ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
The Lord is One and He can be attained through the grace of the true Guru.
उतार खासे दसखत का ॥
Copy of the manuscript with exclusive signatures of:
पातिसाही १० ॥
The Tenth Sovereign.
अकाल पुरख की रछा हमनै ॥
The non-temporal Purusha (All-Pervading Lord) is my Protector.
सरब लोह दी रछिआ हमनै ॥
The All-Iron Lord is my Protector.
सरब काल जी दी रछिआ हमनै ॥
The All-Destroying Lord is my Protector.
सरब लोह जी दी सदा रछिआ हमनै ॥
The All-Iron Lord is ever my Protector.
आगै लिखारी के दसतखत ॥
Then the signatures of the Author (Guru Gobind Singh).
त्व प्रसादि ॥ चउपई ॥
BY THY GRACE QUATRAIN (CHAUPAI)
प्रणवो आदि एकंकारा ॥
I Salute the One Primal Lord.
जल थल महीअल कीओ पसारा ॥
Who pervades the watery, earthly and heavenly expanse.
आदि पुरख अबिगत अबिनासी ॥
That Primal Purusha is Unmanifested and Immortal.
लोक चत्रु दस जोति प्रकासी ॥१॥
His Light illumines the fourteen worlds. I.
हसत कीट के बीच समाना ॥
He hath merged Himself within the elephant and the worm.
राव रंक जिह इक सर जाना ॥
The king and the baggar equal before Him.
अद्वै अलख पुरख अबिगामी ॥
That Non-dual and Imperceptible Purusha is Inseparable.
सभ घट घट के अंतरजामी ॥२॥
He reaches the inner core of every heart.2.
अलख रूप अछै अनभेखा ॥
He is an Inconceivable Entity, Exernal and Garbless.
राग रंग जिह रूप न रेखा ॥
He is without attachment, colour, form and mark.
बरन चिहन सभहूं ते निआरा ॥
He distinct from all others of various colours and signs.
आदि पुरख अद्वै अबिकारा ॥३॥
He is the Primal Purusha, Unique and Changeless.3.
बरन चिहन जिह जात न पाता ॥
He is without colour, mark, caste and lineage.
सत्र मित्र जिह तात न माता ॥
He is the without enemy, friend, father and mother.
सभ ते दूरि सभन ते नेरा ॥
He is far away from all and closest to all.
जल थल महीअल जाहि बसेरा ॥४॥
His dwelling is within water, on earth and in heavens.4.
अनहद रूप अनाहद बानी ॥
He is Limitless Entity and hath infinite celestial strain.
चरन सरन जिह बसत भवानी ॥
The goddess Durga takes refuge at His Feet and abides there.
ब्रहमा बिसन अंतु नही पाइओ ॥
Brahma and Vishnu Could not know His end.
नेत नेत मुखचार बताइओ ॥५॥
The four-headed god Brahma described Him ad ‘Neti Neti’ (Not this, Not this).5.
कोटि इंद्र उपइंद्र बनाए ॥
He hath created millions of Indras and Upindras (smaller Indras).
ब्रहमा रुद्र उपाइ खपाए ॥
He hath created and destroyed Brahmas and Rudras (Shivas).
लोक चत्र दस खेल रचाइओ ॥
He hath created the play of fourteen worlds.
बहुर आप ही बीच मिलाइओ ॥६॥
And then Himself merges it within His Self.6.
दानव देव फनिंद अपारा ॥
Infinite demons, gods and Sheshanagas.
गंध्रब जछ रचै सुभ चारा ॥
He hath created Gandharvas, Yakshas and being of high character.
भूत भविख भवान कहानी ॥
The story of past, future and present.
घट घट के पट पट की जानी ॥७॥
Regarding the inward recesses of every heart are known to Him.7.
तात मात जिह जात न पाता ॥
He Who hath no father, mother caste and lineage.
एक रंग काहू नही राता ॥
He is not imbues with undivided love for anyone of them.
सरब जोत के बीच समाना ॥
He is merged in all lights (souls).
सभहूं सरब ठौर पहिचाना ॥८॥
I have recognized Him within all and visualized Him at all places. 8.
काल रहत अन काल सरूपा ॥
He is deathless and a non-temporal Entity.
अलख पुरख अबगत अवधूता ॥
He is Imperceptible Purusha, Unmanifested and Unscathed.
जात पात जिह चिहन न बरना ॥
He Who is without caste, lineage, mark and colour.
अबगत देव अछै अन भरमा ॥९॥
The Unmanifest Lord is Indestructible and ever Stable.9.
सभ को काल सभन को करता ॥
He is the Destroyer of all and Creator of all.
रोग सोग दोखन को हरता ॥
He is the Remover of maladies, sufferings and blemishes.
एक चित जिह इक छिन धिआइओ ॥
He Who meditates upon Him with single mind even for an instant
काल फास के बीच न आइओ ॥१०॥
He doth not come within the trap of death. 10.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ कबित ॥
BY THY GRACE KABITT
कतहूं सुचेत हुइ कै चेतना को चार कीओ कतहूं अचिंत हुइ कै सोवत अचेत हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere becoming Conscious, Thou adrnest consciousness , somewhere becoming Carefree, thou sleepest unconsciously.
कतहूं भिखारी हुइ कै मांगत फिरत भीख कहूं महा दान हुइ कै मांगिओ धन देत हो ॥
Somewhere becoming a beggar, Thou beggest alms and somewhere becoming a Supreme Donor, Thou bestowest the begged wealth.
कहूं महां राजन को दीजत अनंत दान कहूं महां राजन ते छीन छित लेत हो ॥
Some where Thou givest inexhaustible gifts to emperors and somewhere Thou deprivest the emperors of their kingdoms.
कहूं बेद रीत कहूं ता सिउ बिप्रीत कहूं त्रिगुन अतीत कहूं सुरगुन समेत हो ॥१॥११॥
Somewhere Thou workest in accordance with Vedic rites and somewhere Thou art quite opposed to it, somewhere Thou art without three modes of maya and somewhere Thou hast all godly attributes.1.11.
कहूं जछ गंध्रब उरग कहूं बिदिआधर कहूं भए किंनर पिसाच कहूं प्रेत हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere Thou art Yaksha, Gandharva, Sheshanaga and Vidyadhar and somewhere Thou becomest Kinnar, Pishacha and Preta.
कहूं हुइ कै हिंदूआ गाइत्री को गुपत जपिओ कहूं हुइ कै तुरका पुकारे बांग देत हो ॥
Somewhere Thou becomest a Hindu and repeatest Gayatri secretly: Somewhere becoming a Turk Thou callest Muslims to worship.
कहूं कोक काब हुइ कै पुरान को पड़त मत कतहूं कुरान को निदान जान लेत हो ॥
Somewhere being a poet thou recitest the Pauranic wisdom and somewhere Thou recitest the Pauranic wisdom and somewhere Thou comprehendest the essence of Quran.
कहूं बेद रीत कहूं ता सिउ बिप्रीत कहूं त्रिगुन अतीत कहूं सुरगुन समेत हो ॥२॥१२॥
Somewhere Thou workest in accordance with Vedic rites and somewhere Thou art quite opposed to it ; somewhere Thou art without threee modes of maya and somewhere Thou hast all godly attributes. 2.12.
कहूं देवतान के दिवान मै बिराजमान कहूं दानवान को गुमान मत देत हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere Thou art seated in the Court of gods and somewhere Thou givest the egoistic intellect to demons.
कहूं इंद्र राजा को मिलत इंद्र पदवी सी कहूं इंद्र पदवी छिपाइ छीन लेत हो ॥
Somewhere Thou Bestowest the position of of the king of gods to Indra and somewhere Thou deprivest Indra of this position.
कतहूं बिचार अबिचार को बिचारत हो कहूं निज नार पर नार के निकेत हो ॥
Somewhere Thou discriminatest between good and bad intellect, somewhere Thou art with Thy own spouse and somewhere with another’s wife.
कहूं बेद रीत कहूं ता सिउ बिप्रीत कहूं त्रिगुन अतीत कहूं सुरगुन समेत हो ॥३॥१३॥
Somewhere Thou workest in accordance with Vedic rites and somewhere Thou art quite opposed to it, somewhere Thou art without three modes of maya and somewhere Thou hast all godly attributes. 3.13.
कहूं ससत्रधारी कहूं बिदिआ के बिचारी कहूं मारत अहारी कहूं नार के निकेत हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere Thou art an armed warrior, somewhere a learned thinker, somewhere a hunter and somewhere an enjoyer of women.
कहूं देवबानी कहूं सारदा भवानी कहूं मंगला मिड़ानी कहूं सिआम कहूं सेत हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art the divine speech, somewhere Sarada and Bhavani, somewhere Durga, the trampler of corpses, somewhere in black colour and somewhere in white colour.
कहूं धरम धामी कहूं सरब ठउर गामी कहूं जती कहूं कामी कहूं देत कहूं लेत हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art abode of Dharma (righteousness), somewhere All-Pervading, somewhere a celibate, somewhere a lustful person, somewhere a donor and somewhere a taker.
कहूं बेद रीत कहूं ता सिउ बिप्रीत कहूं त्रिगुन अतीत कहूं सुरगुन समेत हो ॥४॥१४॥
Somewhere Thou workest in accordance with Vedic rites, and somewhere Thou art quite opposed to it, somewhere Thou art without three modes of maya and somewhere Thou hast all gldly attributes.4.14.
कहूं जटाधारी कहूं कंठी धरे ब्रहमचारी कहूं जोग साधी कहूं साधना करत हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere Thou art a sage wearing matted hair, somewhere Thu art a rosary-wearing celibate, somewhere Thou art a rosary-wearing celibate, somewhere Thou hast practiced Yoga and somewhere Thou art practicing Yoga.
कहूं कान फारे कहूं डंडी हुइ पधारे कहूं फूक फूक पावन कउ प्रिथी पै धरत हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art a Kanphata Yougi and somewhere Thou roamest like a Dandi saint, somewhere Thou steppest on the earth very cautiously.
कतहूं सिपाही हुइ कै साधत सिलाहन कौ कहूं छत्री हुइ कै अर मारत मरत हो ॥
Somewhere becoming a soldier, Thou practisest arms and somewhere becoming a kshatriya, Thou slayest the enemy or be slayed Thyself.
कहूं भूम भार कौ उतारत हो महाराज कहूं भव भूतन की भावना भरत हो ॥५॥१५॥
Somewhere Thou removest the burden of the earth, O Supreme Sovereign! And somewhere Thou the wishes of the worldly beings. 5.15.
कहूं गीत नाद के निदान कौ बतावत हो कहूं न्रितकारी चित्रकारी के निधान हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere Thou elucidatest the traits of song and sound and somewhere Thou art the treasure of dancing and painting.
कतहूं पयूख हुइ कै पीवत पिवावत हो कतहूं मयूख ऊख कहूं मद पान हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art ambrosia which Thou drinkest and causest to drink, somewhere Thou art honey and sugarcane juice and somewhere Thou seemest intoxicated with wine.
कहूं महा सूर हुइ कै मारत मवासन कौ कहूं महादेव देवतान के समान हो ॥
Somewhere, becoming a great warrior Thou slayeth the enemies and somewhere Thou art like the chief gods.
कहूं महादीन कहूं द्रब के अधीन कहूं बिदिआ मै प्रबीन कहूं भूम कहूं भान हो ॥६॥१६॥
Somewhere thou art very humble, somewhere Thou art full of ego, somewhere Thou art an adept in learning, somewhere Thou art earth and somewhere Thou art the sun. 6.16.
कहूं अकलंक कहूं मारत मयंक कहूं पूरन प्रजंक कहूं सुधता की सार हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere Thou art without any blemish, somewhere Thou smitest the moon, somewhere Thou art completely engrossed in enjoyment on Thy couch and somewhere Thou art the essence of Purity.
कहूं देव धरम कहूं साधना के हरम कहूं कुतसत कुकरम कहूं धरम के प्रकार हो ॥
Somewhere Thou performest godly rituals, somewhere Thou art the Abode of religious discipline, somewhere Thou art the vicious actions and somewhere Thou art the vicious actions and somewhere Thou appearest in variety of virtuous acts.
कहूं पउन अहारी कहूं बिदिआ के बिचारी कहूं जोगी जती ब्रहमचारी नर कहूं नार हो ॥
Somewhere Thou subsistest on air, somewhere Thou art a learned thinker and somewhere Thou art a Yogi, a Celibate, a Brahmchari ( disciplined student), a man and a womean.
कहूं छत्रधारी कहूं छाला धरे छैल भारी कहूं छकवारी कहूं छल के प्रकार हो ॥७॥१७॥
Somewhere Thou art a mighty sovereign, somewhere Thou art a great preceptor sitting on a deer-skin, somewhere Thou art prone to be deceived and somewhere Thou art various types of deception Thyself. 7.17.
कहूं गीत के गवया कहूं बेन के बजया कहूं न्रित के नचया कहूं नर को अकार हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere Thou art singer of song somewhere Thou art player of flute, somewhere Thou art a dancer and somewhere in the form of a man.
कहूं बेद बानी कहूं कोक की कहानी कहूं राजा कहूं रानी कहूं नार के प्रकार हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art the vedic hymns and somewhere the story of the elucidator of the mystery of love, somewhere Thou art Thyself the king, the queen and also various types of woman.
कहूं बेन के बजया कहूं धेन के चरया कहूं लाखन लवया कहूं सुंदर कुमार हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art the player of flute, somewhere the grazier of cows and somewhere Thou art the beautiful youth, enticer of lakhs (of lovely maids.)
सुधता की सान हो कि संतन के प्रान हो कि दाता महा दान हो कि न्रिदोखी निरंकार हो ॥८॥१८॥
Somewhere Thou art the splendour of Purity, the life of the saints, the Donor of great charities and the immaculate Formless Lord. 8.18.
निरजुर निरूप हो कि सुंदर सरूप हो कि भूपन के भूप हो कि दाता महा दान हो ॥
O Lord! Thou art the Invisible Cataract, the Most Beautiful Entity, the King of Kings and the Donor of great charities.
प्रान के बचया दूध पूत के दिवया रोग सोग के मिटया किधौ मानी महा मान हो ॥
Thou art the Saviour of life, the Giver of milk and offspring, the Remover of ailments and sufferings and somewhere Thou art the Lord of Highest Honour.
बिदिआ के बिचार हो कि अद्वै अवतार हो कि सिधता की सूरति हो कि सुधता की सान हो ॥
Thou art the essence of all learning, the embodiment of monism, the Being of All-Powers and the Glory of Sanctification.
जोबन के जाल हो कि काल हूं के काल हो कि सत्रन के सूल हो कि मित्रन के प्रान हो ॥९॥१९॥
Thou art the snare of youth, the Death of Death, the anguish of enemies and the life of the friends. 9.19.
कहूं ब्रहम बाद कहूं बिदिआ को बिखाद कहूं नाद को ननाद कहूं पूरन भगत हो ॥
O Lord! Somewhere Thou art in defic conduct, somewhere Thou appearest as contention in learning somewhere Thou art the tune of sound and somewhere a perfect saint (attuned with celestial strain).
कहूं बेद रीत कहूं बिदिआ की प्रतीत कहूं नीत अउ अनीत कहूं जुआला सी जगत हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art Vedic ritual, somewhere the love for learning, somewhere ethical and unethical, and somewhere appearest as the glow of fire.
पूरन प्रताप कहूं इकाती को जाप कहूं ताप को अताप कहूं जोग ते डिगत हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art perfectly Glorious, somewhere engrossed in solitary recitation, somewhere Remover of Suffering in great Agony and somewhere Thou appearest as a fallen yogi.
कहूं बर देत कहूं छल सिउ छिनाइ लेत सरब काल सरब ठउर एक से लगत हो ॥१०॥२०॥
Somewhere Thou bestowest the Boon and somewhere withdraw it with deceit. Thou at all times and at all the places Thou comest into view as the same. 10.20.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ सवये ॥
BY THY GRACE SWAYYAS
स्रावग सुद्ध समूह सिधान के देखि फिरिओ घर जोग जती के ॥
I have seen during my tours pure Sravaks (Jaina and Buddhist monks), group of adepts and abodes of ascetics and Yogi.
सूर सुरारदन सुद्ध सुधादिक संत समूह अनेक मती के ॥
Valiant heroes, demons killing gods, gods drinking nectar and assemblies of saints of various sects.
