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Bhai Gurdas

Birth 1551 – 1637

A famous medieval poet and scholar of Gurmat literature. He composed kabitts, savaiyye, and vaars. He also had the honor of writing the Guru Granth Sahib.

Pauri 59

baba aaia tirathai tirath purab sabhe phiri dekhai
baba bole nath ji sabdu sunahu sachu mukhahu alai
baba phiri make gaia nil bastra dhaare banwari
babe DiThi pirthami nawai khanDi jithai taki aahi
babe kiti sidhi gosaTi sabdi santi sidhan wichi aai
bahu waTi jagi chalia tab hi bhae muhanmadi yara
bed atharban mathni kari guramukhi basekhak gun gawai
bhai gilani jagat wichi chaari warn aasram upae
chaare jage chahu jugi panchaiNu prabhu aape hoa
chaari jugi kari thapna satijug treta duaparu saje
chaari warn chaari majahban jag wichi hindu musalmaNe
chaari warn ek warn kari warn awarn tamol gulale
chahu bed ke dharam mathi khaTi sastra mathi rikhi suNawai
chandan was waNasapati bawan chandani chandanu hoi
chaurasih lakh joni wichi utamu janamu su maNasi dehi
dhari nisaNi kaus di make andari puj karai
dichai purbi devNa jis di wastu tisai ghari aawai
duapari jugi bitat bhae kalajugi ke siri chhatr phirai
eh suNi bachan jogisra mari kilak bahu rui uThai
gaD bagdadu niwaikai maka madina sabhe niwaia
gotam tape bichaari kai rigi wed ki katha suNai
guramukhi janamu sakartha gurasikhDa mili gurasarNi aaia
guramukhi sukhphal piram rasu charNodaku gur charaN pakhaale
gurasikhi barik hai khanDe dhaar gali ati bhiDi
iktu nukatai hoi jai maharamu mujaramu khair khuari
jarati kari multan di phiri kartar pure no aaia
jati sati chirjiwNe sahib sidh nath guru chele
jug gardi jab howhe ulTe jug kia hoi wartara
jugi jugi meru sarir ka basna badha aawai jawai
kachhu aanDa dhianu dhari kari parapaku nadi wichi aaNai
kali aai kute muhi khaju hoia murdar gusai
kalijug chautha thapia sudra birti jag mahi wartai
kalijug ki suN sadhna karam kirat ki chalai na kai
kalijugi baudhu autaru hai bodh abodhu na drishTi aawai
khadhi khuNasi jugisra gosaTi karni sabhe uThi aai
mela suNi siwraati da baba achal waTale aai
namaskar gurdev ko satinam jis mantra suNaia
oankaru aakar kar ek kawau pasau pasara
pahila babe paya bakhasu dari pichho de phiri ghaali kamai
panji piale panj piru chhaThamu piru baiTha guru bhaari
phiri baba aaia kartar puri bhekhu udasi sagal utara
phiri baba gia bagdad no bahar jai kia asthana
phiri jaimani rikhu bolia jujar wedi mathi katha suNawai
phiri puchhaNi sidh nanka mat lok wichi kia wartara
piram piala sadhsang sabad surti anahad liw lai
prithmai sas na mas san andh dhundh kachhu khabar na pain
puchhani gal iman di kazi mulan ikThe hoi
puchhe pir takrar kari eh phakir waDa atai
sabad surti liwliNu hoi sadhsangati sachi meli milaia
satigur nanak pragaTia miTi dhundh jag chanaNu hoa