guramukh kott oudhhaaradhaa bhaaee dhae naavai eaek kanee ||2||
The Gurmukh saves millions of people, O Siblings of Destiny, blessing them with even a particle of the Name. ||2||
I'm writing no arguments this way or that - just looking at gurbaani...
Bgqu vfw rwjw jnku hY gurmuiK mwieAw ivic audwsI]
bhagath vaddaa raajaa janak hai guramukh maaeiaa vich oudhaasee||
King Janak was a great saint who amidst Maya remained indifferent to it.
dyv lok no cilAw gx gMDrb sBw suKvwsI]
dhaev lok no chaliaa gan ga(n)dhharab sabhaa sukhavaasee||
Along with gans and gandharvs (celestial musicians) he went to the abode of the Gods.
jmpuirgieAw pukwr suix ivllwvin jIAn rk invwsI]
jamapurigaeiaa pukaar sun vilalaavan jeean rak nivaasee||
From there, he, hearing the cries of inhabitants of hell, went to them.
Drm rwie no AwiKEnu sBnw dI kir bMd KlwsI]
dhharam raae no aakhioun sabhanaa dhee kar ba(n)dh khalaasee||
He asked the God of death, Dharamrai, to relieve all their suffering.
kry bynqI Drmrwie hau syvku Twkuru AibnwsI]
karae baenathee dhharamaraae ho saevak t(h)aakur abinaasee||
Hearing this, the God of death told him he was a mere servant of the eternal Lord (and without His orders he could not liberate them).
gihxy DirEnu ieku nwau pwpw nwil krY inrjwsI]
gehinae dhharioun eik naao paapaa naal karai nirajaasee||
Janak offered a part of his Devotion and remembrance of the name of the Lord. All the sins of hell were found not equal even to the counterweight of balance
pwsMig pwpu n pujnI gurmuiK nwau Aqul n qulwsI]
paasa(n)g paap n pujanee guramukh naao athul n thulaasee||
In fact no balance can weigh the fruits of recitation and remembrance of the Lords name by the Gurmukh
nrkhu Cuty jIAw jMq ktI glhMu islk jm PwsI]
narakahu shhuttae jeeaa ja(n)th kattee galeha(n) silak jam faasee||
All the creatures got liberated from hell and the noose of death was cut.
mukiq jugiq nwvY dI dwsI ]5]
mukath jugath naavai dhee dhaasee ||5||
Liberation and the technique of attaining it are the servants of the name of the Lord.(5)