सारे ही देस को देखि रहिओ मत कोऊ न देखीअत प्रानपती के ॥
I have seen the disciplines of the religious systems of all the countries, but seen none of the Lord, the Master of my life.
स्री भगवान की भाइ क्रिपा हू ते एक रती बिनु एक रती के ॥१॥२१॥
They are worth nothing without an iota of the Grace of the Lord. 1.21.
माते मतंग जरे जर संग अनूप उतंग सुरंग सवारे ॥
With intoxicated elephants, studded with gold, incomparable and huge, painted in bright colours.
कोट तुरंग कुरंग से कूदत पउन के गउन को जात निवारे ॥
With millions of horses galloping like deer, moving faster than the wind.
भारी भुजान के भूप भली बिधि निआवत सीस न जात बिचारे ॥
With many kings indescribable, having long arms (of heavy allied forces), bowing their heads in fine array.
एते भए तु कहा भए भूपति अंत को नांगे ही पांइ पधारे ॥२॥२२॥
What matters if such mighty emperors were there, because they had to leave the world with bare feet.2.22.
जीत फिरै सभ देस दिसान को बाजत ढोल म्रिदंग नगारे ॥
With the beat of drums and trumpets if the emperor conquers all the countries.
गुंजत गूड़ गजान के सुंदर हिंसत हैं हयराज हजारे ॥
Along with many beautiful roaring elephants and thousands of neighing houses of best breed.
भूत भविक्ख भवान के भूपत कउनु गनै नहीं जात बिचारे ॥
Such like emperors of the past, present and future cannot be counted and ascertained.
स्री पति स्री भगवान भजे बिनु अंत कउ अंत के धाम सिधारे ॥३॥२३॥
But without remembering the Name of the Lord, they ultimately leave for their final abode. 3.23.
तीरथ नान दइआ दम दान सु संजम नेम अनेक बिसेखै ॥
Taking bath at holy places, exercising mercy, controlling passions, performing acts of charity, practicing austerity and many special rituals.
बेद पुरान कतेब कुरान जमीन जमान सबान के पेखै ॥
Studying of Vedas, Puranas and holy Quran and scanning all this world and the next world.
पउन अहार जती जत धार सबै सु बिचार हजार क देखै ॥
Subsisting only on air, practicing continence and meeting thousands of persons of all good thoughts.
स्री भगवान भजे बिनु भूपति एक रती बिनु एक न लेखै ॥४॥२४॥
But O King! Without the remembrance of the Name of the Lord, all this is of no account, being without an iota of the Grace of the Lord. 4.24.
सुद्ध सिपाह दुरंत दुबाह सु साज सनाह दुरजान दलैंगे ॥
The trained soldiers, mightly and invincible, clad in coat of mail, who would be able to crush the enemies.
भारी गुमान भरे मन मैं कर परबत पंख हले न हलैंगे ॥
With great ego in their mind that they would not be vanquished even if the mountains move with wings.
तोरि अरीन मरोरि मवासन माते मतंगनि मान मलैंगे ॥
They would destroy the enemies, twist the rebels and smash the pride of intoxicated elephants.
स्री पति स्री भगवान क्रिपा बिनु तिआगि जहान निदान चलैंगे ॥५॥२५॥
But without the Grace of the Lord-God, they would ultimately leave the world. 5.25.
बीर अपार बडे बरिआर अबिचारहि सार की धार भछया ॥
Innumerable brave and mighty heroes, fearlessly facing the edge of the sword.
तोरत देस मलिंद मवासन माते गजान के मान मलया ॥
Conquering the countries, subjugating the rebels and crushing the pride of the intoxicated elephants.
गाढ़े गढ़ान को तोड़नहार सु बातन हीं चक चार लवया ॥
Capturing the strong forts and conquering all sides with mere threats.
साहिबु स्री सभ को सिर नाइक जाचक अनेक सु एक दिवया ॥६॥२६॥
The Lord God is the Cammander of all and is the only Donor, the beggars are many. 6.26.
दानव देव फनिंद निसाचर भूत भविख भवान जपैंगे ॥
Demons, gods, huge serpents, ghosts, past, present and future would repeat His Name.
जीव जिते जल मै थल मै पल ही पल मै सभ थाप थपैंगे ॥
All the creatures in the sea and on land would increase and the heaps of sins would be destroyed.
पुंन प्रतापन बाढ जैत धुन पापन के बहु पुंज खपैंगे ॥
The praises of the glories of virtues would increase and the heaps of sins would be destroyed
साध समूह प्रसंन फिरैं जग सत्र सभै अवलोक चपैंगे ॥७॥२७॥
All the saints would wander in the world with bliss and the enemies would be annoyed on seeing them.7.27.
मानव इंद्र गजिंद्र नराधप जौन त्रिलोक को राज करैंगे ॥
King of men and elephants, emperors who would rule over the three worlds.
कोटि इसनान गजादिक दान अनेक सुअंबर साजि बरैंगे ॥
Who would perform millions of ablutions, give elephants and other animals in charity and arrange many svayyamuaras (self-marriage functions) for weddings.
ब्रहम महेसर बिसन सचीपति अंत फसे जम फास परैंगे ॥
Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu and Consort of Sachi (Indra) would ultimately fall in the noose of death.
जे नर स्री पति के प्रस हैं पग ते नर फेर न देह धरैंगे ॥८॥२८॥
But those who fall at the feet of Lord-God, they would not appear again in physical form. 8.28.
कहा भयो जो दोऊ लोचन मूंद कै बैठि रहिओ बक धिआन लगाइओ ॥
Of what use it is if one sits and meditates like a crane with his eyes closed.
न्हात फिरिओ लीए सात समुद्रनि लोक गयो परलोक गवाइओ ॥
If he takes bath at holy places upto the seventh sea, he loses this world and also the next world.
बास कीओ बिखिआन सों बैठ कै ऐसे ही ऐसे सु बैस बिताइओ ॥
He spends his life in such performing evil actions and wastes his life in such pursuits.
साचु कहों सुन लेहु सभै जिन प्रेम कीओ तिन ही प्रभु पाइओ ॥९॥२९॥
I speak Truth, all should turn their ears towards it: he, who is absorbed in True Love, he would realize the Lord. 9.29.
काहू लै पाहन पूज धरयो सिर काहू लै लिंग गरे लटकाइओ ॥
Someone worshipped stone and placed it on his head. Someone hung the phallus (lingam) from his neck.
काहू लखिओ हरि अवाची दिसा महि काहू पछाह को सीसु निवाइओ ॥
Someone visualized God in the South and someone bowed his head towards the West.
कोऊ बुतान को पूजत है पसु कोऊ म्रितान को पूजन धाइओ ॥
Some fool worships the idols and someone goes to worship the dead.
कूर क्रिआ उरझिओ सभ ही जग स्री भगवान को भेदु न पाइओ ॥१०॥३०॥
The whole world is entangled in false rituals and has not known the secret of Lord-God 10.30.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ तोमर छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE. TOMAR STANZA
हरि जनम मरन बिहीन ॥
The Lord is sans birth and death,
दस चार चार प्रबीन ॥
He is skiful in all eighteen sciences.
अकलंक रूप अपार ॥
That unblemished Entity is Infinite,
अनछिज तेज उदार ॥१॥३१॥
His Benevolent Glory is Everlasting. 1.31.
अनभिज रूप दुरंत ॥
His Unaffected Entity is All-Pervasive,
सभ जगत भगत महंत ॥
He is the Supreme Lord of the saints of all the world.
जस तिलक भूभ्रित भान ॥
He is the frontal mark of Glory and life-giver sun of the earth,
दस चार चार निधान ॥२॥३२॥
He is the Treasure of eighteen sciences. 2.32.
अकलंक रूप अपार ॥
He the Unblemished Entity is Infinite,
सभ लोक सोक बिदार ॥
He is the destroyer of sufferings of all the worlds.
कल काल करम बिहीन ॥
He is without the rituals of Iron age,
सभ करम धरम प्रबीन ॥३॥३३॥
He is an adept in all religious works. 3.33.
अनखंड अतुल प्रताप ॥
His Glory is Indivisible and Inestimable,
सभ थापिओ जिह थाप ॥
He is the Establisher of all the institutions.
अनखेद भेद अछेद ॥
He is Indestructible with Imperishable mysteries,
मुखचार गावत बेद ॥४॥३४॥
And the four-handed Brahma sings the Vedas. 4.34.
जिह नेत निगम कहंत ॥
To Him the Nigam (Vedas) call “Neti” (Not this),
मुखचार बकत बिअंत ॥
The four-handed Brahma Speak of Him as Unlimited.
अनभिज अतुल प्रताप ॥
His Glory is Unaffected and Inestimable,
अनखंड अमित अथाप ॥५॥३५॥
He is Undivided Unlimited and Un-established. 5.35.
जिह कीन जगत पसार ॥
He who hath created the expanse of the world,
रचिओ बिचार बिचार ॥
He hath Created it in full Consciousness.
अनंत रूप अखंड ॥
His Infinite Form is Indivisible,
अतुल प्रताप प्रचंड ॥६॥३६॥
His Immeasurable Glory is Powerful 6.36.
जिह अंड ते ब्रहमंड ॥
He who hath Created the universe from the Cosmic egg,
कीने सु चौदह खंड ॥
He hath Created the fourteen regions.
सभ कीन जगत पसार ॥
He hath Created all the expanse of the world,
अबियकत रूप उदार ॥७॥३७॥
That Benevolent Lord is Unmanifested. 7.37.
जिह कोटि इंद्र न्रिपार ॥
He who hath Created millions of king Indras,
कई ब्रहम बिसन बिचार ॥
He hath Created many Brahmas and Vishnus after consideration.
कई राम क्रिसन रसूल ॥
He hath Created many Ramas , Krishnas and Rasuls (Prophets),
बिनु भगत को न कबूल ॥८॥३८॥
None of them is approved by the Lord without devotion. 8.38.
कई सिंध बिंध नगिंद्र ॥
Created many oceans and mountains like Vindhyachal,
कई मछ कछ फनिंद्र ॥
Tortoise incarnations and Sheshanagas.
कई देव आदि कुमार ॥
Created many gods , many fish incarnations and Adi Kumars.,
कई क्रिसन बिसन अवतार ॥९॥३९॥
Sons of Brahma (Sanak Sanandan , Sanatan and Sant Kumar) , many Krishnas and incarnations of Vishnu.9.39.
कई इंद्र बार बुहार ॥
Many Indras sweep at His door,
कई बेद अउ मुखचार ॥
Many Vedas and four-headed Brahmas are there.
कई रुद्र छुद्र सरूप ॥
Many Rudras (Shivas) of ghastly appearance are there,
कई राम क्रिसन अनूप ॥१०॥४०॥
Many unique Ramas and Krishnas are there. 10.40.
कई कोक काब भणंत ॥
Many poets compose poetry there,
कई बेद भेद कहंत ॥
Many speak of the distinction of the knowledge of Vedas.
कई सासत्र सिंम्रिति बखान ॥
Many elucideate Shastras and Smritis,
कहूं कथत ही सु पुरान ॥११॥४१॥
Many hold discourses of Puranas. 11.41.
कई अगन होत्र करंत ॥
Many perform Agnihotras (fire-worship),
कई उरध ताप दुरंत ॥
Many perform arduous austerities while standing.
कई उरध बाहु संनिआस ॥
Many are ascetics with raised arms and many are anchorities,
कहूं जोग भेस उदास ॥१२॥४२॥
Many are in the garbs of Yogis and Udasis (stoics). 12.42.
कहूं निवली करम करंत ॥
Many perform Neoli rituals of Yogis of purging intestines,
कहूं पउन अहार दुरंत ॥
There are innumerable who subsist on air.
कहूं तीरथ दान अपार ॥
Many offer great charities at pilgrim-stations. ,
कहूं जग करम उदार ॥१३॥४३॥
Benevolent sacrificial rituals are performed 13.43.
कहूं अगन होत्र अनूप ॥
Somewhere exquisite fire-worship is arranged. ,
कहूं निआइ राज बिभूत ॥
Somewhere justice is done with emblem of royalty.
कहूं सासत्र सिंम्रिति रीत ॥
Somewhere ceremonies are performed in accordance with Shastras and Smritis,
कहूं बेद सिउ बिप्रीत ॥१४॥४४॥
Somewhere the performance is antagonistic to Vedic injunctions. 14.44.
कई देस देस फिरंत ॥
Many wander in various countries,
कई एक ठौर इसथंत ॥
Many stay only at one place.
कहूं करत जल महि जाप ॥
Somewhere the meditation is performed in water,
कहूं सहत तन पर ताप ॥१५॥४५॥
Somewhere heat is endured on the body.15.45.
कहूं बास बनहि करंत ॥
Somewhere some reside in the forest,
कहूं ताप तनहि सहंत ॥
Somewhere heat is endured on the body.
कहूं ग्रिहसत धरम अपार ॥
Somewhere many follow the householder’s path,
कहूं राज रीत उदार ॥१६॥४६॥
Somewhere many followed.16.46.
कहूं रोग रहत अभरम ॥
Somewhere people are without ailment and illusion,
कहूं करम करत अकरम ॥
Somewhere forbidden actions are being done.
कहूं सेख ब्रहम सरूप ॥
Somewhere there are Sheikhs, somewhere there are Brahmins
कहूं नीत राज अनूप ॥१७॥४७॥
Somewhere there is the prevalence of unique politics.17.47.
कहूं रोग सोग बिहीन ॥
Somewhere someone is without suffering and ailment,
कहूं एक भगत अधीन ॥
Somewhere someone follows the path of devotion closely.
कहूं रंक राज कुमार ॥
Somewhere someone is poor and someone a prince,
कहूं बेद बिआस अवतार ॥१८॥४८॥
Somewhere someone is incarnation of Ved Vyas. 18.48.
कई ब्रहम बेद रटंत ॥
Some Brahmins recite Vedas,
कई सेख नाम उचरंत ॥
Some Sheikhs repeat the Name of the Lord.
बैराग कहूं संनिआस ॥
Somewhere there is a follower of the path of Bairag (detachment) ,
कहूं फिरत रूप उदास ॥१९॥४९॥
And somewhere one follows the path of Sannyas (asceticism),somewhere someone wanders as an Udasi (stoic).19.49.
सभ करम फोकट जान ॥
Know all the Karmas (actions) as useless,
सभ धरम निहफल मान ॥
Consider all the religious paths of no value.
बिन एक नाम अधार ॥
Without the prop of the only Name of the Lord,
सभ करम भरम बिचार ॥२०॥५०॥
All the Karmas be considered as illusion.20.50.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ लघु निराज छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE. LAGHUU NIRAAJ STANZA
जले हरी ॥
The Lord is in water!
थले हरी ॥
The Lord is on land!
उरे हरी ॥
The Lord is in the heart!
बने हरी ॥१॥५१॥
The Lord is in the forests! 1. 51.
गिरे हरी ॥
The Lord is in the mountains!
गुफे हरी ॥
The Lord is in the cave!
छिते हरी ॥
The Lord is in the earth!
नभे हरी ॥२॥५२॥
The Lord is in the sky! 2. 52.
ईहां हरी ॥
The Lord is in here!
ऊहां हरी ॥
The Lord is there!
जिमी हरी ॥
The Lord is in the earth!
जमा हरी ॥३॥५३॥
The Lord is in the sky! 3. 53.
अलेख हरी ॥
The Lord is Accountless!
अभेख हरी ॥
The Lord is guiseless!
अदोख हरी ॥
The Lord is blemishless!
अद्वैख हरी ॥४॥५४॥
The Lord is without duality! 4. 54.
अकाल हरी ॥
The Lord is timeless!
अपाल हरी ॥
The Lord does not need to be nurtured!
अछेद हरी ॥
The Lord is Indestructible!
अभेद हरी ॥५॥५५॥
The Lord’s secrets cannot be known! 5. 55.
अजंत्र हरी ॥
The Lord is not in mystical digrams!
अमंत्र हरी ॥
The Lord is not in incantations!
सु तेज हरी ॥
The Lord is a bright light!
अतंत्र हरी ॥६॥५६॥
The Lord is not in Tantras (magical formulas)! 6. 56.
अजात हरी ॥
The Lord does not take birth!
अपात हरी ॥
The Lord does not experience death!
अमित्र हरी ॥
The Lord is without any friend!
अमात हरी ॥७॥५७॥
The Lord is without a mother! 7. 57.
अरोग हरी ॥
The Lord is without any ailment!
असोग हरी ॥
The Lord is without grief!
