Ang 158

ਭੇਖ ਧਰੇ ਲੂਟਤ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥

bhekh dhare looTat sa(n)saaraa ||

They are all plundering the world in different guises

ਛਪਤ ਸਾਧੁ ਜਿਹ ਨਾਮੁ ਆਧਾਰਾ ॥੨੩॥

chhapat saadh jeh naam aadhaaraa ||23||

The real saints whose prop is the Name of the Lord, they hide themselved.23.

ਪੇਟ ਹੇਤੁ ਨਰ ਡਿੰਭੁ ਦਿਖਾਹੀ ॥

peT het nar ddi(n)bh dhikhaahee ||

The people of he world, exhibit here in order to fill their bellies,

ਡਿੰਭ ਕਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਈਯਤ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

ddi(n)bh kare bin pieeyat naahee ||

Because without heresy, they do not gain money

ਜਿਨ ਨਰ ਏਕ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਹ ਧਿਆਯੋ ॥

jin nar ek purakh keh dhiaayo ||

The person, who hath meditated only on the Supreme Purusha,

ਤਿਨ ਕਰਿ ਡਿੰਭ ਨ ਕਿਸੀ ਦਿਖਾਯੋ ॥੨੪॥

tin kar ddi(n)bh na kisee dhikhaayo ||24||

He hath never exhibited an act of heresy to anyone.24.

ਡਿੰਭ ਕਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਾਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥

ddi(n)bh kare bin haath na aavai ||

One’s interest remain unfulfilled without heresy

ਕੋਊ ਨ ਕਾਹੂੰ ਸੀਸ ਨਿਵਾਵੈ ॥

kouoo na kaahoo(n) sees nivaavai ||

And none bows down his head before anyone without interest

ਜੋ ਇਹੁ ਪੇਟ ਨ ਕਾਹੂੰ ਹੋਤਾ ॥

jo ih peT na kaahoo(n) hotaa ||

If the belly been not attached with anyone,

ਰਾਵ ਰੰਕ ਕਾਹੂੰ ਕੋ ਕਹਤਾ ॥੨੫॥

raav ra(n)k kaahoo(n) ko kahataa ||25||

Then there would have not been any king or pauper in this world.25.

ਜਿਨ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕ ਵਹੈ ਠਹਰਾਯੋ ॥

jin prabh ek vahai Thaharaayo ||

Those who have recognized only God as the Lord of all,

ਤਿਨ ਕਰ ਡਿੰਭ ਨ ਕਿਸੂ ਦਿਖਾਯੋ ॥

tin kar ddi(n)bh na kisoo dhikhaayo ||

They have never exhibited any heresy to anyone

ਸੀਸ ਦੀਯੋ ਉਨ ਸਿਰਰ ਨ ਦੀਨਾ ॥

sees dheeyo un sirar na dheenaa ||

Such a person gets his head chopped off but never his creed

ਰੰਚ ਸਮਾਨ ਦੇਹ ਕਰਿ ਚੀਨਾ ॥੨੬॥

ra(n)ch samaan dheh kar cheenaa ||26||

And such person considers his body equivalent only to a particle of dust.26.

ਕਾਨ ਛੇਦ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਹਵਾਯੋ ॥

kaan chhedh jogee kahavaayo ||

One is called a Yogi on perforating his ears

ਅਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਪੰਚ ਕਰ ਬਨਹਿ ਸਿਧਾਯੋ ॥

at prapa(n)ch kar baneh sidhaayo ||

And goes to the forest, performing many deceitful acts

ਏਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਕੋ ਤਤੁ ਨ ਲਯੋ ॥

ek naam ko tat na layo ||

But the person who hath not absorbed the essence of the Name in his heart,

ਬਨ ਕੋ ਭਯੋ ਨ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਕੋ ਭਯੋ ॥੨੭॥

ban ko bhayo na gireh ko bhayo ||27||

He neither belongs to the forest nor his home.27.

ਕਹਾ ਲਗੈ ਕਬਿ ਕਥੈ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥

kahaa lagai kab kathai bichaaraa ||

Upto what extent this poor can describe?

ਰਸਨਾ ਏਕ ਨ ਪਇਯਤ ਪਾਰਾ ॥

rasanaa ek na piyat paaraa ||

Because one person cannot know the mystery of the Infinite Lord

ਜਿਹਬਾ ਕੋਟਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਕੋਊ ਧਰੈ ॥

jihabaa koT koT kouoo dharai ||

Undoubtedly, if one may have millions of tongues,

ਗੁਣ ਸਮੁੰਦ੍ਰ ਤ੍ਵ ਪਾਰ ਨ ਪਰੈ ॥੨੮॥

gun samu(n)dhr tavai paar na parai ||28||

Even then the ocean of Thy Attributes cannot be fathomed.28.

