ਵਾਟੇ ਮਾਣਸ ਮਾਰਦਾ ਬੈਠਾ ਬਾਲਮੀਕ ਬਟਵਾੜਾ

ਵਾਟੇ ਮਾਣਸ ਮਾਰਦਾ ਬੈਠਾ ਬਾਲਮੀਕ ਬਟਵਾੜਾ॥

vāṭē māṇas mārdā baiṭhā bālmīk baṭvāṛā॥

वाटे माणस मारदा बैठा बालमीक बटवाड़ा॥

Valmeel was a highwayman Valmiki who would rob and kill travellers passing by.

ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਮਨ ਵਿਚ ਹੋਆ ਖਿੰਜੋਤਾੜਾ॥

pūrā satigur sēviā man vic hōā khiñjōtāṛā॥

पूरा सतिगुर सेविआ मन विच होआ खिंजोताड़ा॥

Then he began serving the true Guru, Now his mind became diffident about his work.

ਮਾਰਣ ਨੋਂ ਲੋਚੈ ਘਣਾ ਕਢ ਨ ਹੰਘੈ ਹੱਥ ਉਘਾੜਾ॥

māraṇ nōṃ lōchai ghaṇā kaḍh na haṅghai hatth ughāṛā॥

मारण नों लोचै घणा कढ न हंघै हॱथ उघाड़ा॥

His mind still urged to kill people but his hands would not obey.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਨੂਆ ਰਖਿਆ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਉਛੋਹਾੜਾ॥

satigur manūā rakhiā hōi na āvai uchhōhāṛā॥

सतिगुर मनूआ रखिआ होइ न आवै उछोहाड़ा॥

The true Guru made his mind tranquil and all the volition of mind came to an end.

ਅਉਗਣ ਸਭ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਅਨੁ ਰੋਜ਼ਗਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਇਹ ਅਸਾੜਾ॥

augaṇ sabh pargāsinu rōzgāru hai ih asāṛā॥

अउगण सभ परगासिअनु रोज़गारु है इह असाड़ा॥

He unfolded all the evils of mind before the Guru and said, ‘O Lord, this is a profession for me.’

ਘਰ ਵਿਚ ਪੁਛਣ ਘਲਿਆ ਅੰਤਕਾਲ ਹੈ ਕੋਇ ਅਸਾੜਾ॥

ghar vic puchhaṇ ghaliā antkāl hai kōi asāṛā॥

घर विच पुछण घलिआ अंतकाल है कोइ असाड़ा॥

The Guru asked him to enquire at home as to which family members would be co-partner him of his evil deeds at death.

ਕੋੜਮੜਾ ਚਉਖੰਨੀਐ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਬੇਲੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਝਾੜਾ॥

kōṛmaṛā chaukhnnīai kōi na bēlī karadē jhāṛā॥

कोड़मड़ा चउखंनीऐ कोइ न बेली करदे झाड़ा॥

But although his family were always ready to be sacrifice unto him, none of them were ready to accept responsibility.

ਸਚ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇ ਉਧਾਰਿਅਨੁ ਟਪ ਨਿਕਥਾ ਉਪਰ ਵਾੜਾ॥

sac driṛāi udhārinu ṭap nikathā upar vāṛā॥

सच द्रिड़ाइ उधारिअनु टप निकथा उपर वाड़ा॥

On returning, the Guru placed the sermon of truth within his heart and made him a liberated one. With a single leap he was released from the net of worldliness.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਲੰਘੇ ਪਾਪ ਪਹਾੜਾ ॥੧੯॥

gurmukh laṅghē pāp pahāṛā ॥19॥

गुरमुख लंघे पाप पहाड़ा ॥१९॥

Becoming gurmukh, one becomes capable of jumping across mountains of sins.