अभरम हरी ॥
The Lord is Illusionless!
अकरम हरी ॥८॥५८॥
The Lord is Actionless!! 8. 58.
अजै हरी ॥
The Lord is Unconquerable!
अभै हरी ॥
The Lord is Fearless!
अभेद हरी ॥
The Lord’s secrets cannot be known!
अछेद हरी ॥९॥५९॥
The Lord is Unassailable! 9. 59.
अखंड हरी ॥
The Lord is Indivisible!
अभंड हरी ॥
The Lord cannot be slandered!
अडंड हरी ॥
The Lord cannot be punished!
प्रचंड हरी ॥१०॥६०॥
The Lord is Supremenly Glorious! 10. 60.
अतेव हरी ॥
The Lord is extremely Great!
अभेव हरी ॥
The Lord’s mystery cannot be known!
अजेव हरी ॥
The Lord needs no food!
अछेव हरी ॥११॥६१॥
The Lord is Invincible! 11. 61.
भजो हरी ॥
Meditate on the Lord!
थपो हरी ॥
Worship the Lord!
तपो हरी ॥
Perform devotion for the Lord!
जपो हरी ॥१२॥६२॥
Repeat the Name of the lord! 12. 62.
जलस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the water!
थलस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the dry land!
नदिस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the stream!
नदस तुहीं ॥१३॥६३॥
(Lord,) You are the ocean!
ब्रिछस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the tree!
पतस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the leaf!
छितस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the earth!
उरधस तुहीं ॥१४॥६४॥
(Lord,) You are the sky! 14. 64.
भजस तुअं ॥
(Lord,) I meditate on you!
भजस तुअं ॥
(Lord,) I meditate on you!
रटस तुअं ॥
(Lord,) I repeat Your Name!
ठटस तुअं ॥१५॥६५॥
(Lord,) I intuitively remember you! 15. 65.
जिमी तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the earth!
जमा तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the sky!
मकी तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the Landlord!
मका तुहीं ॥१६॥६६॥
(Lord,) You are the house itself! 16. 66.
अभू तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are birthless!
अभै तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are Fearless!
अछू तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are Untouchable!
अछै तुहीं ॥१७॥६७॥
(Lord,) You are Invincible! 17. 67.
जतस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the definition of celibacy!
ब्रतस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are the means for a virtuous deed!
गतस तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are salvation!
मतस तुहीं ॥१८॥६८॥
(Lord,) You are Redemption! 18. 68.
तुहीं तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are! You are!
तुहीं तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are! You are!
तुहीं तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are! You are!
तुहीं तुहीं ॥१९॥६९॥
(Lord,) You are! You are! 19. 69.
तुहीं तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are! You are!
तुहीं तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are! You are!
तुहीं तुहीं ॥
(Lord,) You are! You are!
तुहीं तुहीं ॥२०॥७०॥
(Lord,) You are! You are! 20. 70.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ कबित ॥
BY THY GRACE KABITT
खूक मलहारी गज गदहा बिभूतधारी गिदूआ मसान बास करिओ ई करत हैं ॥
If the Lord is realized by eating filth, by besmearing the body with ashes and by residing in he cremation-ground, then the hog eats filth, the elephant and ass get their bodies filled with ashes and the bager resides in the cremation-ground.
घुघू मट बासी लगे डोलत उदासी म्रिग तरवर सदीव मोन साधे ई मरत हैं ॥
If the Lord meets in the cloister of mendicants, by wandering like a stoic and abiding in silence, then the owl lives in the cloister of mendicants, the deer wanders like a stoic and the tree abides in silence till death.
बिंद के सधया ताहि हीज की बडया देत बंदरा सदीव पाइ नागे ही फिरत हैं ॥
If the Lord is realized by restraining the emission of semen and by wandering with bare feet, then a eunuch may be eulogized for restraining the emission of semen and the monkey always wanders with bare feet.
अंगना अधीन काम क्रोध मै प्रबीन एक गिआन के बिहीन छीन कैसे कै तरत हैं ॥१॥७१॥
One who is under the control of a woman and whou is active in lust and anger and also who is ignorant of the Knowledge of the ONE LORD, how can such person ferry across the world-ocean? 1.71.
भूत बनचारी छित छउना सभै दूधाधारी पउन के अहारी सु भुजंग जानीअतु हैं ॥
If the Lord is realized by wandering in the forest, by drinking only the milk and by subsisting on air, then the ghost wanders in the forest, all the infants live on milk and the serpents subsist on air.
त्रिण के भछया धन लोभ के तजया ते तो गऊअन के जया ब्रिखभया मानीअतु हैं ॥
If the Lord meets by eating grass and forsaking the gred of wealth, then the Bulls, the young ones of cows do that.
नभ के उडया ताहि पंछी की बडया देत बगुला बिड़ाल ब्रिक धिआनी ठानीअतु हैं ॥
If the Lord is realized by flying in the sky and by closing the eyes in meditation, then the birds fly in the sky and those who close their eyes in meditation are considered like crane, cat and wolf.
जेते बडे गिआनी तिनो जानी पै बखानी नाहि ऐसे न प्रपंच मन भूल आनीअतु हैं ॥२॥७२॥
All the Knowers of Brahman know the reality of these imposters, but I have not related it never bring in your mind such deceitful thoughts even by mistake. 2.72.
भूम के बसया ताहि भूचरी के जया कहै नभ के उडया सो चिरया कै बखानीऐ ॥
He who lives on the earth should be called the young one of white ant and those who fly in the sky may be called sparrows.
फल के भछया ताहि बांदरी के जया कहै आदिस फिरया ते तो भूत कै पछानीऐ ॥
They, who eat fruit may be called the young ones of monkeys, those who wander invisibly, may be considered as ghosts.
जल के तरया को गंगेरी सी कहत जग आग के भछया सु चकोर सम मानीऐ ॥
One, who swims on water is called water-fly by the world one, who eats fire, may be considered like Chakor (redlegged partridge).
सूरज सिवया ताहि कौल की बडाई देत चंद्रमा सिवया कौ कवी कै पहिचानीऐ ॥३॥७३॥
One who worships the sun, may be symbolized as lotus and one, who worships the moon may be recognized as water-lily (The lotus blooms on seeing the sun and the water-lily blossoms on seeing the moon). 3.73.
नाराइण कछ मछ तिंदूआ कहत सभ कउल नाभ कउल जिह ताल मैं रहतु हैं ॥
If the Name of the Lord is Narayana (One whose house is in water), then Kachh (tortoise incarnation), Machh (fish incarnation) and Tandooaa (octopus) will be called Naryana and if the Name of the Lord is Kaul-Naabh (Navel-lotus), then the tank in which th
गोपी नाथ गूजर गुपाल सभै धेनचारी रिखीकेस नाम कै महंत लहीअतु हैं ॥
If the Name of the Lord is Gopi Nath, then the Lord of Gopi is a cowherd if the Name of the Lord is GOPAL, the Sustainer of cows, then all the cowherds are Dhencharis (the Graziers of cows) if the Name of the Lord is Rikhikes, then there are several chief
माधव भवर औ अटेरू को कन्हया नाम कंस को बधया जमदूत कहीअतु हैं ॥
If the Name of Lord is Madhva, then the black bee is also called Madhva if the Name of the Lord is Kanhaya, then the spider is also called Kanhaya if the Name of he Lord is the "Slayer of Kansa," then the messenger of Yama, who slayed Kansa, may be called
मूढ़ रूढ़ पीटत न गूढ़ता को भेद पावै पूजत न ताहि जा के राखे रहीअतु हैं ॥४॥७४॥
The foolish people wail and weep. But do not know the profound secret, therefore they do not worship Him, who protects our life. 4.74.
बिस्वपाल जगत काल दीन दिआल बैरी साल सदा प्रतपाल जम जाल ते रहत हैं ॥
The Sustainer and Destroyer of the Universe is Benevolent towards the poor, tortures the enemies, preserves ever and is without the snare of death.
जोगी जटाधारी सती साचे बडे ब्रहमचारी धिआन काज भूख पिआस देह पै सहत हैं ॥
The Yogis, hermits with matted locks, true donors and great celibates, for a Sight of Him, endure hunger and thirst on their bodies.
निउली करम जल होम पावक पवन होम अधो मुख एक पाइ ठाढे न बहत हैं ॥
For a Sight of Him, the intestines are purged, offerings are made to water, fire and air, austerities are performed with face upside down and standing on a single foot.
मानव फनिंद देव दानव न पावै भेद बेद औ कतेब नेत नेत कै कहत हैं ॥५॥७५॥
The men, Sheshanaga, gods and demons have not been able to know His Secret and the Vedas and Katebs (Semitic Scriptures) speak of Him as “Neti, Neti” (Not this, Not this) and Infinite. 5.75.
नाचत फिरत मोर बादर करत घोर दामनी अनेक भाउ करिओ ई करत है ॥
If the Lord is realized by devotional dancing, then the peacocks dance with the thundering of the clouds and if the Lord gets pleased on seeing the devotion through friendliness, then the lightning performs it by various flashes.
चंद्रमा ते सीतल न सूरज ते तपत तेज इंद्र सो न राजा भव भूम को भरत है ॥
If the Lord meets by adopting coolness and serenity, then there is none cooler than the moon if the Lord meets by the endurance of heat, then none is hotter than the sun, and if the Lord is realized by the munificence, then none is more munificent than In
सिव से तपसी आदि ब्रहमा से न बेदचारी सनत कुमार सी तपसिआ न अनत है ॥
If the Lord is realised by the practice of austerities, then none is more austere than god Shiva if the Lord meets by the recitation of Vedas, then none is more conversant with the Vedas than the god Brahma: there is also no great performer of asceticism
गिआन के बिहीन काल फास के अधीन सदा जुगन की चउकरी फिराए ई फिरत है ॥६॥७६॥
The persons without the Knowledge of the Lord, entrapped in the snare of death always transmigrate in all the four ages. 6.76.
एक सिव भए एक गए एक फेर भए रामचंद्र क्रिसन के अवतार भी अनेक हैं ॥
There was one Shiva, who passed away and another one came into being there are many incarnations of Ramchandra and Krishna.
ब्रहमा अरु बिसन केते बेद औ पुरान केते सिंम्रिति समूहन कै हुइ हुइ बितए हैं ॥
There are many Brahmas and Vishnus, there are many Vedas and Puranas, there have been the authors of all the Smritis, who created their works and passed away.
मोनदी मदार केते असुनी कुमार केते अंसा अवतार केते काल बस भए हैं ॥
Many religious leaders, many chieftains of clans, many Ashwani Kumars and many degrees of incarnations, they had all been subject to death.
पीर औ पिकांबर केते गने न परत एते भूम ही ते हुइ कै फेरि भूमि ही मिलए हैं ॥७॥७७॥
Many Muslim preceptors (Pirs) and Prophets, who cannot be count ed, they were born out of the earth, ultimately merged in the earth. 7.77.
जोगी जती ब्रहमचारी बडे बडे छत्रधारी छत्र ही की छाइआ कई कोस लौ चलत हैं ॥
The Yougis, celibates and students observing celibacy, many great sovereigns, who walk several miles under the shade of canopy.
बडे बडे राजन के दाबित फिरति देस बडे बडे राजन के द्रप को दलत हैं ॥
Who conquer the countries of many great kings and bruise their ego.
मान से महीप औ दिलीप कैसे छत्रधारी बडो अभिमान भुज दंड को करत हैं ॥
The Sovereign like Mandhata and the Canopied Sovereign like Dalip, who were proud of their mightly forces.
दारा से दिलीसर द्रुजोधन से मानधारी भोग भोग भूमि अंत भूमि मै मिलत हैं ॥८॥७८॥
The emperor like Darius and the great egoist like Duryodhana, after enjoying the earthly pleasures, finally merged in the earth.8.78.
सिजदे करे अनेक तोपची कपट भेस पोसती अनेक दा निवावत है सीस कौ ॥
If the Lord is pleased by prostrating before Him, then the gunner full of deceit bows his head several times while igniting the gun and the addict acts in the same manner in intoxication.
कहा भइओ मल जौ पै काढत अनेक डंड सो तौ न डंडौत असटांग अथतीस कौ ॥
What, then, if the wrestler bends his body several times during his rehearsal of exercises, but that is not the prostration of eight parts of the body.
कहा भइओ रोगी जौ पै डारिओ रहिओ उरध मुख मन ते न मूंड निहराइओ आदि ईस कौ ॥
What, then, if the patient lies down with his face upwards, he has not bowed his head before the Primal Lord with single-mindedness.
कामना अधीन सदा दामना प्रबीन एक भावना बिहीन कैसे पावै जगदीस कौ ॥९॥७९॥
But one always subservient to desire and active in telling the beads of the rosary, and also without faith, how can he realize the Lord of the world? 9.79.
सीस पटकत जा के कान मै खजूरा धसै मूंड छटकत मित्र पुत्र हूं के सोक सौ ॥
If the Lord is realized by knocking the head, then that person repeatedly knocks his head, in whose ear the centipede enters and if the Lord meets by beating the head, then one beats his head in grief over the death of friends or sons.
आक को चरया फल फूल को भछया सदा बन कौ भ्रमया और दूसरो न बोक सौ ॥
If the Lord is realized by wandering in the forest, then there is none other like the he-goat, who grazes the akk (Calotropis Procera), eats the flowers and fruit and always wanders in the forest.
कहा भयो भेड जो घसत सीस ब्रिछन सों माटी के भछया बोल पूछ लीजै जोक सौ ॥
If the Lord meets by rubbing the head with the trees in order to remove drowsiness, then the sheep always rubs its head with the trees and if the Lord meets by eating the earth, then you can ask the leech.
कामना अधीन काम क्रोध मैं प्रबीन एक भावना बिहीन कैसे भेटै परलोक सौ ॥१०॥८०॥
How can one meet the Lord in the next world, who is subservient to desire, active in lust and anger and without faith? 10.80.
नाचिओ ई करत मोर दादर करत सोर सदा घनघोर घन करिओ ई करत हैं ॥
If the Lord is realised by dancing and shouting, then pecock dances, the frog croaks and the clouds thunder.
एक पाइ ठाढे सदा बन मै रहत ब्रिछ फूक फूक पाव भूम स्रावग धरत हैं ॥
If the Lord meets by standing on one leg, then the tree stands on one foot in the forest, and if the Lord meets on observing non-violence, then the Sravak (aina monk) places his feet very cautiously on the earth.
पाहन अनेक जुग एक ठउर बासु करै काग अउर चील देस देस बिचरत हैं ॥
If the Lord is realised by not moving from one place or by wandering, then the stone remains at one place for many ages and the crow and kite continue wandering in several countries.
गिआन के बिहीन महा दान मै न हूजै लीन भावना यकीन दीन कैसे कै तरत हैं ॥११॥८१॥
When a person without knowledge cannot merge in the Supreme Lorrd, then how can these devoid of trust and faith ferry across the world-ocean?11.81.
जैसे एक स्वांगी कहूं जोगीआ बैरागी बनै कबहूं सनिआस भेस बन कै दिखावई ॥
Just as an actor sometimes becomes a Yogi, sometimes a Bairagi (recluse) and sometimes shows himself in the guise of a Sannyasi (mendicant).
कहूं पउनहारी कहूं बैठे लाइ तारी कहूं लोभ की खुमारी सौं अनेक गुन गावई ॥
Sometimes he becomes a person subsisting on air, sometimes sits observing abstract meditation and sometimes under the intoxication greed, sings praises of many kinds.
कहूं ब्रहमचारी कहूं हाथ पै लगावै बारी कहूं डंड धारी हुइ कै लोगन भ्रमावई ॥
Sometimes he becomes a Brahmchari (student observing celibacy), sometimes shows his promptness and sometimes becoming a staff- bearing hermit deludes the people.
कामना अधीन परिओ नाचत है नाचन सों गिआन के बिहीन कैसे ब्रहम लोक पावई ॥१२॥८२॥
He dances becoming subordinate to passions how will he be able to attain an entry into Lord’s Abode without knowledge?.12.82.
पंच बार गीदर पुकारे परे सीतकाल कुंचर औ गदहा अनेकदा प्रकार हीं ॥
If the jackal howls for five times, then either the winter sets in or there is famine, but nothing happens if the elephant trumpets and ass brays many times. (Similarly the actions of a knowledgeable person are fruitful and those of an ignorant one are fr
कहा भयो जो पै कलवत्र लीओ कांसी बीच चीर चीर चोरटा कुठारन सों मार हीं ॥
If one observes the ritual of sawing at Kashi, nothing will happen, because a chief is slayed and sawed several times with axes.
