having a tongue. Devoid of the fragrance of the lotus feet of the Guru, he is supposed to be with a clipped nose despite his lovely nose. A person devoid of Gurmukh’s sense of service is a wailing cripple, his healthy hands notwithstanding and he goes on weeping. One in whose heart,the wisdom of the Guru is not sustained is a fool who gets no shelter anywhere. The idiot has no companion.
Pauri-4 Fool compared to owl.
Owl does not have any thoughtful understanding and leaving habitats lives in deserted places. Kite cannot be taught texts and eating rats keeps on flying the whole day, Even being in the garden of sandalwood, the egotist bamboo does not get fragrant. As the conch remains empty though living in sea, the person devoid of the wisdom of Guru is spoiling his body. The cotton silk tree does not bear fruit howsoever much that colourless may brag of its greatness. Only fools quarrel over trivialities.
Pauri-5 Mirror before a blind fool.
A barber showing mirrot to a blind person never gets the reward. Singing before a dead person is in vain and likewise a miser does not present a robe to his minstrel as a gift. If the dumb is consulted on any issue, the issue will go worse and he will not be able to answer. If a person devoid of the sense of smell goes to a garden, he cannot recommend the gardener for award. How could a woman wedded to a cripple embrace him. Where all others have a fair gait, the lame however he may pretend, would indefinitely be seen limping. Thus the fool never remains hidden and he definitely exposes himself.
Pauri-6 Reclamation of a fool.
Even after remaining in water for a hundred years, the stone would not get wet at all. It may rain for four months,continuously but a stone would not sprout in the field. A stone grinding sandal, never gets worn off like sandal. Grinding stones always grind the material but never know about the taste and virtues of things ground. The grinding stone moves around thousands of times but it never feels hunger or thirst. The relationship between the stone and the pitcher is such that pitcher has to perish whether the stone strikes the pitcher or vice versa. The stupid does not understand the difference between fame and infamy.
Pauri-7 The fool is a stone, he remains adamant in any company,
Ordinary stone may be in contact with the philosopher’s stone but it does not get transformed into gold. Diamonds and rubies are extracted from the stones, but the latter cannot be stringed as a necklace. The jewels are weighed with weights but the latter cannot equate in value with the jewels. Eight metals or alloys, remain amidst the stones but they convert into gold by the touch of philosopher’s stone. Crystal stone shines in many colours but still remains a stone. Stone has neither fragrance nor taste; the hard hearted one simply destroys itself. The foolish goes on lamenting his own stupidity.
Pauri-8 Do not keep company with a foolish one.
Having jewel in its head, and knowing it not, the snake remains filled with poison. It is known that musk is in the body of deer, but it goes on smelling and searching it frantically in the bushes. The pearl dwells in the shell but the shell does not know this mystery. The tick sticks to the teats of a cow, but it does not take its milk but sucks the blood only. Living in water the crane never learns to swim and the stone, in spite of his ablutions at various holy places cannot swim and go across. That is why, begging in the company of wise people is better than ruling over a kingdom along with fools. Because he who himself is fake, will also spoil the pure one.
Pauri-9 Be indifferent to the company of fools.
The dog only bites and licks but if it goes mad, one’s mind get scared of it. Coal whether hot or cold makes the hand black or burns it. Mole caught by snake makes it blind or leper. Tumour in the body when operated upon give pain and if it is kept untouched it is cause of embarrassment. A wicked son can neither be repudiated, nor can he adjust in the family. Therefore the stupid should not be loved and while enmity towards him should be avoided, detachment towards him be maintained. Otherwise, both the ways, suffering is bound to occur.
Pauri-10 The fool is absurd and chooses evil.
As the elephant washes its body and coming out of water it throws mud over it. As the camel avoiding wheat,eats the low variety of corn. The loin cloth of mad man is sometimes worn by him around his waist and sometimes on his throat. The hand of a cripple sometimes goes to his buttocks and the same one sometimes goes to his mouth while yawning. Blacksmith’s pincers are sometimes put in fire,and the next moment in water. Evil is the nature of fly, it prefers foul smell to fragrance. Similarly the fool gets nothing.
Pauri-11 Foolish gets himself entrapped and is a liar.
The parrot does not leave the road and caught in it cries and wails. Monkey does not leave the handful of corn in the pitcher and suffers dancing and gritting its teeth from door to door. The donkey also when beaten kicks and brays loudly but does not shed its stubbornness. The dog does not leave licking the floor mill and its tail though pulled, never turns straight. The foolish ones boast foolishly and beat the track while the snake has gone away. Even when humiliated by their turbans taken off their heads, they count themselves superior to their collaterals.
