38: krqwr pur Awgmwn

Reaching Kartarpur

iPir bwbw AwieAw krqwrpuir ByKu audwsI sgl auqwrw ]

dhiri baabaa aaiaa karataarapur bhaykhu udaasee sagal outaaraa.

Then Baba (Nanak) returned to Kartarpur where he put aside his attire of a Recluse.

pihir sMswrI kpVy mMjI bYiT kIAw Avqwrw ]

pahiri sansaaree kaparhay manjee baitdi keeaa avataaraa.

Now putting on a householder’s dress, he sat splendidly on a cot (and executed his mission).

aultI gMg vhweIEin gur AMgdu isir aupir Dwrw ]

ulatee gang vahaaeeaoni gur angadu siri oupari dhaaraa.

He made the Ganges flow in opposite direction because he choose Angad for heading the people (in preference to his sons).

puqrI kaulu n pwilAw min Koty AwkI nisAwrw ]

poutaree kaulu n paaliaa mani khotay aakee nasiaaraa.

The sons did not obey the commands and their minds turned hostile and unstable.

bwxI muKhu aucwrIAY huie rusnweI imtY AMiDAwrw ]

baanee moukhahu ouchaareeai hui rousanaaee mitai andhaaraa.

When Baba uttered hymns, the light would spread and darkness dispell.

igAwnu gosit crcw sdw Anhid sbid auTy Dunkwrw ]

giaanu gosati charachaa sadaa anahadi sabadi outday dhounakaaraa.

Discussions for the sake of knowledge and the melodies of unstruck sound were ever heard there.

sodru AwrqI gwvIAY AMimRq vyly jwpu aucwrw ]

sodaru aaratee gaaveeai anmrit vaylay jaapu ouchaaraa.

Sodar and Arati were sung and in the ambrosial hours Japu was recited.

gurmuiK Bwr AQrbix qwrw ]38]

guramoukhi bhaari adarabaani taaraa ||38||

The Gurmukh (Nanak) saved the people from the clutches of tantra, mantra and Atharvaveda.