कहा भयो फांसी डारि बूडिओ जड़ गंग धार डारि डारि फांस ठग मारि मारि डार हीं ॥
If a fool, with a noose around his neck, is drowned on the current of Ganges, nothing will happen, because several times the dacoits kill the wayfarer by putting the noose around his neck.
डूबे नरक धार मूढ़ गिआन के बिना बिचार भावना बिहीन कैसे गिआन को बिचार हीं ॥१३॥८३॥
The fools have drowned in the current of hell without deliberations of knowledge, because how can a faithless person comprehend the concepts of knowledge?.13.83.
ताप के सहे ते जो पै पाईऐ अताप नाथ तापना अनेक तन घाइल सहत हैं ॥
If the Blissful Lord is realised by the endurance of sufferings, then a wounded person endures several types of sufferings on his body.
जाप के कीए ते जो पै पायत अजाप देव पूदना सदीव तुहीं तुहीं उचरत हैं ॥
If the unmutterable Lord can be realised by the repetition of His Name, then a small bird called pudana repeats “Tuhi, Tuhi” (Thou art everyting) all the time.
नभ के उडे ते जो पै नाराइण पाईयत अनल अकास पंछी डोलबो करत हैं ॥
If the Lord can be realised by flying in the sky, then the phonix always flies in the sky.
आग मै जरे ते गति रांड की परत कर पताल के बासी किउ भुजंग न तरत हैं ॥१४॥८४॥
If the salvation is attained by burning oneself in fire, then the woman burning herself on the funeral pyre of her husband (Sati) should get salvation and if one achieves liberation by residing in a cave, then why the serpents residing in the nether-world
कोऊ भइओ मुंडीआ संनिआसी कोऊ जोगी भइओ कोऊ ब्रहमचारी कोऊ जती अनुमानबो ॥
Somebody became a Bairagi (recluse), somebody a Sannyasi (mendicant). Somebody a Yogi, somebody a Brahmchari (student observing celibacy) and someone is considered a celibate.
हिंदू तुरक कोऊ राफजी इमाम साफी मानस की जात सबै एकै पहिचानबो ॥
Someone is Hindu and someone a Muslim, then someone is Shia, and someone a Sunni, but all the human beings, as a species, are recognized as one and the same.
करता करीम सोई राजक रहीम ओई दूसरो न भेद कोई भूल भ्रम मानबो ॥
Karta (The Creator) and Karim (Merciful) is the same Lord, Razak (The Sustainer) and Rahim (Compassionate) is the same Lord, there is no other second, therefore consider this verbal distinguishing feature of Hindusim and Islam as an error and an illusion.
एक ही की सेव सभ ही को गुरदेव एक एक ही सरूप सबै एकै जोत जानबो ॥१५॥८५॥
Thus worship the ONE LORD, who is the common enlightener of all all have been created in His Image and amongst all comprehend the same ONE LIGHT. 15.85.
देहरा मसीत सोई पूजा औ निवाज ओई मानस सबै एक पै अनेक को भ्रमाउ है ॥
The temple and the mosque are the same, there is no difference between a Hindu worship and Muslim prayer all the human beings are the same, but the illusion is of various types.
देवता अदेव जछ गंध्रब तुरक हिंदू निआरे निआरे देसन के भेस को प्रभाउ है ॥
The gods, demons, Yakshas, Gandharvas, Turks and Hindus… all these are due to the differences of the various garbs of different countries.
एकै नैन एकै कान एकै देह एकै बान खाक बाद आतस औ आब को रलाउ है ॥
The eyes are the same, the ears the same, the bodies are the same and the habits are the same, all the creation is the amalgam of earth, air, fire and water.
अलह अभेख सोई पुरान औ कुरान ओई एक ही सरूप सभै एक ही बनाउ है ॥१६॥८६॥
Allah of Muslims and Abhekh (Guiseless) of Hindus are the same, the Puranas of Hindus and the holy Quran of the Muslims depict the same reality all have been created in the image of the same Lord and have the same formation. 16.86.
जैसे एक आग ते कनूका कोट आग उठे निआरे निआरे हुइ कै फेरि आग मै मिलाहिंगे ॥
Just as millions of sparks are created from the fire although they are different entities, they merge in the same fire.
जैसे एक धूर ते अनेक धूर पूरत है धूर के कनूका फेर धूर ही समाहिंगे ॥
Just as from of waves are created on the surface of the big rivers and all the waves are called water.
जैसे एक नद ते तरंग कोट उपजत हैं पान के तरंग सबै पान ही कहाहिंगे ॥
Just as from of waves are created on the surface of the big rivers and all the waves are called water.
तैसे बिस्व रूप ते अभूत भूत प्रगट हुइ ताही ते उपज सबै ताही मै समाहिंगे ॥१७॥८७॥
Similarly the animate and inanimate objects come out of the Supreme Lord having been created from the same Lord, they merge in the same Lord. 17.87.
केते कछ मछ केते उन कउ करत भछ केते अछ वछ हुइ सपछ उड जाहिंगे ॥
There are many a tortoise and fish and there are many who devour them there are many a winged phoenix, who always continue flying.
केते नभ बीच अछ पछ कउ करैंगे भछ केतक प्रतछ हुइ पचाइ खाइ जाहिंगे ॥
There are many who devour even the phonenix in the sky and there are many, who even eat and digest the materialized devourers.
जल कहा थल कहा गगन के गउन कहा काल के बनाइ सबै काल ही चबाहिंगे ॥
Not only to speak of the residents of water, earth and wanders of the sky, all those created by god of death will ultimately be devoured ( destroyed) by him.
तेज जिउ अतेज मै अतेज जैसे तेज लीन ताही ते उपज सबै ताही मै समाहिंगे ॥१८॥८८॥
Just as the light merged in darkness and the darkness in the light all the created beings generated by the Lord will ultimately merge in Him. 18.88.
कूकत फिरत केते रोवत मरत केते जल मैं डुबत केते आग मैं जरत हैं ॥
Many cry out while wandering, many weep and many die many are drowned in water and many are burnt in fire.
केते गंग बासी केते मदीना मका निवासी केतक उदासी के भ्रमाए ई फिरत हैं ॥
Many live on the banks of Ganges and many reside in Mecca and Medina, many becoming hermits, indulge in wanderings.
करवत सहत केते भूमि मै गडत केते सूआ पै चढ़त केते दूख कउ भरत हैं ॥
Many endure the agony of sawing, many get buried in the earth, many are hanged on the gallows and many undergo great angulish.
गैन मैं उडत केते जल मैं रहत केते गिआन के बिहीन जक जारे ई मरत हैं ॥१९॥८९॥
Many fly in the sky, many lives in water and many without knowledge. In their waywardness burn themselves to death. 19.89.
सोध हारे देवता बिरोध हारे दानो बडे बोध हारे बोधक प्रबोध हारे जापसी ॥
The gods got weary of making offerings of fragrances, the antagonistic demons have got weary, he knowledgeable sages have got weary and worshippers of good understanding have also got weary.
घस हारे चंदन लगाइ हारे चोआ चारु पूज हारे पाहन चढाइ हारे लापसी ॥
Those who rub sandalwood have got tired, the appliers of fine scent (otto) have got tired, the image-worshippers have got tired and those making offerings of sweet curry, have also got tired.
गाह हारे गोरन मनाइ हारे मढ़ी मट लीप हारे भीतन लगाइ हारे छापसी ॥
The visitors of graveyards have got tired, the worshippers of hermitages and monuments have got tired those who besmear the walls images have got tired and those who print with embossing seal have also got tired.
गाइ हारे गंध्रब बजाए हारे किंनर सभ पच हारे पंडत तपंत हारे तापसी ॥२०॥९०॥
Gandharvas, the musicians of goods have got tired, Kinnars, the players of musical instruments have got tired, the Pundits have got highly weary and the ascetics observing austerities have also got tired. None of the above-mentioned people have been able
त्व प्रसादि ॥ भुजंग प्रयात छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE. BHUJANG PRAYAAT STANZA
न रागं न रंगं न रूपं न रेखं ॥
The Lord is without an affection, without colour, without form and without line.
न मोहं न क्रोहं न द्रोहं न द्वैखं ॥
He without attachment, without anger, without deceit and without malice.
न करमं न भरमं न जनमं न जातं ॥
He is actionless, illusionless, birthless and casteless.
न मित्रं न सत्रं न पित्रं न मातं ॥१॥९१॥
He is sans friend, sans enemy, sans father and sans mother.1.91.
न नेहं न गेहं न कामं न धामं ॥
He is without love, without home, without just and without home.
न पुत्रं न मित्रं न सत्रं न भामं ॥
He is without son, without friend, without enemy and without wife.
अलेखं अभेखं अजोनी सरूपं ॥
He is accountless, guiseless, and Unborn entity.
सदा सिध दा बुधि दा ब्रिध रूपं ॥२॥९२॥
He is ever the Giver of Power and Intellect, He is most Beautiful. 2.92.
नहीं जान जाई कछू रूप रेखं ॥
Nothing can be known about His Form and Mark.
कहा बासु ता को फिरै कउन भेखं ॥
Where doth He live? In what Garb He moves?
कहा नाम ता कै कहा कै कहावै ॥
What is His Name? Of what Place He is told?
कहा कै बखानो कहे मो न आवै ॥३॥९३॥
How should He be described? Nothing can be said. 3.93.
न रोगं न सोगं न मोहं न मातं ॥
He is without ailment, without sorrow, without attachment and without mother.
न करमं न भरमं न जनमं न जातं ॥
He is without work, without illusion, without birth and without caste.
अद्वैखं अभेखं अजोनी सरूपे ॥
He is without malice, without guise, and Unborn Entity.
नमो एक रूपे नमो एक रूपे ॥४॥९४॥
Salutation to Him of One Form, Salutation to Him of One Form. 4.94.
परेअं परा परम प्रगिआ प्रकासी ॥
Yonder and Yonder is He, the Supreme Lord, He is the Illuminator of Intellect.
अछेदं अछै आदि अद्वै अबिनासी ॥
He is Invincible, Indestructible, the Primal, Non-dual and Eternal.
न जातं न पातं न रूपं न रंगे ॥
He is without caste, without line, without form and without colour.
नमो आदि अभंगे नमो आदि अभंगे ॥५॥९५॥
Salutation to Him, Who is Primal and Immortal Salutation to Him who is Primal and Immortal.5.95.
किते क्रिसन से कीट कोटै उपाए ॥
He hath Created millions of Krishnas like worms.
उसारे गढ़े फेर मेटे बनाए ॥
He Created them, annihilated them, again destroyed them, still again Created them.
अगाधे अभै आदि अद्वै अबिनासी ॥
He is Unfathomable, Fearless, Primal, Non-dual and Indestructible.
परेअं परा परम पूरन प्रकासी ॥६॥९६॥
Yonder and Yonder is He, the supreme Lord, He is the Perfect Illuminator. 6.96.
न आधं न बिआधं अगाधं सरूपे ॥
He, the Unfathomable Entity is without the ailments of the mind and body.
अखंडित प्रताप आदि अछै बिभूते ॥
He the Lord of Indivisible Glory and Master of eternal wealth from the very beginging.
न जनमं न मरनं न बरनं न बिआधे ॥
He is without birth, without death, without colour and without ailment.
अखंडे प्रचंडे अदंडे असाधे ॥७॥९७॥
He is Partless, Mighty, Unpunishable and Incorrigible.7.97.
न नेहं न गेहं सनेहं सनाथे ॥
He is without love, without home, without affection and without company.
उदंडे अमंडे प्रचंडे प्रमाथे ॥
Unpunishable, non-thrustable, mighty and Omnipotent.
न जाते न पाते न सत्रे न मित्रे ॥
He is without caste, without line, without enemy and without friend.
सु भूते भविखे भवाने अचित्रे ॥८॥९८॥
That Imageless Lord was in the past, is in the present and will be in the future. 8.98.
न रायं न रंकं न रूपं न रेखं ॥
He is neither the king, nor the poor, without form and without mark.
न लोभं न चोभं अभूतं अभेखं ॥
He is without greed, without jealousy, without body and without guise.
न सत्रं न मित्रं न नेहं न गेहं ॥
He is without enemy, without friend, without love and without home.
सदैवं सदा सरब सरबत्र सनेहं ॥९॥९९॥
He always has love for all at all times. 9.99.
न कामं न क्रोधं न लोभं न मोहं ॥
He is without lust, without anger, without greed and without attachment.
अजोनी अछै आदि अद्वै अजोहं ॥
He is Unborn, Invincible, the Primal, Non-dual and Imperceptible.
न जनमं न मरनं न बरनं न बिआधं ॥
He is without birth, without death, without colour and without ailment.
न रोगं न सोगं अभै निरबिखाधं ॥१०॥१००॥
He is without malady, without sorrow, without Fear and without hatred.10.100.
अछेदं अभेदं अकरमं अकालं ॥
He Invincible, Indiscriminate, Actionless and Timeles.
अखंडं अभंडं प्रचंडं अपालं ॥
He is Indivisible, Indefamable, Mighty and Patronless.
न तातं न मातं न जातं न भाइअं ॥
He is without father, without mother, without birth and without body.
न नेहं न गेहं न करमं न काइअं ॥११॥१०१॥
He is without love, without home, without illusion and without affection. 11.101.
न रूपं न भूपं न कायं न करमं ॥
He is without form, without hunger, without body and without action.
न त्रासं न प्रासं न भेदं न भरमं ॥
He is without suffering, without strife, without discrimination and without illusion.
सदैवं सदा सिध ब्रिधं सरूपे ॥
He is Eternal, He is the Perfect and Oldest Entity.
नमो एक रूपे नमो एक रूपे ॥१२॥१०२॥
Salutation to the Lord of One Form, Salutation to the Lord of One Form. 12.102.
निरुकतं प्रभा आदि अनुकतं प्रतापे ॥
His Glory is inexpressible, His Excellence from the very beginning cannot be described.
अजुगतं अछै आदि अविकतं अथापे ॥
Non-aligned, Unassailable and from the very beginning Unmanifested and Unestablished.
बिभुगतं अछै आदि अछै सरूपे ॥
He is the Enjoyer in diverse guises, invincible from the very beginning and an Unassailable Entity.
नमो एक रूपे नमो एक रूपे ॥१३॥१०३॥
Salutation to the Lord of One Form Salutation to the Lord of One Form.13.103.
न नेहं न गेहं न सोकं न साकं ॥
He is without love, without home, without sorrow and without relations.
परेअं पवित्रं पुनीतं अताकं ॥
He is in the Yond, He is Holy and Immaculate and He is Independent.
न जातं न पातं न मित्रं न मंत्रे ॥
He is without caste, without line, without friend and without adviser.
नमो एक तंत्रे नमो एक तंत्रे ॥१४॥१०४॥
Salutation to the One Lord in wrap and woof Salutation to the One Lord in wrap and woof. 14.104.
न धरमं न भरमं न सरमं न साके ॥
He is without religion, without illusion, without shyness and without relations.
न बरमं न चरमं न करमं न बाके ॥
He is without coat of mail, without shield, without steps and without speech.
न सत्रं न मित्रं न पुत्रं सरूपे ॥
He is without enemy, without friend and without countenance of a son.
नमो आदि रूपे नमो आदि रूपे ॥१५॥१०५॥
Salutation to that Primal entity Salutation to that Primal Entity.15.105.
कहूं कंज के मंज के भरम भूले ॥
Somewhere as a black bee Thou art engaged in the delusion of fragrance of the lotus!
कहूं रंक के राज के धरम अलूले ॥
Somewhere Thou art describing the characteristics of a king and the poor!
कहूं देस के भेस के धरम धामे ॥
Somewhere Thou art the abode of virtues of various guises of the county!
कहूं राज के साज के बाज तामे ॥१६॥१०६॥
Somewhere Thou art manifesting the mode of Tamas in a kingly mood! 16. 106
कहूं अछ्र के पछ्र के सिध साधे ॥
Somewhere Thou art practicing for the realisation of powers through the medium of learning and science!
कहूं सिध के बुधि के ब्रिध लाधे ॥
Somewhere Thou art searching the secrets of Powers and Intellect!
कहूं अंग के रंग के संगि देखे ॥
Somewhere Thou art seen in profound love of woman!
कहूं जंग के रंग के रंग पेखे ॥१७॥१०७॥
Somewhere Thou art seen in excitement of warfare! 17. 107
कहूं धरम के करम के हरम जाने ॥
Somewhere Thou art considered as the abode of the acts of piety!
