Classic Poem

Charan Das, a great guru , is like Brahma, a dwelling-place of joy,
A remover of all troubles, a giver of happiness:
Daya bows down to thee.

Daya, under the influence of actions, had fallen into the dark well of this world.
My guru , by giving me the rope of knowledge, took me out when I was drowning.

He is filled with joy, the whole day circling round in it,
He is wonderfully beautiful.
Therefore Daya has set her mind on him.

In this world there is no one so generous as the true guru ,
Because he gives such wonderful teaching,
Which bears a soul safe to the other side of the ocean of the world.

Those who serve the lotus feet of their guru for their own welfare, —
Daya says, they forget the dream of this world and go straight to the immortal world.
The true guru is like Brahma himself:

Do not consider him to be only a man.
Daya says, those who consider him to be only a man,
They are like beasts.

Always worship your guru and bow down your head to him.
Daya says he will always give them real happiness by showing them the real form of Hari.