The Lord is One and He can be attained through the grace of the true Guru.
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
Copy of the manuscript with exclusive signatures of:
उतार खासे दसखत का ॥
autaar khaase dasakhat kaa |
The Tenth Sovereign.
पातिसाही १० ॥
paatisaahee 10 |
The non-temporal Purusha (All-Pervading Lord) is my Protector.
अकाल पुरख की रछा हमनै ॥
akaal purakh kee rachhaa hamanai |
The All-Iron Lord is my Protector.
सरब लोह दी रछिआ हमनै ॥
sarab loh dee rachhiaa hamanai |
The All-Destroying Lord is my Protector.
सरब काल जी दी रछिआ हमनै ॥
sarab kaal jee dee rachhiaa hamanai |
The All-Iron Lord is ever my Protector.
सरब लोह जी दी सदा रछिआ हमनै ॥
sarab loh jee dee sadaa rachhiaa hamanai |
Then the signatures of the Author (Guru Gobind Singh).
आगै लिखारी के दसतखत ॥
aagai likhaaree ke dasatakhat |
BY THY GRACE QUATRAIN (CHAUPAI)
त्व प्रसादि ॥ चउपई ॥
tv prasaad | chaupee |
I Salute the One Primal Lord.
प्रणवो आदि एकंकारा ॥
pranavo aad ekankaaraa |
Who pervades the watery, earthly and heavenly expanse.
जल थल महीअल कीओ पसारा ॥
jal thal maheeal keeo pasaaraa |
That Primal Purusha is Unmanifested and Immortal.
आदि पुरख अबिगत अबिनासी ॥
aad purakh abigat abinaasee |
His Light illumines the fourteen worlds. I.
लोक चत्रु दस जोति प्रकासी ॥१॥
lok chatru das jot prakaasee |1|
He hath merged Himself within the elephant and the worm.
हसत कीट के बीच समाना ॥
hasat keett ke beech samaanaa |
The king and the baggar equal before Him.
राव रंक जिह इक सर जाना ॥
raav rank jih ik sar jaanaa |
That Non-dual and Imperceptible Purusha is Inseparable.
अद्वै अलख पुरख अबिगामी ॥
advai alakh purakh abigaamee |
He reaches the inner core of every heart.2.
सभ घट घट के अंतरजामी ॥२॥
sabh ghatt ghatt ke antarajaamee |2|
He is an Inconceivable Entity, Exernal and Garbless.
अलख रूप अछै अनभेखा ॥
alakh roop achhai anabhekhaa |
He is without attachment, colour, form and mark.
राग रंग जिह रूप न रेखा ॥
raag rang jih roop na rekhaa |
He distinct from all others of various colours and signs.
बरन चिहन सभहूं ते निआरा ॥
baran chihan sabhahoon te niaaraa |
He is the Primal Purusha, Unique and Changeless.3.
आदि पुरख अद्वै अबिकारा ॥३॥
aad purakh advai abikaaraa |3|
He is without colour, mark, caste and lineage.
बरन चिहन जिह जात न पाता ॥
baran chihan jih jaat na paataa |
He is the without enemy, friend, father and mother.
सत्र मित्र जिह तात न माता ॥
satr mitr jih taat na maataa |
He is far away from all and closest to all.
सभ ते दूरि सभन ते नेरा ॥
sabh te door sabhan te neraa |
His dwelling is within water, on earth and in heavens.4.
जल थल महीअल जाहि बसेरा ॥४॥
jal thal maheeal jaeh baseraa |4|
He is Limitless Entity and hath infinite celestial strain.
अनहद रूप अनाहद बानी ॥
anahad roop anaahad baanee |
The goddess Durga takes refuge at His Feet and abides there.
चरन सरन जिह बसत भवानी ॥
charan saran jih basat bhavaanee |
Brahma and Vishnu Could not know His end.
ब्रहमा बिसन अंतु नही पाइओ ॥
brahamaa bisan ant nahee paaeo |
The four-headed god Brahma described Him ad ‘Neti Neti’ (Not this, Not this).5.
नेत नेत मुखचार बताइओ ॥५॥
net net mukhachaar bataaeo |5|
He hath created millions of Indras and Upindras (smaller Indras).
कोटि इंद्र उपइंद्र बनाए ॥
kott indr upeindr banaae |
He hath created and destroyed Brahmas and Rudras (Shivas).
ब्रहमा रुद्र उपाइ खपाए ॥
brahamaa rudr upaae khapaae |
He hath created the play of fourteen worlds.
लोक चत्र दस खेल रचाइओ ॥
lok chatr das khel rachaaeo |
And then Himself merges it within His Self.6.
बहुर आप ही बीच मिलाइओ ॥६॥
bahur aap hee beech milaaeo |6|
Infinite demons, gods and Sheshanagas.
दानव देव फनिंद अपारा ॥
daanav dev fanind apaaraa |
He hath created Gandharvas, Yakshas and being of high character.
गंध्रब जछ रचै सुभ चारा ॥
gandhrab jachh rachai subh chaaraa |
The story of past, future and present.
भूत भविख भवान कहानी ॥
bhoot bhavikh bhavaan kahaanee |
Regarding the inward recesses of every heart are known to Him.7.
घट घट के पट पट की जानी ॥७॥
ghatt ghatt ke patt patt kee jaanee |7|
He Who hath no father, mother caste and lineage.
तात मात जिह जात न पाता ॥
taat maat jih jaat na paataa |
He is not imbues with undivided love for anyone of them.
एक रंग काहू नही राता ॥
ek rang kaahoo nahee raataa |
He is merged in all lights (souls).
सरब जोत के बीच समाना ॥
sarab jot ke beech samaanaa |
I have recognized Him within all and visualized Him at all places. 8.
सभहूं सरब ठौर पहिचाना ॥८॥
sabhahoon sarab tthauar pahichaanaa |8|
He is deathless and a non-temporal Entity.
काल रहत अन काल सरूपा ॥
kaal rehat an kaal saroopaa |
He is Imperceptible Purusha, Unmanifested and Unscathed.
अलख पुरख अबगत अवधूता ॥
alakh purakh abagat avadhootaa |
He Who is without caste, lineage, mark and colour.
जात पात जिह चिहन न बरना ॥
jaat paat jih chihan na baranaa |
The Unmanifest Lord is Indestructible and ever Stable.9.
अबगत देव अछै अन भरमा ॥९॥
abagat dev achhai an bharamaa |9|
He is the Destroyer of all and Creator of all.
सभ को काल सभन को करता ॥
sabh ko kaal sabhan ko karataa |
He is the Remover of maladies, sufferings and blemishes.
रोग सोग दोखन को हरता ॥
rog sog dokhan ko harataa |
He Who meditates upon Him with single mind even for an instant
एक चित जिह इक छिन धिआइओ ॥
ek chit jih ik chhin dhiaaeo |
He doth not come within the trap of death. 10.
काल फास के बीच न आइओ ॥१०॥
kaal faas ke beech na aaeo |10|
BY THY GRACE KABITT
त्व प्रसादि ॥ कबित ॥
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