कहूं धरम के करम के भरम माने ॥
Somewhere Thou acceptest the ritualistic discipline as illusion!
कहूं चार चेसटा कहूं चित्र रूपं ॥
Somewhere Thou makest grand efforts and somewhere Thou lookest like a picture!
कहूं परम प्रगया कहूं सरब भूपं ॥१८॥१०८॥
Somewhere Thou art embodiment of fime intellect and somewhere Thou art the Sovereign of all! 18. 108
कहूं नेह ग्रेहं कहूं देह दोखं ॥
Somewhere Thou art an eclipse of love and somewhere Thou art physical ailment!
कहूं औखधी रोग के सोक सोखं ॥
Somewhere Thou art the medicine, drying up the grief of malady!
कहूं देव बिद्या कहूं दैत बानी ॥
Somewhere Thou art the learning of gods and somewhere Thou art the speech of demons!
कहूं जछ गंधरब किंनर कहानी ॥१९॥१०९॥
Somewhere Thou art the episode of Yaksha, Gandharva and Kinnar! 19. 109
कहूं राजसी सातकी तामसी हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art Rajsic (full of activity), Sattvic (rhythmic) and Tamsic (full of morbidity)!
कहूं जोग बिद्या धरे तापसी हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art an ascetic, practicing the learning of yoga!
कहूं रोग रहिता कहूं जोग जुगतं ॥
Somewhere Thou art the Remover of malady and somewhere Thou art cohesive with Yoga!
कहूं भूमि की भुगत मै भरम भुगतं ॥२०॥११०॥
Somewhere Thou art cohesive with Yoga , Somewhere Thou art deluded in enjoying the earthly rictuals! 20. 110
कहूं देव कंनिआ कहूं दानवी हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art a daughter of gods and somewhere a daughter of demons!
कहूं जछ बिद्या धरे मानवी हो ॥
Somewhere a daughter of Yakshas, Vidyadhars and men!
कहूं राजसी हो कहूं राज कंनिआ ॥
Somewhere Thou art the queen and somewhere Thou art the princess!
कहूं स्रिसटि की प्रिसट की रिसट पंनिआ ॥२१॥१११॥
Somewhere Thou art the superb daughter of the Nagas of netherworld! 21. 111
कहूं बेद बिदिआ कहूं बिओम बानी ॥
Somewhere Thou art the learning of Vedas and somewhere the voice of heaven!
कहूं कोक की काबि कथै कहानी ॥
Somewhere Thu art the discourse and story of general poets!
कहूं अद्र सारं कहूं भद्र रूपं ॥
Somewhere Thou art iron and somewhere Thou art splendid gold!
कहूं मद्र बानी कहूं छिद्र सरूपं ॥२२॥११२॥
Somewhere Thou art sweet speech and somewhere Thou art sweet speech and somewhere Thou art critical and fault finding! 22. 112
कहूं बेद बिदिआ कहूं काब रूपं ॥
Somewhere Thou art the learning of the Vedas and somewhere Thou art literature!
कहूं चेसटा चारि चित्रं सरूपं ॥
Somewhere Thou makest superb effort and somewhere Thou lookest like a picture!
कहूं परम पुरान को पार पावै ॥
Somewhere Thou comprehendest the tenets of holy Puranas!
कहूं बैठ कुरान के गीत गावै ॥२३॥११३॥
And somewhere Thou singest the songs of sacred Quran! ! 23. 113
कहूं सुध सेखं कहूं ब्रहम धरमं ॥
Somewhere Thou art a True Muslim and somewhere the adherent of the religion of Brahmins!
कहूं ब्रिध अवसथा कहूं बाल करमं ॥
Somewhere Thou art in old age and somewhere actest as a child!
कहूं जुआ सरूपं जरा रहत देहं ॥
Somewhere Thou art a youth sans an old body!
कहूं नेह देहं कहूं तिआग ग्रेहं ॥२४॥११४॥
Somewhere Thou lovest the body and somewhere Thou forsakest Thy home! 24. 114
कहूं जोग भोगं कहूं रोग रागं ॥
Somewhere Thou art engrossed in Yoga and enjoyment and somewhere Thou art experiencing ailment and attachment!
कहूं रोग रहिता कहूं भोग तिआगं ॥
Somewhere Thou art the Remover of ailment and somewhere Thou Forsakest enjoyment!
कहूं राज साजं कहूं राज रीतं ॥
Somewhere Thou art in pomp of royalty and somewhere Thou art without kingship!
कहूं पूरन प्रगिआ कहूं परम प्रीतं ॥२५॥११५॥
Somewhere Thou art perfect intellectual and somewhere Thou art embodiment of Supreme Love! 25. 115
कहूं आरबी तोरकी पारसी हो ॥
Somewhere thou art Arabic, Somewhere Turkish, Somewhere Persian!
कहूं पहिलवी पसतवी संसक्रिती हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art Pathlavi, somewhere Pushto, somewhere Sankrit!
कहूं देस भाख्या कहूं देव बानी ॥
Somewhere Thou art Arabic, somewhere Turkish, somewhere Persian
कहूं राज बिदिआ कहूं राजधानी ॥२६॥११६॥
Somewhere Thou art the State-learning and somewhere Thou art the State Capital!! 26. 116
कहूं मंत्र बिदिआ कहूं तंत्र सारं ॥
Somewhere Thou art the instruction of mantras (spells) and somewhere Thou art the essence of Tantras!
कहूं जंत्र रीतं कहूं ससत्र धारं ॥
Somewhere Thou art the instruction of the method of Yantras and somewhere Thou art the wielder of arms!
कहूं होम पूजा कहूं देव अरचा ॥
Somewhere Thou art the learning of Homa (fire) worship, Thou art the instruction about offerings to gods!
कहूं पिंगुला चारणी गीत चरचा ॥२७॥११७॥
Somewhere Thou art the instruction about Prosody, somewhere Thou art the instruction about the discussion regarding the songs of minstrels! 27. 117
कहूं बीन बिदिआ कहूं गान गीतं ॥
Somewhere Thou art the learning about lyre, somewhere about singing song!
कहूं मलेछ भाखिआ कहूं बेद रीतं ॥
Somewhere Thou art the language of malechhas (barbarians), somewhere about the Vedic rituals!
कहूं न्रित बिदिआ कहूं नाग बानी ॥
Somewhere Thou art the learning of dancing, somewhere Thou art the language of Nagas (serpents)!
कहूं गारड़ू गूढ़ कथैं कहानी ॥२८॥११८॥
Somewhere Thou art Gararoo Mantra (that mantra, which effaces the snake poison) and somewhere Thou tallest the mysterious story (through astrology)! 28. 118
कहूं अछरा पछरा मछरा हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art the belle of this world, somewhere the apsara (nymph of heaven) and somewhere the beautiful maid of nether-world!
कहूं बीर बिदिआ अभूतं प्रभा हो ॥
Somewhere Thou art the learning about the art of warfare and somewhere Thou art the non-elemental beauty!
कहूं छैल छाला धरे छत्रधारी ॥
Somewhere Thou art the gallant youth, somewhere the ascetic on the deer-skin!
कहूं राज साजं धिराजाधिकारी ॥२९॥११९॥
Somewhere a king under the canopy, somewhere Thou art the ruling sovereign authority! 29. 119
नमो नाथ पूरे सदा सिध दाता ॥
I bow before Thee, O Perfect Lord! The Donor ever of miraculous powers!
अछेदी अछै आदि अद्वै बिधाता ॥
Invincible, Unassailable, the Primal, Non-dual Providence!
न त्रसतं न ग्रसतं समसतं सरूपे ॥
Thou art Fearless, free from any bondage and Thou manifestest in all beings!
नमसतं नमसतं तुअसतं अभूते ॥३०॥१२०॥
I bow before Thee, I bow before Thee, O Wonderful Non-Elemental Lord! 30. 120
त्व प्रसादि ॥ पाधड़ी छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE PAADGARI STANZA!
अब्यकत तेज अनभउ प्रकास ॥
O Lord! Thou art Unmanifested Glory and Light of Knowledge!
अछै सरूप अद्वै अनास ॥
Thou art Unassailable Entity Non-dual and Indestructible!
अनतुट तेज अनखुट भंडार ॥
Thou art indivisible Glory and an Inexhaustible Store!
दाता दुरंत सरबं प्रकार ॥१॥१२१॥
Thou art the Infinite Donor of all kinds! 1. 121
अनभूत तेज अनछिज गात ॥
Thine is the Wonderful Glory and Indestructible Body!
करता सदीव हरता सनात ॥
Thou art ever the Creator and Remover of Meanness!
आसन अडोल अनभूत करम ॥
Thy Seat is Stable and Thy actions are non-elemental!
दाता दइआल अनभूत धरम ॥२॥१२२॥
Thou art the Beneficent Donor and Thy religious discipline is Beyond the working of elements! 2. 122
जिह सत्र मित्र नहि जनम जात ॥
Thou art that Ultimate Reality which is without enemy friend birth and caste !
जिह पुत्र भ्रात नहीं मित्र मात ॥
Which is without son brother friend and mother!
जिह करम भरम नहीं धरम धिआन ॥
Which is action less Illusion less and without any consideration of religious disciplines !
जिह नेह गेह नहीं बिओत बान ॥३॥१२३॥
Which is without love home and beyond any thought-system! 3. 123
जिह जात पाति नहीं सत्र मित्र ॥
Which is without caste line enemy and friend!
जिह नेह गेह नहीं चिहन चित्र ॥
Which is without love home mark and picture!
जिह रंग रूप नहीं राग रेख ॥
Which is without caste line enemy and friend!
जिह जनम जात नहीं भरम भेख ॥४॥१२४॥
Which is without is without birth caste illusion and guise! 4. 124
जिह करम भरम नही जात पात ॥
Which is without action delusion caste and lineage!
नही नेह गेह नही पित्र मात ॥
Which is without love home father and mother!
जिह नाम थाम नही बरग बिआध ॥
Which is without name place and also without species of maladies!
जिह रोग सोग नही सत्र साध ॥५॥१२५॥
Which is without ailment sorrow enemy and a saintly friend! 5. 125
जिह त्रास वास नही देह नास ॥
Which never remains in fear and whose body is Indestructible!
जिह आदि अंत नही रूप रास ॥
Which has no beginning no end no form and no outlay!
जिह रोग सोग नही जोग जुगति ॥
Which has no ailment sorrow and no device of Yoga!
जिह त्रास आस नही भूमि भुगति ॥६॥१२६॥
Which has no fear no hope and no earthly enjoyment! 6. 126
जिह काल बिआल कटिओ न अंग ॥
Thou art That whose bodily limb hath never been stung by the serpent of death!
अछै सरूप अखै अभंग ॥
Who is Unassailable Entity and Who is Indestructible and Imperishable!
जिह नेत नेत उचरंत बेद ॥
Whom the Vedas call ‘Neti Neti’ (Not this not this) and infinite!
जिह अलख रूप कथत कतेब ॥७॥१२७॥
Whom the Semitic Scriptures call Incompre-hensible! 7. 127
जिह अलख रूप आसन अडोल ॥
Whose Form is Unknowable and Whose Seat is stable!
जिह अमित तेज अछै अतोल ॥
Whose light is unlimited and who is Invincible and Unweighable!
जिह धिआन काज मुनि जन अनंत ॥
For Whose meditation and sight infinite sages !
कई कलप जोग साधत दुरंत ॥८॥१२८॥
Perform hard Yoga Practices for many kalpas (ages)! 8. 128
तन सीत घाम बरखा सहंत ॥
For Thy realization they endure cold heat and rain on their body!
कई कलप एक आसन बितंत ॥
For many ages they remain in the same posture!
कई जतन जोग बिदिआ बिचार ॥
They make many efforts and ruminate over the learning of Yoga!
साधंत तदपि पावत न पार ॥९॥१२९॥
They practice Yoga but still they cannot know Thy end! 9. 129
कई उरध बाह देसन भ्रमंत ॥
Many wander in several countries with raised arms!
कई उरध मध पावक झुलंत ॥
Many burn their bodies upside down!
कई सिंम्रिति सासत्र उचरंत बेद ॥
Many recite Smritis Shastras and Vedas!
कई कोक काब कथत कतेब ॥१०॥१३०॥
Many go through Kok Shastras (pertaining to sex) other poetry books and Semitic Scriptures! 10. 130
कई अगन होत्र कई पउन अहार ॥
Many perform havan (fire-worship) and many subsist on air!
कई करत कोट म्रित को अहार ॥
Many a million eat clay!
कई करत साक पै पत्र भछ ॥
May people eat green leaves!
नही तदपि देव होवत प्रतछ ॥११॥१३१॥
Still the Lord does not manifest Himself to them! 11. 131
कई गीत गान गंधरब रीत ॥
There are many song-tunes and observances of Gandharvas!
कई बेद सासत्र बिदिआ प्रतीत ॥
There are many who are absorbed in the learning of Vedas and Shastras!
कहूं बेद रीति जग आदि करम ॥
Somewhere Yagyas (sacrifices) are performed according to the Vedic injunctions!
कहूं अगन होत्र कहूं तीरथ धरम ॥१२॥१३२॥
Somewhere havens are performed and somewhere at pilgrim-stations the befitting rituals are being followed! 12. 132
कई देस देस भाखा रटंत ॥
Many speak languages of different countries!
कई देस देस बिदिआ पढ़ंत ॥
Many study the learning of various countries! Many study the learning of various countries
कई करत भांत भांतन बिचार ॥
Many ruminate over several types of philosophies!
नही नैकु तासु पायत न पार ॥१३॥१३३॥
Still they cannot comprehend even a little of the Lord! 13. 133
कई तीरथ तीरथ भरमत सु भरम ॥
Many wander away on various pilgrim-stations in delusion!
कई अगन होत्र कई देव करम ॥
Some perform havens and some perform rituals to please gods!
कई करत बीर बिदिआ बिचार ॥
Some pay consideration to the learning of warfare!
नहीं तदप तास पायत न पार ॥१४॥१३४॥
Still they cannot comprehend of the Lord! 14. 134
कहूं राज रीत कहूं जोग धरम ॥
Somewhere royal discipline is being followed and somewhere the discipline of Yoga!
कई सिंम्रिति सासत्र उचरत सु करम ॥
Many perform the recitation of Smritis and Shastras!
निउली आदि करम कहूं हसत दान ॥
Somewhere Yogic Karmas including neoli (purgation of intestines) are being practiced and somewhere elephants are being given as gifts!
कहूं अस्वमेध मख को बखान ॥१५॥१३५॥
Somewhere the horse sacrifices are being performed and their merits are being related! 15. 135
कहूं करत ब्रहम बिदिआ बिचार ॥
Somewhere the Brahmins are holding discussions about Theology!
कहूं जोग रीत कहूं ब्रिध चार ॥
Somewhere the Yogic methods are being practiced and somewhere the four stages of life are being followed!
कहूं करत जछ गंध्रब गान ॥
Somewhere the Yaksha and Gandharvas sing!
कहूं धूप दीप कहूं अरघ दान ॥१६॥१३६॥
Somewhere the offerings of incense earthen lamps and libations are made! 16. 136
कहूं पित्र करम कहूं बेद रीत ॥
Somewhere karmas are performed for the manes and somewhere the Vedic injunctions are followed!
कहूं न्रित नाच कहूं गान गीत ॥
Somewhere the dances are accomplished and somewhere songs are sung!
कहूं करत सासत्र सिंम्रित उचार ॥
Somewhere the Shastras and Smritis are recited!
कई भजत एक पग निराधार ॥१७॥१३७॥
May pray stading on a single foot! 17. 137
कई नेह देह कई गेह वास ॥
Many are attached to their bodies and many reside in their homes!
कई भ्रमत देस देसन उदास ॥
Many wander in various countries as hermits!
कई जल निवास कई अगनि ताप ॥
Many live in water and many endure the heat of fire!
कई जपत उरध लटकंत जाप ॥१८॥१३८॥
Many worship the Lord with face upside down! 18. 138
कई करत जोग कलपं प्रजंत ॥
Many practice Yoga for various kalpas (ages)!
नही तदपि तास पायत न अंत ॥
Still they cannot know the Lord’s end!
कई करत कोट बिदिआ बिचार ॥
Many a million indulge in the study of sciences!
नही तदपि दिसटि देखै मुरार ॥१९॥१३९॥
Still they cannot behold the Sight of the Lord! 19. 139
बिन भगति सकति नही परत पान ॥
Without the power of devotion they cannot realise the Lord!
