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Royal Procession at Lahore During the Raj of Sahib Ranjit Singh Maharaj Elephant Modern Punjabi n. hathi. M; hathni. F; ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲ ਅਰੁ ਰਾਨੀ ॥ oochae mandhar mehal ar raanee || He has lofty palaces, mansions and queens, ਹਸਤਿ ਘੋੜੇ ਜੋੜੇ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਨੀ ॥ hasath ghorrae jorrae man bhaanee || elephants and pairs of horses, delighting the mind; ਵਡ ਪਰਵਾਰੁ ਪੂਤ ਅਰੁ ਧੀਆ ॥ vadd paravaar pooth ar dhheeaa || he is blessed with a great family of sons and daughters. ਮੋਹਿ ਪਚੇ ਪਚਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਮੂਆ ॥੩॥ mohi pachae pach andhhaa mooaa ||3|| Guru Arjan Dev
Cobra Modern Punjabi for Cobra n. phanyar sapp. M; kharappa . M; nag. M; ਰਾਮ ਰਵਣ ਦੁਰਤ ਦਵਣ ਸਕਲ ਭਵਣ ਕੁਸਲ ਕਰਣ ਸਰਬ ਭੂਤ ਆਪਿ ਹੀ ਦੇਵਾਧਿ ਦੇਵ ਸਹਸ ਮੁਖ ਫਨਿੰਦ ਜੀਉ ॥ raam ravan dhurath dhavan sakal bhavan kusal karan sarab bhooth aap hee dhaevaadhh dhaev sehas mukh fanindh jeeo || The Lord of contemplation, Destroyer of sin, who brings pleasure to the beings of all realms, He Himself is the God of gods, Divinity of the divine, the thousand-headed king cobra. Guru Ram Das Guru Ram Das Modern Punjabi for Snake n. sapp. M; nag. M; sarp. M; ਨਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣੇ ਕਿਆ ਗਣੀ ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੬॥ naam vihoonae kiaa ganee jis har gur dharas n hoe ||6|| Without the Naam, what good those who do not have the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of the Lord and Guru? ||6|| ਜਿਉ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਨਿਸਿ ਭੁਲੀਐ ਜਬ ਲਗਿ ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾ ਹੋਇ ॥ jio supanai nis bhuleeai jab lag nidhraa hoe || In their dreams at night, people wander around as long as they sleep; ਇਉ ਸਰਪਨਿ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਜੀਅੜਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੋਇ ॥ eio sarapan kai vas jeearraa anthar houmai dhoe || just so, they are under the power of the snake Maya, as long as their hearts are filled with ego and duality. Guru Nanak Dev ji
Pit viper Modern Punjabi for viper n. sapp. M; Modern Punjabi for Snake n. sapp. M; nag. M; sarp. M; ਨਾਗਨਿ ਹੋਵਾ ਧਰ ਵਸਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਸੈ ਭਉ ਜਾਇ ॥ naagan hovaa dhhar vasaa sabadh vasai bho jaae || If I were to become a snake, living in the ground, the Shabad would still dwell in my mind, and my fears would be dispelled. Guru Nanak ਬਿਨੁ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਜੈਸੇ ਸਰਪ ਆਰਜਾਰੀ ॥ bin simaran jaisae sarap aarajaaree || Without meditating in remembrance on the Lord, one's life is like that of a snake. ਤਿਉ ਜੀਵਹਿ ਸਾਕਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ thio jeevehi saakath naam bisaaree ||1|| This is how the faithless cynic lives, forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1|| Guru Arjan Dev
Royal Procession at Lahore During the Raj of Sahib Ranjit Singh Maharaj Elephant Modern Punjabi n. hathi. M; hathni. F; ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲ ਅਰੁ ਰਾਨੀ ॥ oochae mandhar mehal ar raanee || He has lofty palaces, mansions and queens, ਹਸਤਿ ਘੋੜੇ ਜੋੜੇ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਨੀ ॥ hasath ghorrae jorrae man bhaanee || elephants and pairs of horses, delighting the mind; ਵਡ ਪਰਵਾਰੁ ਪੂਤ ਅਰੁ ਧੀਆ ॥ vadd paravaar pooth ar dhheeaa || he is blessed with a great family of sons and daughters. ਮੋਹਿ ਪਚੇ ਪਚਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਮੂਆ ॥੩॥ mohi pachae pach andhhaa mooaa ||3|| Guru Arjan Dev
Mugger or Marsh Crocodile Modern Punjabi n. sanar. M; magar machh. M; ਜਬ ਹੀ ਸਰਨਿ ਗਹੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਿਧਿ ਗਜ ਗਰਾਹ ਤੇ ਛੂਟਾ ॥ jab hee saran gehee kirapaa nidhh gaj garaah thae shhoottaa || As soon as the elephant took to the protective Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of mercy, he escaped from the crocodile.
