ਭਰੀਐ ਹਥੁ ਪੈਰੁ ਤਨੁ ਦੇਹ ॥ 

ਪਾਣੀ ਧੋਤੈ ਉਤਰਸੁ ਖੇਹ ॥ ਮੂਤ ਪਲੀਤੀ ਕਪੜੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ 

ਦੇ ਸਾਬੂਣੁ ਲਈਐ ਓਹੁ ਧੋਇ ॥ ਭਰੀਐ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਪਾ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ॥ 

ਓਹੁ ਧੋਪੈ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥ ਪੁੰਨੀ ਪਾਪੀ ਆਖਣੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥ 

ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਣਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਲੈ ਜਾਹੁ ॥  

ਆਪੇ ਬੀਜਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਖਾਹੁ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਆਵਹੁ ਜਾਹੁ ॥੨੦॥

Translation in English :

If out hands, feet or body become dirty (get covered with dirt and rubbish) they can be cleansed by water.  If urine is spilt on a piece of cloth, and it gets fouled and is unfit for use in any kind of worship, then we rub it with soap and water, and free it from that impurity.  In the same way the impressions of our sinful actions, which are made on our minds, can be washed away by meditating on the Divine name, with love and devotion.

Righteousness and sinfulness are not mere names.  They are the outcome of good or bad actions, which one does in the course of his daily life.  Whatever action a man does, its impressions right or wrong, good or bad, are left on the mind.  Just as we sow, so we reap.   Thus sayeth Nanak we have to pass through the round of birth and rebirth under the Eternal Divine Law, without finding the haven of rest and peace.

In this Pauri Satguru Nanak in a very simple and expressive manner, shows us the way of removing wrong and evil impressions from our minds, which are the result of our sinful actions in our daily lives and various births.

In order to clean a dirty piece of linen, we rub it with water and soap.  During this process all the hidden dirt in the fibres of the cloth comes to the surface.  Then we immerse it in a vessel or pond of fresh water and wash away that dirt.  By repeating this process several times, the dirty piece of linen becomes clean white.  In the same way when we get up early in the morning and meditate on the Divine Name with fixed attention and love, the evil impressions hidden in our minds come to the surface.  Then we pray to the Satguru, dirty as we are, we are yours; cleanse our minds from sinful impressions.

This prayerful and humble mood washes away the evil impressions. The continuous daily meditation and prayer go on cleansing our minds; and a day comes when the evil cloud of selfishness is removed, and the Divine within the human heart shines forth in its full effulgence, rendering all our

thoughts and actions pure and immaculate, and in complete unison with the Eternal Law governing the Universe.