बहु करत होम अर जग दान ॥
Though they perform havens hold Yagyas (sacrifices) and offer charities!
बिन एक नाम इक चित लीन ॥
Without the single-minded absorption in he Lord’s Name !
फोकटो सरब धरमा बिहीन ॥२०॥१४०॥
All the religious rituals are useless! 20. 140
त्व प्रसादि ॥ तोटक छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE TOTAK STANZA!
जय जंपत जुगण जूह जुअं ॥
Gather ye together and shout victory to that Lord!
भै कंपहि मेरु पयाल भुअं ॥
In whose Fear tremble the heaven nether-world and the earth!
तपु तापस सरब जले रु थलं ॥
For whose realization all the ascetics of water and land perform austerities!
धन उचरत इंद्र कुबेर बलं ॥१॥१४१॥
To Whom Indra Kuber and king Bal hail ! 1. 141
अनखेद सरूप अभेद अभिअं ॥
He is Griefless Entity Indiscriminate and Fearless!
अनखंड अभूत अछेद अछिअं ॥
He is Indivisible Elementless Invincible and Indestructible!
अनकाल अपाल दइआल सुअं ॥
He is Deathless Patronless Beneficent and Self-Existent !
जिह ठटीअं मेर आकास भुअं ॥२॥१४२॥
Who hath established Sumeru Heaven and Earth! 2. 142
अनखंड अमंड प्रचंड नरं ॥
He is non-divisible non-stable and Mighty Purusha !
जिह रचीअं देव अदेव बरं ॥
Who hath Created great gods and demons!
सभ कीनी दीन जमीन जमां ॥
Who hath Created both Earth and Sky!
जिह रचीअं सरब मकीन मकां ॥३॥१४३॥
Who hath Created all the Universe and the objects of the universe! 3. 143
जिह राग न रूप न रेख रुखं ॥
He has no affection for any form sign of face!
जिह ताप न स्राप न सोक सुखं ॥
He is without any effect of heat and curse and without grief and comfort!
जिह रोग न सोग न भोग भुयं ॥
He is without ailment sorrow enjoyment and fear!
जिह खेद न भेद न छेद छयं ॥४॥१४४॥
He is without pain without contrast without jealousy without thirst! 4. 144
जिह जाति न पाति न मात पितं ॥
He is without caste without caste without lineage without mother and father!
जिह रचीअं छत्री छत्र छितं ॥
He hast Created the Kshatriya warriors under royal canopies on the earth!
जिह राग न रेख न रोग भणं ॥
He is said to be without affection without lineage and ailment!
जिह द्वैख न दाग न दोख गणं ॥५॥१४५॥
He is considered without blemish stain and malice! 5. 145
जिह अंडहि ते ब्रहिमंड रचिओ ॥
He hath Created the Universe out of he Comic Egg!
दिस चार करी नव खंड सचिओ ॥
He hath Created forteen worlds and nine regions!
रज तामस तेज अतेज कीओ ॥
He hath Created Rajas (activity) Tamas (morbidity) light and darkness!
अनभउ पद आप प्रचंड लीओ ॥६॥१४६॥
And he Himself manifested His Mighty Resplendent Form! 6. 146
स्रिअ सिंधुर बिंध नगिंध नगं ॥
He Created the ocean Vindhyachal mountain and Sumeru mountain!
स्रिअ जछ गंधरब फणिंद भुजं ॥
He Created Yakshas Gandharvas Sheshanagas and serpents!
रच देव अदेव अभेव नरं ॥
He created the Indiscriminate gods demons and men!
नरपाल न्रिपाल कराल त्रिगं ॥७॥१४७॥
He Created kings and the great crawling and dredful beings! 7. 147
कई कीट पतंग भुजंग नरं ॥
He Created many worms moths serpents and men!
रचि अंडज सेतज उतभुजं ॥
He Created many beings of the divisions of creation including Andaja Suetaja and Uddhihibhijja!
कीए देव अदेव सराध पितं ॥
He Created the gods demons Shradha (funeral rites) and manes!
अनखंड प्रताप प्रचंड गतं ॥८॥१४८॥
His Glory is Unassailable and His Gait is Supremely Speedy! 8. 148
प्रभ जाति न पाति न जोति जुतं ॥
He is without caste and lineage and as Light He is united with all!
जिह तात न मात न भ्रात सुतं ॥
He is without father mother brother and son!
जिह रोग न सोग न भोग भुअं ॥
He is without ailment and sorrow He is not absorbed in enjoyments!
जिह जंपहि किंनर जछ जुअं ॥९॥१४९॥
To him the Yakshas and Kinnars unitedly meditate! 9. 149
नर नारि निपुंसक जाहि कीए ॥
He hath Created men women and eunuchs!
गण किंनर जछ भुजंग दीए ॥
He hath Created Yakshas Kinnars Ganas and serpents!
गजि बाजि रथादिक पांति गणं ॥
He hath Created elephants horses chariots etc including footmen!
भव भूत भविख भवान तुअं ॥१०॥१५०॥
O Lord! Thou hast also Created the Past Present and Future! 10. 150
जिह अंडज सेतज जेररजं ॥
He hath Created all the Beings of the divisions of Creation including Andaja Svetaja and Jeruja!
रचि भूम अकास पताल जलं ॥
He hath Created the Earth Sky nether-world and water!
रचि पावक पउण प्रचंड बली ॥
He hath Created the powerful elements like fire and air!
बन जासु कीओ फल फूल कली ॥११॥१५१॥
He hath Created the forest fruit flower and bud! 11. 151
भूअ मेर अकास निवास छितं ॥
He hath Created the Earth Sumeru mountain and the sky the Earth hath been made the abode for living!
रचि रोज इकादस चंद्र ब्रितं ॥
The Muslim fasts and the Ekadashi fast hath been associated with the moon!
दुति चंद दिनी सहि दीप दई ॥
The lamps of moon and sun have been Created!
जिह पावक पौन प्रचंड मई ॥१२॥१५२॥
And the Powerful elements of fire and air have been Created! 12. 152
जिह खंड अखंड प्रचंड कीए ॥
He hath Created the indivisible sky with Sun within it!
जिह छत्र उपाइ छिपाइ दीए ॥
He hath Created the stars and concealed them within Sun’s Light!
जिह लोक चतुर दस चार रचे ॥
He hath Created the fourteen beautiful worlds!
गण गंध्रब देव अदेव सचे ॥१३॥१५३॥
And hath also Created Ganas Gandharvas gods and demons! 13. 153
अनधूत अभूत अछूत मतं ॥
He is Immaculate Elementless with unpolluted intellect!
अनगाध अब्याध अनादि गतं ॥
He is Unfathomable without malady and is active from Eternity!
अनखेद अभेद अछेद नरं ॥
He is without anguish without difference and Unassailable Purusha!
जिह चार चत्र दिस चक्र फिरं ॥१४॥१५४॥
His discus rotes over all the fourteen worlds! 14. 154
जिह राग न रंग न रेख रुगं ॥
He is without affection colour and without any mark!
जिह सोग न भोग न जोग जुगं ॥
He is without sorrow enjoyment and association with Yoga!
भूअ भंजन गंजन आदि सिरं ॥
He is the Destroyer of the Earth and the Primal Creator!
जिह बंदत देव अदेव नरं ॥१५॥१५५॥
The gods demons and men all make obeisance to Him! 15. 155
गण किंनर जछ भुजंग रचे ॥
He Created Ganas Kinnars Yakshas and serpents!
मणि माणिक मोती लाल सुचे ॥
He Created the gems rubies pearls and jewels!
अनभंज प्रभा अनगंज ब्रितं ॥
His Glory is Unassailable and His account is Eternal!
जिह पार न पावत पूर मतं ॥१६॥१५६॥
No one of perfect wisdom could know His Limits! 16. 156
अनखंड सरूप अडंड प्रभा ॥
His is the Invincible Entity and His Glory is Unpunishable!
जै जंपत बेद पुरान सभा ॥
All the Vedas and Puranas hail Him!
जिह बेद कतेब अनंत कहै ॥
The Vedas and Katebs (Semitic Scriptures) call Him Infinite!
जिह भूत अभूत न भेद लहै ॥१७॥१५७॥
The Gross and Subtle both could not know His Secret! 17. 157
जिह बेद पुरान कतेब जपै ॥
The Vedas Puranas and Katebs pray to Him!
सुतसिंध अधो मुख ताप तपै ॥
The son of ocean ie moon with face upside down performs austerities for His realization!
कई कलपन लौ तप ताप करै ॥
He performs austerities for many kalpas (ages) !
नही नैक क्रिपा निधि पान परै ॥१८॥१५८॥
Still the Merciful Lord is not realized by him even for a short while! 18. 158
जिह फोकट धरम सभै तजि हैं ॥
Those who forsake all the fake religions !
इक चित क्रिपा निधि को जपि हैं ॥
And meditate on the Merciful Lord single-mindedly !
तेऊ या भव सागर को तर हैं ॥
They ferry across this dreadful world-ocean !
भव भूल न देहि पुनर धर हैं ॥१९॥१५९॥
And never come again in human body even by mistake! 19. 159
इक नाम बिना नही कोट ब्रती ॥
Without One Lord’s Name one cannot be saved even by millions of fasts!
इम बेद उचारत सारसुती ॥
The Superb Shrutis (of the Vedas) declare thus!
जोऊ वा रस के चसके रस हैं ॥
Those who are absorbed with the ambrosia of the Name even by Mistake !
तेऊ भूल न काल फंधा फसि हैं ॥२०॥१६०॥
They will not be entrapped in he snare of death! 20. 160
त्व प्रसादि ॥ नराज छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE. NARAAJ STANZA
अगंज आदि देव हैं अभंज भंज जानीऐं ॥
The Primal Lord is Eternal, He may be comprehended as the breaker of the Unbreakable.
अभूत भूत हैं सदा अगंज गंज मानीऐं ॥
He is ever both Gross and Subtle, He assails the Unassailable.
अदेव देव हैं सदा अभेव भेव नाथ हैं ॥
He is both god and demon, He is the Lord of both covert and overt.
समसत सिध ब्रिधि दा सदीव सरब साथ हैं ॥१॥१६१॥
He is the Donor of all powers and ever accompanies all. 1.161.
अनाथ नाथ नाथ हैं अभंज भंज हैं सदा ॥
He is the Patron of patronless and breaker of the Unbreakable.
अगंज गंज गंज हैं सदीव सिध ब्रिध दा ॥
He is the Donor of treasure to treasureless and also Giver of power.
अनूप रूप सरूप हैं अछिज तेज मानीऐं ॥
His form is unique and His Glory be considered invincible.
सदीव सिध बुधि दा प्रताप पत्र जानीऐं ॥२॥१६२॥
He is the chastiser of powers and is the Splendour-incarnate. 2.162.
न राग रंग रूप हैं न रोग राग रेख हैं ॥
He is without affection, colour and form and without the ailment, attachment and sign.
अदोख अदाग अदग हैं अभूत अभरम अभेख हैं ॥
He is devoid of blemish, stain and traud, He is without element, illusion and guise.
न तात मात जात हैं न पाति चिहन बरन हैं ॥
He is without father, mother and caste and He is without lineage, mark and colour.
अदेख असेख अभेख हैं सदीव बिसु भरन हैं ॥३॥१६३॥
He is Imperceptible, perfect and guiseless and is always the Sustainer of the Universe. 3.163.
बिस्वंभर बिसुनाथ हैं बिसेख बिस्व भरन हैं ॥
He is the Creator and Master of the Universe and especially its Sustainer.
जिमी जमान के बिखै सदीव करम भरन हैं ॥
Within the earth and the universe, He is always engaged in actions.
अद्वैख हैं अभेख हैं अलेख नाथ जानीऐं ॥
He is without malice, without guise, and is known as the Accountless Master.
सदीव सरब ठउर मै बिसेख आन मानीऐं ॥४॥१६४॥
He may especially be considered abiding for ever in all the places. 4.164.
न जंत्र मै न तंत्र मै न मंत्र बसि आवई ॥
He is not within Yantras and tantras, He cannot be brought under control through Mantras.
पुरान औ कुरान नेति नेति कै बतावई ॥
The Puranas and the Quran speak of Him as ‘Neti, Neti’ (infinite).
न करम मै न धरम मै न भरम मै बताईऐ ॥
He cannot be told within any Karmas, religions and illusions.
अगंज आदि देव है कहो सु कैस पाईऐ ॥५॥१६५॥
The Primal Lord is Indestructible, say, how can He be realized? 5.165.
जिमी जमान के बिखै समसति एक जोति है ॥
Within all the earth and sky, there is only one Light.
न घाटि है न बाढि है न घाटि बाढि होत है ॥
Which neither decreases nor increases in any being, It never decreases or increases.
न हान है न बान है समान रूप जानीऐ ॥
It is without decadence and without habit, it is known to have the same form.
मकीन औ मकान अप्रमान तेज मानीऐ ॥६॥१६६॥
In all houses and places its unlimited brilliance is acknowledged. 6.166.
न देह है न गेह है न जाति है न पाति है ॥
He hath no body, no home, no caste and no lineage.
न मंत्र है न मित्र है न तात है न मात है ॥
He hath no minister, no friend, no father and no mother.
न अंग है न रंग है न संग साथ नेह है ॥
He hath no limb, no colour, and hath no affection for a companion.
न दोख है न दाग है न द्वैख है न देह है ॥७॥१६७॥
He hath no blemish, no stain, no malice and no body.7.167.
न सिंघ है न स्यार है न राउ है न रंक है ॥
He is neither a lion, nor a jackal, nor a king nor a poor.
न मान है न मउत है न साक है न संक है ॥
He egoless, deathless, kinless and doubtless.
न जछ है न गंध्रब है न नरु है न नार है ॥
He is neither a Yaksha, nor a Gandharva, nor a man nor a woman.
न चोर है न साहु है न साह को कुमार है ॥८॥१६८॥
He is neither a thief, nor a moneylender nor a prince.8.168.
न नेह है न गेह है न देह को बनाउ है ॥
He is without attachment, without home and without the formation of the body.
न छल है न छिद्र है न छल को मिलाउ है ॥
He is without deceit, without blemish and without the blend of deceit.
न तंत्र है न मंत्र है न जंत्र को सरूप है ॥
He is neither Tantra , nor a mantra nor the form of Yantra.
न राग है न रंग है न रेख है न रूप है ॥९॥१६९॥
He is without affection, without colour, without form and without lineage. 9.169.
न जंत्र है न मंत्र है न तंत्र को बनाउ है ॥
He is neither a Yantra, nor a Mantra nor the formation of a Tantra.
न छल है न छिद्र है न छाइआ को मिलाउ है ॥
He is without deceit, without blemish and without the blend of ignorance.
न राग है न रंग है न रूप है न रेख है ॥
He is without affection, without colour, without form and without line.
न करम है न धरम है अजनम है अभेख है ॥१०॥१७०॥
He is actionless, religionless, birthless and guiseless. 10.170.
न तात है न मात है अख्याल अखंड रूप है ॥
He is without father, without nother, beyond thought and Indivisible Entity.
अछेद है अभेद है न रंक है न भूप है ॥
He is Invincible and Indiscriminate He is neither a pauper nor a king.
परे है पवित्र है पुनीत है पुरान है ॥
He is in the Yond, He is Holy, Immaculate and Ancient.
अगंज है अभंज है करीम है कुरान है ॥११॥१७१॥
He is Indestructible, Invincible, Merciful and Holy like Quran. 11.171.
अकाल है अपाल है खिआल है अखंड है ॥
He is Non-temporal, Patronless, a Concept and Indivisible.
न रोग है न सोग है न भेद है न भंड है ॥
He is without ailment, without sorrow, without contrast and without slander.
न अंग है न रंग है न संग है न साथ है ॥
He is limbless, colourless, comradeless and companionless.
प्रिआ है पवित्र है पुनीत है प्रमाथ है ॥१२॥१७२॥
He is Beloved, Sacred, Immaculate and the Subtle Truth. 12.172.
न सीत है न सोच है न घ्राम है न घाम है ॥
He neither chilly, nor sorrowful, nor shade nor sunshine.
न लोभ है न मोह है न क्रोध है न काम है ॥
He is without greed, without attachment, without anger and without lust.
न देव है न दैत है न नर को सरूप है ॥
He is neither god nor demon nor in he form of a human being.
