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Jire vir hetesu(n) milo m r munivaro,
ane mukhe te s chi v ņi bolo;
nit nit darshan kije dev n ,
bh i sutak p tak kholo..............................1
Dear brothers: With love have a gathering, O my believers and speak from your mouths only the truth, hence enjoy daily the Vision of the Lord. Brother open up your sins and irreligious activities(for repentance and purification).
Jire vir gurgat ga(n)g tirath m (n)he n hi-e,
ane nirmal kiji-e man;
p nch pad rath p mi-e,
jo purav hove pun...................................2
Dear brothers: Bath in the abode wherein the Guide, the Jam t, the Ganges and the place of pilgrimage are all present (i.e. Jam t Kh n ), and make your heart (mind) spotless. You will attain the five essential virtues i.e, truth, patience, forgiveness, faith and remembrance of the Lord, if your deeds of the past lives are complete and perfect.
(Since prayers and purifying rituals take place in Jam t Kh n , it serves as a purifying place for the soul, hence bathing of the soul must take place there. This is in contrast to the bathing that the Hindus perform at the Ganges as part of the pilgrimage. The presence of the 'Gat', the congregation, is to provide support for the individual search for enlightenment.)
Jire vir purav puna vin nav p mi-e,
ane s cho te satpa(n)th s r;
satpa(n)th pad rath p mi-e,
bh i joi dil hove p k...............................3
Dear brothers: Without complete and perfect deeds of the past lives, one cannot attain (the spiritual benefits). The essence of the True Path is the Truth. One can only attain the substance and the mysteries of the True Path if brother, the heart is pure.
Jire vir p k to s heb jinu(n) n m chhe,
tene ja(m)pi-e s s us s;
dur ma dekho dil m (n)he vase,
jem cha(n)p ful m (n)he v s.......................4
Dear brothers: The Name (or Word, Command) of the Im m is holy and true. Remember it upon every breath. Do not regard (the Lord) as being remote as He is present in the heart like the presence of the fragrance in a flower.
Jire vir rome rome m ro sh h vase,
ane a(n)tar nahi ek til;
evu(n) j ņi ne bhagat i kiji-e,
sh h paratak be h dil.............................5
Dear brothers: Within every hair of my body, my Lord resides and He is not remote even by a distance of one grain of sesame.
By regarding Him thus, perform your devotions; the Lord is present and seated in the heart.
Jire vir sat bolo ane sate ch l jo,
ane sat samo nahi koi s r;
sakal ved sate rachey ,
bh i sate utarso p r................................6
Dear brothers: Speak about truth and conduct yourselves truthfully. And there is nothing as exalted and pure as the truth. All the scriptures have been created out (or for the sake) of truth. Brothers, by truth you will cross over the limits of this material existence.
Jire vir sat ma chho o m r munivaro,
ane sat chho aye pat j i;
im n sarikho diva o,
tene a(n)jv le sh h p i..............................7
Dear brothers: Do not abandon the truth, O my believers. The one who abandons the truth loses all respect and dignity. Im n is compared to a Lamp, through the brightness of which, the Lord is attained.
Jire vir raheņi a(n)jv li ch (n)d su(n),
ane divas a(n)jv lo sur;
tem gha a(n)jv lo im n su(n),
bh i chaudis varase nur...................................8
Dear brothers: The brightness of the night comes from the moon and the brightness of the day comes from the sun. In the same manner the brightness of the body comes from 'Im n' (faith). It lights the four directions (everywhere; z hir, b tin, awwal, khar).
Jire vir nur n r yaņ jinu(n) tiy (n) vase,
jis gha s cho im n;
tene dev lok parn m kare,
pachhe v so te vaiku(n) h h m....................9
Dear brothers: The Light of the Lord resides in the heart which has true faith. To such a soul, even the spirits of the heavens offer salutations and in the hereafter, an abode in paradise is awaiting it.
Jire vir bhaņe Saiyad Im msh h suņo munivaro,
tame dekho acha(n)be s r;
chheli n v kal jug ni,
bh i im ni utarse p r............................10
Dear brothers: Saiyed Im msh h teaches, listen believers. Consider this astonishing mystery. The last boat is of the present era. Brothers, the faithful ones will cross over the ocean of this material
existence (by boarding it).