ਪ੍ਰਥਮ ਕਾਲ ਸਭ ਜਗ ਕੋ ਤਾਤਾ ॥

pratham kaal sabh jag ko taataa ||

First of all the Lord as KAL is the primal farther of the whole universe

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਭਯੋ ਤੇਜ ਬਿਖ੍ਯਾਤਾ ॥

taa te bhayo tej bikhayaataa ||

And from him emanated the Powerful Lustre

ਸੋਈ ਭਵਾਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਹਾਈ ॥

soiee bhavaanee naam kahaiee ||

The same Lord was considered as Bhavani,

ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਗਰੀ ਯਹ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ॥੨੯॥

jin sigaree yeh sirasaT upaiee ||29||

Who created the whole world.29.

ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੇ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ ਤਿਨਿ ਕਹਾ ॥

pirathame oa(n)kaar tin kahaa ||

First of all, He uttered ‘Oankar’:

ਸੋ ਧੁਨਿ ਪੂਰ ਜਗਤ ਮੋ ਰਹਾ ॥

so dhun poor jagat mo rahaa ||

And the sound of “Onkar’ Pervanded the whole world,

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਜਗਤ ਭਯੋ ਬਿਸਥਾਰਾ ॥

taa te jagat bhayo bisathaaraa ||

There was expansion of the whole world,

ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਜਬ ਦੁਹੂ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥੩੦॥

purakh prakirat jab dhuhoo bichaaraa ||30||

From the union of Purusha and Prakriti.30.

ਜਗਤ ਭਯੋ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਜਨੀਯਤ ॥

jagat bhayo taa te sabh janeeyat ||

The world was created and from that time, everyone knows it as world

ਚਾਰ ਖਾਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਬਖਨੀਯਤ ॥

chaar khaan kar pragaT bakhaneeyat ||

Four divisions of creation became manifest and as such they were described

ਸਕਤਿ ਇਤੀ ਨਹੀ ਬਰਨ ਸੁਨਾਊ ॥

sakat itee nahee baran sunaauoo ||

I have no power to give their description,

ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਕਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਬਤਾਉ ॥੩੧॥

bhi(n)n bhi(n)n kar naam bataau ||31||

And tell their names separately.31.

ਬਲੀ ਅਬਲੀ ਦੋਊ ਉਪਜਾਏ ॥

balee abalee dhouoo upajaae ||

That Lord created both the powerful and the weak

ਊਚ ਨੀਚ ਕਰਿ ਭਿੰਨ ਦਿਖਾਏ ॥

uooch neech kar bhi(n)n dhikhaae ||

They were shown distinctly as high and low

ਬਪੁ ਧਰਿ ਕਾਲ ਬਲੀ ਬਲਵਾਨਾ ॥

bap dhar kaal balee balavaanaa ||

The powerful KAL, adopting the physical form,

ਆਪਹਿ ਰੂਪ ਧਰਤ ਭਯੋ ਨਾਨਾ ॥੩੨॥

aapeh roop dharat bhayo naanaa ||32||

Manifested Himself in numerous forms.32.

ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਜਿਮੁ ਦੇਹ ਧਰਾਏ ॥

bhi(n)n bhi(n)n jim dheh dharaae ||

According as the Lord adopted different forms,

ਤਿਮੁ ਤਿਮੁ ਕਰ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਕਹਾਏ ॥

tim tim kar avataar kahaae ||

In the same manner, he became renowned as different incarnations

ਪਰਮ ਰੂਪ ਜੋ ਏਕ ਕਹਾਯੋ ॥

param roop jo ek kahaayo ||

But whatever is the Supreme form of the Lord

ਅੰਤਿ ਸਭੋ ਤਿਹ ਮਧਿ ਮਿਲਾਯੋ ॥੩੩॥

a(n)t sabho teh madh milaayo ||33||

Ultimately all merged in Him.33.

ਜਿਤਿਕ ਜਗਤਿ ਕੈ ਜੀਵ ਬਖਾਨੋ ॥

jitik jagat kai jeev bakhaano ||

Consider all the beings in the world,

ਏਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਭ ਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਜਾਨੋ ॥

ek jot sabh hee meh jaano ||

Ad the illumination of the same Light,

ਕਾਲ ਰੂਪ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਭਨੈਬੋ ॥

kaal roop bhagavaan bhanaibo ||

The Lord, Who is known as KAL

ਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਲੀਨ ਜਗਤਿ ਸਭ ਹ੍ਵੈਬੋ ॥੩੪॥

taa meh leen jagat sabh havaibo ||34||

All the world will merge in Him.34.

ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਆਵਤ ॥

jo kichh dhisaT agochar aavat ||

Whatever appears inconceivable to us,

ਤਾ ਕਹੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਯਾ ਠਹਰਾਵਤ ॥

taa kahu man maayaa Thaharaavat ||

The mind gives it the name of Maya