न छल है न छिद्र है न छिद्र की बिभूति है ॥१३॥१७३॥
He is neither deceit nor blemish nor the substance of slander. 13.173.
न काम है न क्रोध है न लोभ है न मोह है ॥
He is without lust, anger, greed and attachment.
न द्वैख है न भेख है न दुई है न द्रोह है ॥
He is without malice, garb, duality and deception.
न काल है न बाल है सदीव दइआल रूप है ॥
He is deathless, childless and always Merciful Entity.
अगंज है अभंज है अभरम है अभूत है ॥१४॥१७४॥
He is Indestructible, Invincible, Illusionless and Elementless. 14.174.
अछेद छेद है सदा अगंज गंज गंज है ॥
He always assails the unassailable, He is the Destroyer of the Indestructible.
अभूत अभेख है बली अरूप राग रंग है ॥
His Elementless Garb is Powerful, He is the Original Form of Sound and Colour.
न द्वैख है न भेख है न काम क्रोध करम है ॥
He is without malice, garb, lust anger and action.
न जात है न पात है न चित्र चिहन बरन है ॥१५॥१७५॥
He is without caste, lineage, picture, mark and colour.15.175.
बिअंत है अनंत है अनंत तेज जानीऐ ॥
He is Limitless, endless and be comprehended as consisting of endless Glory.
अभूम अभिज है सदा अछिज तेज मानीऐ ॥
He is unearthly and unappeasable and be considered as consisting of unassailable Glory.
न आध है न बिआध है अगाध रूप लेखीऐ ॥
He is without the ailments of body and mind and be Known as the lord of Unfathomable form.
अदोख है अदाग है अछै प्रताप पेखीऐ ॥१६॥१७६॥
He is Without blemish and stain and be visualised as consisting of Indestructible Glory .16.176
न करम है न भरम है न धरम को प्रभाउ है ॥
He is beyond the impact of action, illusion and religion.
न जंत्र है न तंत्र है न मंत्र को रलाउ है ॥
He is neither Yantra, nor Tantra nor a blend of slander.
न छल है न छिद्र है न छिद्र को सरूप है ॥
He is neither deceit, nor malice nor a form of slander.
अभंग है अनंग है अगंज सी बिभूत है ॥१७॥१७७॥
He is Indivisible, limbless and treasure of unending equipment.17.177.
न काम है न क्रोध है न लोभ मोह कार है ॥
He is without the activity of lust, anger, greed and attachment.
न आध है न गाध है न बिआध को बिचार है ॥
He, the Unfathomable Lord, is without the concepts of the ailments of the body and mind.
न रंग राग रूप है न रूप रेख रार है ॥
He is without affection for colour and form, He is without the dispute of beauty and line.
न हाउ है न भाउ है न दाउ को प्रकार है ॥१८॥१७८॥
He is without gesticulation and charm and any kind of deception. 18.178.
गजाधपी नराधपी करंत सेव है सदा ॥
Indra and Kuber are always at Thy service.
सितसुती तपसपती बनसपती जपस सदा ॥
The moon, sun and Varuna ever repeat Thy Name.
अगसत आदि जे बडे तपसपती बिसेखीऐ ॥
All the distinctive and great ascetics including Agastya etc
बिअंत बिअंत बिअंत को करंत पाठ पेखीऐ ॥१९॥१७९॥
See them reciting the Praises of the Infinite and Limitless Lord.19.179.
अगाध आदि देवकी अनाद बात मानीऐ ॥
The discourse of that Profound and Primal Lord is without beginning.
न जात पात मंत्र मित्र सत्र सनेह जानीऐ ॥
He hath no caste, lineage, adviser, friend, enemy and love.
सदीव सरब लोक के क्रिपाल खिआल मै रहै ॥
I may always remain absorbed in the Beneficent Lord of all the worlds.
तुरंत द्रोह देह के अनंत भांति सो दहै ॥२०॥१८०॥
That Lord removes immediately all the infinite agonies of the body. 20.180.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ रूआल छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE. ROOALL STANZA
रूप राग न रेख रंग न जनम मरन बिहीन ॥
He is without form, affection, mark and colour and also without birth and death.
आदि नाथ अगाध पुरख सु धरम करम प्रबीन ॥
He is the Primal Master, Unfathomable and All-Pervading Lord and also adept in pious actions.
जंत्र मंत्र न तंत्र जा को आदि पुरख अपार ॥
He is the Primal and Infinite Purusha without any Yantra, Mantra and Tantra.
हसत कीट बिखै बसै सभ ठउर मै निरधार ॥१॥१८१॥
He abides in both the elephant and the ant, and be considered living at all the places. 1.181.
जाति पाति न तात जा को मंत्र मात न मित्र ॥
He is without caste, lineage, father, mother, adviser and friend.
सरब ठउर बिखै रमिओ जिह चक्र चिहन न चित्र ॥
He is All-Pervading, and without mark, sign and picture.
आदि देव उदार मूरति अगाध नाथ अनंत ॥
He is the Primal Lord, beneficent Entity, Unfathomable and Infinite Lord.
आदि अंत न जानीऐ अबिखाद देव दुरंत ॥२॥१८२॥
His Beginning and End are unknown and He is far away from conflicts.2.182.
देव भेव न जानही जिह मरम बेद कतेब ॥
His secrets are not known to gods and also the Vedas and Semitic texts.
सनक औ सनकेस नंदन पावही न हसेब ॥
Sanak, Sanandan etc the Sons of Brahma could not know His secret in spite of their service.
जछ किंनर मछ मानस मुरग उरग अपार ॥
Also Yakshas, Kinnars, fishes, men and many beings and serpents of the nether-world.
नेति नेति पुकार ही सिव सक्र औ मुखचार ॥३॥१८३॥
The gods Shiva, Indra and Brahma repeat ‘Neti, Neti’ about Him.3.183.
सरब सपत पतार के तर जाप ही जिह जाप ॥
All the beings of the seven nether-worlds down below repeats His Name.
आदि देव अगाधि तेज अनाद मूरति अताप ॥
He is the Primal Lord of Unfathomable Glory, the Beginningless and Anguishless Entity.
जंत्र मंत्र न आवई कर तंत्र मंत्र न कीन ॥
He cannot be overpowered by Yantras and Mantras, He never yielded before Tantras and Mantras.
सरब ठउर रहिओ बिराज धिराज राज प्रबीन ॥४॥१८४॥
That superb Sovereign is All-Pervading and Scans all.4.184.
जछ गंध्रब देव दानो न ब्रहम छत्रीअन माहि ॥
He is neither in Yakshas, Gandharvas, gods and demons, nor in Brahmins and Kshatriyas.
बैसनं के बिखै बिराजै सूद्र भी वह नाहि ॥
He is neither in Vaishnavas nor in Shudras.
गूड़ गउड न भील भीकर ब्रहम सेख सरूप ॥
He is neither in Rajputs, Gaurs and Bhils, nor in Brahmins and Sheikths.
राति दिवस न मध उरध न भूम अकास अनूप ॥५॥१८५॥
He is neither within night and day He, the Unique Lord is also not within earth, sky and nether-world.5.185.
जाति जनम न काल करम न धरम करम बिहीन ॥
He is without caste, birth, death and action and also without the impact of religious rituals.
तीरथ जात्र न देव पूजा गोर के न अधीन ॥
He is beyond the impact of pilgrimage, worship of deities and the sacrament of creation.
सरब सपत पतार के तर जानीऐ जिह जोत ॥
His Light Pervades in all the beings of the seven nether-worlds down below.
सेस नाम सहंस्र फन नहि नेत पूरन होत ॥६॥१८६॥
The Sheshananga with his thousand hoods repeats His Names, but still short of his efforts.6.186.
सोधि सोधि हटे सभै सुर बिरोध दानव सरब ॥
All the gods and demons have grown tired in His search.
गाइ गाइ हटे गंध्रब गवाइ किंनर गरब ॥
The ego of Gandharvas and Kinnars has been shattered by singing His Praises continuously.
पढ़त पढ़त थके महा कबि गढ़त गाढ़ अनंत ॥
The great poets have become weary of reading and composing their innumerable epics.
हारि हारि कहिओ सभू मिलि नाम नाम दुरंत ॥७॥१८७॥
All have ultimately declared that the meditation on the Name of the Lord is a very hard task. 7.187.
बेद भेद न पाइओ लखिओ न सेब कतेब ॥
The Vedas have not been able to know His mystery and the Semitic Scriptures could not comprehend His service.
देव दानो मूड़ मानो जछ न जानै जेब ॥
The gods, demons and men are foolish and the Yakshas do not know His Glory.
भूत भब भवान भूपत आदि नाथ अनाथ ॥
He is the king of past, present and future and Primal Master of the Masterless.
अगनि बाइ जले थले महि सरब ठउर निवास ॥८॥१८८॥
He abides at all the places including fire, air, water and earth.8.188.
देह गेह न नेह सनेह अबेह नाथ अजीत ॥
He hath no affection for body or love for home, He is Invincible and Unconquerable Lord.
सरब गंजन सरब भंजन सरब ते अनभीत ॥
He is Destroyer and defacer of all, He is without malice and Merciful to all.
सरब करता सरब हरता सरब द्याल अद्वेख ॥
He is Creator and Destroyer of all, He is without malice and Merciful to all.
चक्र चिहन न बरन जा को जाति पाति न भेख ॥९॥१८९॥
He is without mark, sign, and colour He is without caste, linege and guise.9.189.
रूप रेख न रंग जा को राग रूप न रंग ॥
He is without form, line and colour, and hath no affection for sond and beauty.
सरब लाइक सरब घाइक सरब ते अनभंग ॥
He is capable to do everything, He is the Destroyer of all and cannot be vanquished by anyone.
सरब दाता सरब ग्याता सरब को प्रतिपाल ॥
He is the Donor, Knower and Sustainer of all.
दीन बंधु दयाल सुआमी आदि देव अपाल ॥१०॥१९०॥
He is the friend of the poor, He is the beneficent Lord and patronless Primal Deity.10.190.
दीन बंधु प्रबीन स्री पति सरब को करतार ॥
He, the adept Lord of maya, is the friend of the lowly and Creator of all.
बरन चिहन न चक्र जा को चक्र चिहन अकार ॥
He is without colour, mark and sign He is without mark, sing and form.
जाति पाति न गोत्र गाथा रूप रेख न बरन ॥
He is without caste , lineage and story of descent He is without form, line and colour.
सरब दाता सरब गयाता सरब भूअ को भरन ॥११॥१९१॥
He is the Donor and Knower of all and the Sustainer of all the universe. 11.191.
दुसट गंजन सत्रु भंजन परम पुरखु प्रमाथ ॥
He is the Destroyer of the tyrants and vanquisher of the enemies, and the Omnipotent Supreme Purusha.
दुसट हरता स्रिसट करता जगत मै जिह गाथ ॥
He is Vanquisher of the tyrants and the Creator of the universe, and His Story is being narrated in the whole world.
भूत भबि भविख भवान प्रमान देव अगंज ॥
He, the Invincible Lord, is the same in the Past, Present and Future.
आदि अंत अनादि स्री पति परम पुरख अभंज ॥१२॥१९२॥
He, the Lord of maya, the Immortal and unassailable Supreme Purusha, was there in the beginning and will be there at the end.12.192.
धरम के अनकरम जेतक कीन तउन पसार ॥
He hath spread all the other religious practices.
देव अदेव गंध्रब किंनर मछ कछ अपार ॥
He hath Created innumerable gods, demons, Gandharvas, Kinnars, fish incarnations and tortoise incarnations.
भूम अकास जले थले महि मानीऐ जिह नाम ॥
His Name is reverently repeated by the beings on earth, in sky, in water and on land.
दुसट हरता पुसट करता स्रिसटि हरता काम ॥१३॥१९३॥
His works include the decimation of tyrants, giving of strength (to the saints) and support to the world.13.193.
दुसट हरना स्रिसट करना दिआल लाल गोबिंद ॥
The Beloved Merciful Lord is the Vanquisher of the tyrants and the Creator of the Universe.
मित्र पालक सत्र घालक दीन द्याल मुकंद ॥
He is the Sustainer of the friends and the slayer of the enemies.
अघौ दंडण दुसट खंडण काल हूं के काल ॥
He, the Merciful Lord of the lowely, He is the punisher of the sinners and destroyer of the tyrants He is the decimater even of death.
दुसट हरणं पुसट करणं सरब के प्रतिपाल ॥१४॥१९४॥
He is the Vanquisher of the tyrants, giver of strength (to the saints) and the Sustainer of all.14.194.
सरब करता सरब हरता सरब ते अनकाम ॥
He is the Creator and Destroyer of all and the fulfiller of the desires of all.
सरब खंडण सरब दंडण सरब के निज भाम ॥
He is the Destroyer and Punisher of all and also their personal Abode.
सरब भुगता सरब जुगता सरब करम प्रबीन ॥
He is the enjoyer of all and is united with all, He is also an adept in all karmas ( actions)
सरब खंडण सरब दंडण सरब करम अधीन ॥१५॥१९५॥
He is the Destroyer and Punisher of all and keeps all the works under His control.15.195.
सरब सिंम्रितन सरब सासत्रन सरब बेद बिचार ॥
He is not within the contemplation of all the Smritis, all the Shastras and all the Vedas.
दुसट हरता बिस्व भरता आदि रूप अपार ॥
He, the Infinite Primal Entity is the Vanquisher of the tyrants and the Sustainer of the universe.
दुसट दंडण पुसट खंडण आदि देव अखंड ॥
He, the Primal Indivisible Lord is the punisher of the tyrants and breaker of the ego of the mighty.
भूम अकास जले थले महि जपत जाप अमंड ॥१६॥१९६॥
The name of that Uninstalled Lord is being repeated by the beings of earth, sky, water and land.16.196.
स्रिसटाचार बिचार जेते जानीऐ सबचार ॥
All the pious thoughts of the world known through the medium of knowledge.
आदि देव अपार स्री पति दुसट पुसट प्रहार ॥
They are all within that Infinite Primal Lord of maya, the Destroyer of mighty tyrants.
अंन दाता गिआन गिआता सरब मान महिंद्र ॥
He is the Donor of Sustenance, the Knower of Knowledge and the Sovereign revered by all.
बेद बिआस करे कई दिन कोटि इंद्र उपिंद्र ॥१७॥१९७॥
He hath Created many Ved Vyas and millions of Indras and other gods.17.197.
जनम जाता करम गिआता धरम चार बिचार ॥
He is the cause of birth and knower of actions and notions of beauteous religious discipline.
बेद भेव न पावई सिव रुद्र और मुखचार ॥
But the Vedas, Shiva, Rudra and Brahma could not Know His mystery and the secret of His notions.
कोटि इंद्र उपिंद्र बिआस सनक सनत कुमार ॥
Milions of Indras and other subordinate gods, Vyas, Sanak and Sanat Kumar.
गाइ गाइ थके सभै गुन चक्रत भे मुखचार ॥१८॥१९८॥
They and Brahma have got tired of singing His Praises in state of astonishment.18.198.
आदि अंत न मध जा को भूत भब भवान ॥
He is devoid of beginning, middle and end and also of past, present and future.
सति दुआपर त्रितीआ कलिजुग चत्र काल प्रधान ॥
He is Supremely Pervasive in the four ages of Satyuga, Treta, Dvapara and Kaliyuga.
धिआइ धिआइ थके महा मुनि गाइ गंध्रब अपार ॥
The great sages have got tired of meditating upon Him and also Infinite Gandharvas singing His Praises continuously.
हारि हारि थके सभै नहीं पाईऐ तिह पार ॥१९॥१९९॥
All have gone weary and accepted defeat, but none could know His end.19.199.
नारद आदिक बेद बिआसक मुनि महान अनंत ॥
The sage Narada and other, Ved Vyas and other and innumerable great sages
धिआइ धिआइ थके सभै कर कोटि कसट दुरंत ॥
Practising millions of arduous hardships and meditations all have got tired.
गाइ गाइ थके गंध्रब नाच अपछर अपार ॥
Gandharvas have got tired by singing and countless Apsaras (heavenly damsels) by dancing.
सोधि सोधि थके महा सुर पाइओ नहि पार ॥२०॥२००॥
The great gods have got tired in their continuous search, but they could not know His end.20.200.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ दोहरा ॥
BY THY GRACE. DOHRA (COUPLET)
एक समै स्री आतमा उचरिओ मति सिउ बैन ॥
Once the Soul spoke these words to Intellect:
सब प्रताप जगदीस को कहो सकल बिधि तैन ॥१॥२०१॥
“Describe to me in every way all he Glory of the Lord of the world.” 1.201.
