Doha 63
नर अहार रजनीचर चरहीं। कपट बेष बिधि कोटिक करहीं॥ लागइ अति पहार कर पानी। बिपिन बिपति नहिं जाइ बखानी॥१॥
ब्याल कराल बिहग बन घोरा। निसिचर निकर नारि नर चोरा॥ डरपहिं धीर गहन सुधि आएँ। मृगलोचनि तुम्ह भीरु सुभाएँ॥२॥
हंसगवनि तुम्ह नहिं बन जोगू। सुनि अपजसु मोहि देइहि लोगू॥ मानस सलिल सुधाँ प्रतिपाली। जिअइ कि लवन पयोधि मराली॥३॥
नव रसाल बन बिहरनसीला। सोह कि कोकिल बिपिन करीला॥ रहहु भवन अस हृदयँ बिचारी। चंदबदनि दुखु कानन भारी॥४॥
Meaning
“Man-eating demons roam about in the woods and assume all sorts of deceptive forms. The water of the hills is exceedingly unwholesome; the hardships of the forest are beyond all description. (1) “There are terrible serpents and fierce wild birds and multitudes of demons who kidnap both men and women. The boldest shudder at the very thought of the forest; while you, O fawn-eyed lady, are timid by nature. (2) “You are not fit for the woods, O fair lady; the world will revile me when they hear that I am taking you to the forest. Can a female cygnet, who has been brought up in the nectarean water of the Mānasarovara lake, live in the salt water of the ocean? (3) “Can a cuckoo that has made merry in a young mango grove, have its appropriate place in a thicket of Karila bushes? Pondering this in your mind, stay at home, O moon-faced lady; the hardships of the forest are too great. (4)
सहज सुहृद गुर स्वामि सिख जो न करइ सिर मानि। सो पछिताइ अघाइ उर अवसि होइ हित हानि॥६३॥
Meaning
“He who does not reverently follow the advice of a selfless friend, preceptor and master has to repent fully at heart and surely comes to grief.” (63)
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