Pauri-12 Stupid is not friendly to truth. The blind stupid one fights to the finish if he is called blind intellectually and feels flattered if called eyed -a wise one. Calling himself simple minded makes him feel good but he would not talk to one who tells him that he is a silly person. He smiles at being called a carrier of the burden but feels angry when told that he is just an ox. The crow knows many skills but it crows jarringly and eats faeces. To the bad customs the stupid refers as good conduct and calls the indurated faeces of cat fragrant. As the jackal unable to reach and eat grapes on tree, spits over them, so is the case of a fool. The foolish person is a blind follower like sheep and his obdurate milk spoils his relationship with every one.
Pauri-13 Devoid of virtues, the stupid is arrogant.
The worst possible among the trees is a castor tree which undeservedly makes itself noticed. Pidd jiu, a very small bird goes on jumping from one branch to another and feels much inflated. The sheep too during its brief youth bleats loudly. Anus also feels proud of being called one of the organs like eye, ear, nose and mouth. The husband even while kicked out of home by wife hangs his quiver at the door to show his masculinity. Likewise among the human beings,the stupid one devoid of all virtues feel proud of himself and persistently tries to get noticed. In an assembly, he beholds only his own self and not the wisdom of others.
Pauri-14 Who is a fool ?
Foolish is he who neither understands the matter in hand nor speaks well. He is asked something else and he replies altogether about something different. Ill advised, he misinterprets it and brings forth from his mind the contrary meaning. He is a big idiot who does not understand and being devoid of consciousness is ever surprised and confused. He never cherishes in his heart the wisdom of the Guru and due to his evil intellect considers his friend as a foe. The wisdom of not going near snake and fire he takes otherwise and forcibly turns virtue into vice. He behaves like an infant who does not recognise his mother and goes on crying and pissing.
Pauri-15 Identification of a fool.
He who leaving the path away follows a trackless waste and considers his leader gone astray is a fool. Seated in the boat he jumps impulsively into the current. Sitting among the noble ones he , due to his ill talk, stands exposed. The wise he considers stupid and hides his own conduct as a clever one. Like, a bat and a glow worm he describes the day as night. The wisdom of Guru never resides in the heart of a foolish person.
Pauri-16 The end of a fool.
A physician in order to cure a female camel, of a melon stuck in its throat, crushed the melon in its throat by hitting out side the neck with his pestle and mortar. His servant who was watching though he had mastered the art killed an old woman by the same process, causing general lamentation in the house. The people seized the pretending physician and produced him before the King who ordered a thorough beating for him upon which he came to his senses. When questioned he confessed the whole circumstance and his imposture was thus exposed. The wise men threw him out as a piece of glass cannot rank with jewels. A fool has no sense as a bamboo could never become a sugarcane. He in fact is an animal born in the form of a man.
Pauri-17 The foolish undergoes the result of imitation.
The son of a banker served Mahadev and got a boon of getting wealth. Wealth came to his house in the guise of sadhus. As they were beaten, heaps of money turned out of them in the house. A barber working in the house also saw it and he becoming restive lost his sleep. Availing an opportunity, he killed all the sadhus and the matter of innocent victims came to the court of law. Catching hold of his hair he was thrashed. Now by what power he will get rescued from that clutch. The foolish sows seeds out of season and suffers loss.
Pauri-18 Even a pandit can be a fool.
A discussion between Gangu, the oilman and a pandit was being witnessed by everyone. Showing one finger to Gangu the Pandit indicated that Lord is one. But Gangu thought that Pandit wanted to extract his one eye and hence he showed two fingers indicated that he will take out both his eyes. But the Pandit thought that Gangu is hinting at two dimensions of Lord- Nirguna and Saguna. Pandit now raised five fingers to show that His two forms are due to the five elements. But Gangu, the oilman thought that Pandit wanted to scratch his face. Gangu brandished his fist showing him that he would punch pandit if he will scratch his face. Now Pandit felt that Gangu ws indicating that unity of five elements was the cause of the creation. In delusion the Pandit accepted the defeat and fell at his feet and left the place. Thus because of his specific thinking even the pandit was also proved a fool.
Pauri-19 The outcome of association with the stupid one.
Having taken bath at the well,a person forgot his turban and returned home bare headed. Seeing his improper conduct the silly women started crying as seeing him without his turban implied that somebody has died in the house. Now the barber woman who leads the mourning on occasions asked as to who had died. The daughter in law indicated towards her father-in-law’s bare head. Then the truth came out that he just forgot to wear his turban and nobody has died and so these lamentations must stop. In the assembly of the fools such cawing takes place.
Pauri- 20 How to deal with a fool.
Even if told about a shade and sunshine, the fool does not understand it. With his eyes he cannot distinguish between brass and bronze or gold and silver. He cannot know the difference of taste between the pot of ghee and an oil vessel. Day and night he is devoid of consciousness and to him light and darkness are the same. Fragrance of musk and odour of Garlic or stitching of velvet and hide are the same for him. He does not identify a friend or an enemy and remains completely unconcerned towards the bad or good colour of life. Silence is the best company of fool.
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