Alchemical path -Importance of fire -Guru Says

jqu pwhwrw DIrju suinAwru ]

jath paahaaraa dhheeraj suniaar ||

Let self-control be the furnace, and patience the goldsmith.

Ahrix miq vydu hQIAwru ]

aharan math vaedh hathheeaar ||

Let understanding be the anvil, and spiritual wisdom the tools.

Bau Klw Agin qp qwau ]

bho khalaa agan thap thaao ||

With the Fear of God as the bellows, fan the flames of tapa, the body’s inner heat.

BWfw Bwau AMimRqu iqqu Fwil ]

bhaa(n)ddaa bhaao a(n)mrith thith dtaal ||

In the crucible of love, melt the Nectar of the Name,

GVIAY sbdu scI tkswl ]

gharreeai sabadh sachee ttakasaal ||

let the Shabad, the Word of God beat your mind until it is One with God.

ijn kau ndir krmu iqn kwr ]

jin ko nadhar karam thin kaar ||

only those He has His Glance of Grace do this great work.

nwnk ndrI ndir inhwl ]38]

naanak nadharee nadhar nihaal ||38||

O Nanak, the Merciful Lord, by His Grace, uplifts and exalts them. ||38||