Marsh Crocodiles Basking in the Sun Modern Punjabi n. sanar. M; magar machh. M; ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਰੜੁ ਜੇ ਸੁਣੇ ਮੰਨੇ ਨਾਉ ਸੰਤੋਸੁ ॥੪॥ guramukh gaararr jae sunae mannae naao santhos ||4|| If one, as Gurmukh, hears and believes in the Name, the charm against poison, his mind becomes content. ||4|| ਮਾਗਰਮਛੁ ਫਹਾਈਐ ਕੁੰਡੀ ਜਾਲੁ ਵਤਾਇ ॥ maagaramashh fehaaeeai kunddee jaal vathaae || The crocodile is caught by the hook and line; Guru Nanak Dev ji
Indian Elephant Modern Punjabi n. hathi. M; hathni. F; ਜਲਿ ਹਸਤੀ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਵਾਲੀਐ ਸਿਰਿ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਛਾਰੁ ॥ jal hasathee mal naavaaleeai sir bhee fir paavai shhaar || Elephants can be washed and bathed in water, but they only throw dust on their heads again. ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥ har maelahu sathigur dhaeiaa kar man vasai eaekankaar || O Kind and Compassionate True Guru, please unite me with the Lord, that the One Creator of the Universe may abide within my mind. Guru Ram Das
Elephants and Horses of Sahib Singh Shere Mararaj Elephant Modern Punjabi n. hathi. M; hathni. F; ਦਰ ਘਰ ਮਹਲਾ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਪਕੇ ਕੋਟ ਹਜਾਰ ॥ dhar ghar mehalaa sohanae pakae kott hajaar || Beautiful gates, houses and palaces, solidly built forts, ਹਸਤੀ ਘੋੜੇ ਪਾਖਰੇ ਲਸਕਰ ਲਖ ਅਪਾਰ ॥ hasathee ghorrae paakharae lasakar lakh apaar || elephants, saddled horses, hundreds of thousands of uncounted armies ਕਿਸ ਹੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਿਆ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਮੁਏ ਅਸਾਰ ॥੩॥ kis hee naal n chaliaa khap khap mueae asaar ||3|| -none of these will go along with anyone in the end, and yet, the fools bother themselves to exhaustion with these, and then die. ||3|| Guru Nanak Dev ji
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Royal Procession at Lahore During the Raj of Sahib Ranjit Singh Maharaj Elephant Modern Punjabi n. hathi. M; hathni. F; ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲ ਅਰੁ ਰਾਨੀ ॥ oochae mandhar mehal ar raanee || He has lofty palaces, mansions and queens, ਹਸਤਿ ਘੋੜੇ ਜੋੜੇ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਨੀ ॥ hasath ghorrae jorrae man bhaanee || elephants and pairs of horses, delighting the mind; ਵਡ ਪਰਵਾਰੁ ਪੂਤ ਅਰੁ ਧੀਆ ॥ vadd paravaar pooth ar dhheeaa || he is blessed with a great family of sons and daughters. ਮੋਹਿ ਪਚੇ ਪਚਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਮੂਆ ॥੩॥ mohi pachae pach andhhaa mooaa ||3|| Guru Arjan Dev

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