saaDh kaa nindak kaisay tarai

goNf rivdws jIau ] (875-11)
raag gond banee ravidaas jee-o
Raag Gond, The Word Of Ravi Daas Jee:


jy Ehu ATsiT qIrQ n@wvY ]
jay oh athsath tirath nHaavai.
Someone may bathe at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage,

jy Ehu duAwds islw pUjwvY ]
jay oh du-aadas silaa poojaavai.
and worship the twelve Shiva-lingam stones,

jy Ehu kUp qtw dyvwvY ]
jay oh koop tataa dayvaavai.
and dig wells and pools,

krY inMd sB ibrQw jwvY ]1]
karai nind sabh birthaa jaavai. ||1||
but if he indulges in slander, then all of this is useless. ||1||

swD kw inMdku kYsy qrY ]
saaDh kaa nindak kaisay tarai.
How can the slanderer of the Holy Saints be saved?

srpr jwnhu nrk hI prY ]1] rhwau ]
sarpar jaanhu narak hee parai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Know for certain, that he shall go to hell. ||1||Pause||

jy Ehu gRhn krY kulKyiq ]
jay oh garahan karai kulkhayt.
Someone may bathe at Kuruk-shaytra during a solar eclipse,

ArpY nwir sIgwr smyiq ]
arpai naar seegaar samayt.
and give his decorated wife in offering,

sglI isMimRiq sRvnI sunY ]
saglee simrit sarvanee sunai.
and listen to all the Simritees,

krY inMd kvnY nhI gunY ]2]
karai nind kavnai nahee gunai. ||2||
but if he indulges in slander, these are of no account. ||2||

jy Ehu Aink pRswd krwvY ]
jay oh anik parsaad karaavai.
Someone may give countless feasts,

BUim dwn soBw mMfip pwvY ]
bhoom daan sobhaa mandap paavai.
and donate land, and build splendid buildings;

Apnw ibgwir ibrWnw sWFY ]
apnaa bigaar biraaNnaa saaNdhai.
he may neglect his own affairs to work for others,

krY inMd bhu jonI hWFY ]3]
karai nind baho jonee haaNdhai. ||3||
but if he indulges in slander, he shall wander in countless incarnations. ||3||

inMdw khw krhu sMswrw ]
nindaa kahaa karahu sansaaraa.
Why do you indulge in slander, O people of the world?

inMdk kw prgit pwhwrw ]
nindak kaa pargat paahaaraa.
The emptiness of the slanderer is soon exposed.

inMdku soiD swiD bIcwirAw ]
nindak soDh saaDh beechaari-aa.
I have thought, and determined the fate of the slanderer.

khu rivdws pwpI nrik isDwirAw ]4]2]11]7]2]49] joVu ]
kaho ravidaas paapee narak siDhaari-aa. ||4||2||11||7||2||49|| jorh.
Says Ravi Daas, he is a sinner; he shall go to hell. ||4||2||11||7||2||49|| Total||