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what does brahmin and cow mean here ? are they metaphors ?
bRhmx kYlI Gwqu kM\kw AxcwrI kw Dwnu ]
brahaman kailee ghaat ka(n)n(j)kaa anachaaree kaa dhaan ||
The four Hindu cardinal sins of murdering a Brahmin, a cow, a female infant, and acceptance of the offerings of an evil person,
iPtk iPtkw koVu bdIAw sdw sdw AiBmwnu ]
fiTak fiTakaa koR badheeaa sadhaa sadhaa abhimaan ||
cursed by the world and diseased by leprosy; he is forever and ever filled with egotistical pride.
pwih eyqy jwih vIsir nwnkw ieku nwmu ]
paeh ete jaeh veesar naanakaa ik naam ||
One who forgets the Naam, O Nanak, is covered by these sins.
sB buDI jwlIAih ieku rhY qqu igAwnu ]4]