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ਏਕਹਿ ਆਪ ਸਭਨ ਮੋ ਬਿਆਪਾ ॥

ekeh aap sabhan mo biaapaa ||

Only one lord pervades all

ਸਭ ਕੋਈ ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਕਰ ਥਾਪਾ ॥੩੫॥

sabh koiee bhi(n)n bhi(n)n kar thaapaa ||35||

But appears to everyone as distinctly separate accofding to his discernment.35.

ਸਭ ਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਰਮ ਰਹਿਯੋ ਅਲੇਖਾ ॥

sabh hee meh ram rahiyo alekhaa ||

That inconceivable Lord pervades all

ਮਾਗਤ ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਤੇ ਲੇਖਾ ॥

maagat bhi(n)n bhi(n)n te lekhaa ||

And all the beings beg from him according to their writ

ਜਿਨ ਨਰ ਏਕ ਵਹੈ ਠਹਰਾਯੋ ॥

jin nar ek vahai Thaharaayo ||

He, who hath comprehended the Lord as One,

ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਪਰਮ ਤਤੁ ਕਹੁ ਪਾਯੋ ॥੩੬॥

tin hee param tat kahu paayo ||36||

Only he hath realized the Supreme Essence.36.

ਏਕਹ ਰੂਪ ਅਨੂਪ ਸਰੂਪਾ ॥

ekeh roop anoop saroopaa ||

That One Lord hath a hath a Unique Beauty and Form

ਰੰਕ ਭਯੋ ਰਾਵ ਕਹੂੰ ਭੂਪਾ ॥

ra(n)k bhayo raav kahoo(n) bhoopaa ||

And he Himself is somewhere a king and somewhere a pauper

ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਸਭਹਨ ਉਰਝਾਯੋ ॥

bhi(n)n bhi(n)n sabhahan urajhaayo ||

He hath involved all through various means

ਸਭ ਤੇ ਜੁਦੋ ਨ ਕਿਨਹੁੰ ਪਾਯੋ ॥੩੭॥

sabh te judho na kinahu(n) paayo ||37||

But he Himself is separate from all and none could know His mystey.37.

ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਸਭਹੂੰ ਉਪਜਾਯੋ ॥

bhi(n)n bhi(n)n sabhahoo(n) upajaayo ||

He hath created all in separate forms

ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਕਰਿ ਤਿਨੋ ਖਪਾਯੋ ॥

bhi(n)n bhi(n)n kar tino khapaayo ||

And He Himself destroys all

ਆਪ ਕਿਸੂ ਕੋ ਦੋਸ ਨ ਲੀਨਾ ॥

aap kisoo ko dhos na leenaa ||

He doth not take any blame on His own Head

ਅਉਰਨ ਸਿਰ ਬੁਰਿਆਈ ਦੀਨਾ ॥੩੮॥

aauran sir buriaaiee dheenaa ||38||

And fixes the responsibility of vicious acts on others.38.

ਅਥ ਪ੍ਰਥਮ ਮਛ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਕਥਨੰ ॥

ath pratham machh avataar kathana(n) ||

Now begins the description of the first Machh Incarnation

ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapiee ||

CHAUPAI

ਸੰਖਾਸੁਰ ਦਾਨਵ ਪੁਨਿ ਭਯੋ ॥

sa(n)khaasur dhaanav pun bhayo ||

Once there was born a demon named Shankhasura

ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੈ ਜਗ ਕੋ ਦੁਖ ਦਯੋ ॥

bahu bidh kai jag ko dhukh dhayo ||

Who, in many ways, distressed the world

ਮਛ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਆਪਿ ਪੁਨਿ ਧਰਾ ॥

machh avataar aap pun dharaa ||

Then the Lord manifested Himself as Machh (Fish) incarnation,

ਆਪਨ ਜਾਪੁ ਆਪ ਮੋ ਕਰਾ ॥੩੯॥

aapan jaap aap mo karaa ||39||

Who repeated His Own name Himself.39.

ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੈ ਤੁਛ ਮੀਨ ਬਪੁ ਧਰਾ ॥

pirathamai tuchh meen bap dharaa ||

At first he Lord manifested Himself as small fish,

ਪੈਠਿ ਸਮੁੰਦ੍ਰ ਝਕਝੋਰਨ ਕਰਾ ॥

paiTh samu(n)dhr jhakajhoran karaa ||

And shook the ocean violenty

ਪੁਨਿ ਪੁਨਿ ਕਰਤ ਭਯੋ ਬਿਸਥਾਰਾ ॥

pun pun karat bhayo bisathaaraa ||

Then He enlarged his body,

ਸੰਖਾਸੁਰਿ ਤਬ ਕੋਪ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥੪੦॥

sa(n)khaasur tab kop bichaaraa ||40||

Seeing which Shankhasura got greatly enraged.40.