को आतमा सरूप है कहा स्रिसटि को बिचार ॥
What is the Nature of the Soul? What is the concept of the world?
कउन धरम को करम है कहो सकल बिसथार ॥२॥२०२॥
What is the object of Dharma? Tell me all in detail.2.202.
कह जीतब कह मरन है कवन सुरग कह नरक ॥
What are birth and death? What are heaven and hell?
को सुघड़ा को मूड़ता कहा तरक अवतरक ॥३॥२०३॥
What are wisdom and foolishness? What are logical and illogical? 3.203.
को निंदा जस है कवन कवन पाप कह धरम ॥
What are slander and praise? What are sin and rectitude?
कवन जोग को भोग है कवन करम अपकरम ॥४॥२०४॥
What are enjoyment and ecstasy? What are virtue and vice? 4.204.
कहो सु स्रम का सो कहै दम को कहा कहंत ॥
What is called effort? And what shuld endurance be called?
को सूरा दाता कवन कहो तंत को मंत ॥५॥२०५॥
Who is hero? And who is Donor? Tell me what are Tantra and Mantra? 5.205.
कहा रंक राजा कवन हरख सोग है कवन ॥
Who are the pauper and the king? What are joy and sorrow?
को रोगी रागी कवन कहो तत मुहि तवन ॥६॥२०६॥
Who is ailing and who is attached? Tell me their substance. 6.206.
कवन रिसट को पुसट है कहा स्रिसटि को बिचार ॥
Who are hale and hearty? What is the object of the creation of the world?
कवन ध्रिसटि को भ्रिसट है कहो सकल बिसथार ॥७॥२०७॥
Who is superb? And who is defiled? Tell me all in detail.7.207.
कहा भरम को करम है कहा भरम को नास ॥
How an action is recompensed? How and illusion is destroyed?
कहा चितन की चेसटा कहा अचेत प्रकास ॥८॥२०८॥
What are the cravings of the mind? And what is the carefree illumination? 8.208.
कहा नेम संजम कहा कहा गिआन अगिआन ॥
What are the observance and restraint? What are the knowledge and nescience
को रोगी सोगी कवन कहा धरम की हान ॥९॥२०९॥
Who is ailing and who is sorrowful, and where does the downfall of Dharma occur? 9.209.
को सूरा सुंदर कवन कहा जोग को सार ॥
Who is hero and who is beautiful? What is the essence of Yoga?
को दाता गिआनी कवन कहो बिचार अबिचार ॥१०॥२१०॥
Who is the Donor and who is the Knower? Tell me the judicious and injudicious.10.210.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ दीघर त्रिभंगी छंद ॥
BY TH GRACE DIRAGH TRIBGANGI STANZA
दुरजन दल दंडण असुर बिहंडण दुसट निकंदणि आदि ब्रिते ॥
Thy Nature from the very beginning is to punish the multitudes of vicious people, to destroy the demons and to uproot the tyrants.
चछरासुर मारणि पतित उधारणि नरक निवारणि गूढ़ गते ॥
Thou hast profound discipline of killing the demon named Chachhyar, of liberating the sinners and saving them from hell.
अछै अखंडे तेज प्रचंडे खंड उदंडे अलख मते ॥
Thy intellect is incomprehensible, Thou art Immortal, Indivisible, Supremely Glorious and Unpunishable Entity.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन रंम कपरदन छत्र छिते ॥१॥२११॥
Hail, hail, the Canopy of the world, the slayer of Mahishasura, wearing the knot of elegant long hair on Thy head. 1.211.
असुरि बिहंडणि दुसट निकंदणि पुसट उदंडणि रूप अते ॥
O Supremely beautiful goddess! The slayer of demons, destroyer of tyrants and chastiser of the mighty.
चंडासुर चंडणि मुंड बिहंडणि धूम्र बिधुंसणि महिख मते ॥
Punisher of the demon Chand, Slayer of the demon Mund, the killer of Dhumar Lochan and trampler of Mahishasura.
दानवीं प्रहारणि नरक निवारणि अधिम उधारणि उरध अधे ॥
Destroyer of demons, Saviour from hell, and liberator of the sinners of upper and nether regions.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन रंम कपरदन आदि ब्रिते ॥२॥२१२॥
Hail, hail, O Slayer of Mahishasura, the Primal Power with elegant knot of long hair on thy head. 2.212.
डावरू डवंकै बबर बवंकै भुजा फरंकै तेज बरं ॥
Thy tabor is played in the battlefield and Thy lion roars and with Thy strength and glory, Thy arms quiver.
लंकुड़ीआ फाधै आयुध बांधै सैन बिमरदन काल असुरं ॥
Furnished with armour, Thy soldiers take strides over the field, Thou art the slayer of armies and the death of the demons.
असटायुध चमकै भूखण दमकै अतिसित झमकै फुंक फणं ॥
The eight weapons glisten in Thy hands like ornaments Thou art gleaming like lighting and hissing like snakes.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन रंम कपरदन दैत जिणं ॥३॥२१३॥
Hail, hail, O slayer of Mahishasura, O Conqueror of demons with elegant knot of long hair on Thy head.3.213.
चंडासुर चंडण मुंड बिमुंडण खंड अखंडण खून खिते ॥
Punisher of the demon Chand, Slayer of the deomon Mund and, Breaker into pieces of the Unbreakable in the battlefield.
दामनी दमंकणि धुजा फरंकणि फणी फुकारणि जोध जिते ॥
O Goddess! Thou flashest like lightning, Thy flags oscillate, Thy serpents hiss, O Conqueror of the warriors.
सर धार बिबरखणि दुसट प्रकरखणि पुसट प्रहरखणि दुसट मथे ॥
Thou causest the rain of the arrows and makest the tyrants trampled in the battlefield Thou givest great delight to the Yoginin ‘pusit’, who drank the blood of Raktavija demon and destroyest the scoundrels.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन भूम अकास तल उरध अधे ॥४॥२१४॥
Hail, hail, O slayer of Mahishasura, pervading the earth, sky and nether-worlds, both above and below.4.214.
दामनी प्रहासनि सु छबि निवासनि स्रिसटि प्रकासनि गूढ़ गते ॥
Thou laughest like the flash of lightining, Thou abidest in winsome elegance, Thou givest birth to the world.
रकतासुर आचन जुध प्रमाचन न्रिदै नराचन धरम ब्रिते ॥
O Deity of profound principles, O Pious-natured Goddess, Thou art the devourer of the demon Raktavija, enhancer of the zeal for warfare and fearless dancer.
स्रोणंत अचिंती अनल बिवंती जोग जयंती खड़ग धरे ॥
Thou art the drinker of blood, emitter of fire (from the mouth), the conqueror of Yoga and wielder of the Sword.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन पाप बिनासन धरम करे ॥५॥२१५॥
Hail, hail, O Slayer of Mahishasura, the destroyer of sin and originator of Dharma. 5.215.
अघ ओघ निवारणि दुसट प्रजारणि स्रिसटि उबारणि सुध मते ॥
Thou art the effacer of all the sins, the burner of the tyrants, Protector of the world and possessor of the world and possessor of pure intellect.
फणीअर फुंकारणि बाघ बुकारणि ससत्र प्रहारणि साध मते ॥
The snakes hiss (on Thy neck), Thy vehicle, the lion roars, Thou operatest arms, but are of saintly disposition.
सैहथी सनाहनि असट प्रबाहनि बोल निबाहनि तेज अतुलं ॥
Thou earnest arms like 'saihathi' in Thy eight long arms, Thou art True to Thy words and Thy Glory is Immeasurable
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन भूमि अकास पताल जलं ॥६॥२१६॥
Hail, hail, O Slayer of Mahishasura! Pervading in earth, sky, nether-world and water.6.216.
चाचर चमकारन चिछुर हारन धूम धुकारन द्रप मथे ॥
Thou art the brandisher of the sword, vanquisher of the demon Chichhur. Carder of Dhumar Lochan like cotton and masher of ego.
दाढ़ी प्रदंते जोग जयंते मनुज मथंते गूढ़ कथे ॥
Thy teeth are like grains of pomegranate, Thou art the conqueror of the Yoga, masher of men and Deity of profound principles.
करम प्रणासणि चंद प्रकासणि सूरज प्रतेजणि असट भुजे ॥
O the Goddess of eight long arms! Thou art the destroyer of sinful actions with moonlike light and sunlike Glory.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन भरम बिनासन धरम धुजे ॥७॥२१७॥
Hail, hail O Slayer of Mahishasura! Thou art the destroyer of illusion and the banner of Dharma (righteousness).7.217.
घुंघरू घमंकणि ससत्र झमंकणि फणीअरि फुंकारणि धरम धुजे ॥
O Goddess of the banner of Dharma! The bells of Thy anklets clink, Thy arms gleam and Thy serpents hiss.
अस टाट प्रहासन स्रिसटि निवासन दुसट प्रनासन चक्र गते ॥
O Deity of loud laughter! Thou abidest in the world, destroyest the tryants and movest in all directions.
केसरी प्रवाहे सुध सनाहे अगम अथाहे एक ब्रिते ॥
Thou hast the lion as Thy vehicle and art clad in pure armour, Thou art Unapproachable and Unfathomable and the Power of One Transcendent Lord.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन आदि कुमारि अगाध ब्रिते ॥८॥२१८॥
Hail, hail, O Slayer of Mahishasura! The Primal Virgin of Inscrutable reflection.8.218.
सुर नर मुनि बंदन दुसटि निकंदनि भ्रिसटि बिनासन म्रित मथे ॥
All the gods, men and sages bow before Thee, O the masher of tyrants! Destroyer of the vicious and even the ruinous of Death.
कावरू कुमारे अधम उधारे नरक निवारे आदि कथे ॥
O Virgin Deity of Kamrup! Thou art the liberator of the lowly, Protector from death and called the Primal Entity.
किंकणी प्रसोहणि सुर नर मोहणि सिंघारोहणि बितल तले ॥
Thou hast a very beautiful, ornamental string round Thy waist, Thou hast bewitched gods and men, Thou mountest the lion and also pervadest the nether-world.
जै जै होसी सभ ठौर निवासन बाइ पताल अकास अनले ॥९॥२१९॥
Hail, hail, O All-Pervading Deity! Thou art there in air, nether-world, sky and fire.9.219.
संकटी निवारनि अधम उधारनि तेज प्रकरखणि तुंद तबे ॥
Thou art the remover of suffenings, liberator of the lowly, Supremely Glorious and hast irate disposition.
दुख दोख दहंती ज्वाल जयंती आदि अनादि अगाधि अछे ॥
Thou burnest the sufferings and blemisges, Thou art the conqueror of fire, Thou art the Primal, without beginning, Unfathomable and Unassailable.
सुधता समरपणि तरक बितरकणि तपत प्रतापणि जपत जिवे ॥
Thou blessest with punity, remover of reasonings, and giver of Glory to ascetics engaged in meditation.
जै जै होसी ससत्र प्रकरखणि आदि अनील अगाध अभे ॥१०॥२२०॥
Hail, hail, O operator of arms! The Primal, Stainless, Unfathomable and Fearless Deity! 10.220.
चंचला चखंगी अलक भुजंगी तुंद तुरंगणि तिछ सरे ॥
Thou hast agile eyes and limbs, Thy hair are like snakes, Thou hast sharp and pointed arrows and Thou art like a nimble mare.
कर कसा कुठारे नरक निवारे अधम उधारे तूर भुजे ॥
Thou art holding an axe in Thy hand , Thou O long-armed Deity! Protectest from hell and liberatest the sinners.
दामनी दमंके केहर लंके आदि अतंके क्रूर कथे ॥
Thou gleamest like lightning seated on the back of Thy lion, Thy frightful discourses create a sense of horror.
जै जै होसी रकतासुर खंडणि सुंभ चक्रतनि सुंभ मथे ॥११॥२२१॥
Hail, hail, O Goddess! The slayer of Rakatvija demon, ripper of the deomon-king Nisumbh.11.221.
बारज बिलोचनि ब्रितन बिमोचनि सोच बिसोचनि कउच कसे ॥
Thou hast lotus-eyes, Thou art, O wearer of armour! The remover of sufferings, griefs and anxieties.
दामनी प्रहासे सुक सर नासे सु ब्रित सुबासे दुसट ग्रसे ॥
Thou hast laughter like lightning, and nostrils like parrot Thou hast superb conduct, and beautiful dress. Thou seizest the tyrants.
चंचला प्रअंगी बेद प्रसंगी तेज तुरंगी खंड असुरं ॥
Thou hast a winsome body like lightning, Thou art associated thematically with Vedas, O demon-destroying Deity! Thou hast very swift horses to ride upon.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन आदि अनादि अगाध उरधं ॥१२॥२२२॥
Hail, hail, O Slayer of Mahishasura, the Primal, beginningless, Unfathomable, the Uppermost Deity.12.222.
घंटका बिराजै रुण झुण बाजै भ्रम भै भाजै सुनत सुरं ॥
Listening to the tune of the harmonious resounding of the bell (in Thy camp), all the fears and illusions vanish away.
कोकल सुन लाजै किलबिख भाजै सुख उपराजै मध उरं ॥
The nightingale, listening to the tune, feels inferior the sins are effaced and joy wells up in the heart.
दुरजन दल दझै मन तन रिझै सभै न भजै रोह रणं ॥
The forces of the enemies are scoched, their minds and bodies experience great suffening when Thou showest Thy anger in the battlefield, the forces cannot even run out of fear.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन चंड चक्रतन आदि गुरं ॥१३॥२२३॥
Hail, hail, O slayer of Mahishasura, masher of the demon Chand and worshipped from the very beginning. 13.223.
चाचरी प्रजोधन दुसट बिरोधन रोस अरोधन क्रूर ब्रिते ॥
Thou hast superb arms and armour including sword, Thou art the enemy of tyrants, O Deity of frightful remperament: Thou stoppest only in great anger.
धूम्राछ बिधुंसन प्रलै प्रजुंसन जग बिधुंसन सुध मते ॥
Thou art the destroyer of the demon Dhumar Lochan, Thou causest the final destruction and the devastation of the world Thou art the Deity of pure intellect.
जालपा जयंती सत्र मथंती दुसट प्रदाहन गाढ़ मते ॥
Thou art the conqueror of Jalpa, the masherof enemies and thrower of tyrants in blaxe, O Deity of Profound intellect.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन आदि जुगादि अगाधि गते ॥१४॥२२४॥
Hail, hail, O slayer of Mahishasura! Thou art the Primal and from the beginning of the ages, Thy discipline is Unfathomable. 14.224.
खत्रीआण खतंगी अभै अभंगी आदि अनंगी अगाधि गते ॥
O Destroyer of Kshatriyas! Thou art Fearless, Unassailable, Primal, body-less, the Deity of Unfathomable Glory.
ब्रिड़लाछ बिहंडणि चछुर दंडणि तेज प्रचंडणि आदि ब्रिते ॥
Thou art the Primal Power, the killer of the demon bridal and Punisher of the demon Chichhar, and intensely Glorious.
सुर नर प्रतिपारणि पतित उधारणि दुसट निवारणि दोख हरे ॥
Thou art the Sustainer of gods and men, Saviour of sinners, vanquisher of tyrants and destroyer of blemishes.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदनि बिस्व बिधुंसनि स्रिसटि करे ॥१५॥२२५॥
Hail, hail, O slayer of Mahishasura! Thou art the Destroyer of the universe and Creator of the world. 15.225.
दामनी प्रकासे उनतन नासे जोति प्रकासे अतुल बले ॥
Thou art Iustrous like lightning, destroyer of the bodies (of demons), O Deity of Immeasurable strength! Thy Light pervades.
दानवी प्रकरखणि सर वर वरखणि दुसट प्रधरखणि बितल तले ॥
Thou art the masher of the forces of demons, with the rain of sharp arrows, Thou causest the tyrants to swoon and pervadest also in the nether-world.
असटाइध बाहणि बोल निबाहणि संत पनाहणि गूढ़ गते ॥
Thou operatest all Thy eight weapons, Thou art True to Thy words, Thou art the support of the saints and hast profound discipline.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदनि आदि अनादि अगाधि ब्रिते ॥१६॥२२६॥
Hail, hail, O slayer of Mahishasura! The Primal, beginningless Deity! Thou art of Unfathomabel disposition.16.226.
दुख दोख प्रभछणि सेवक रछणि संत प्रतछणि सुध सरे ॥
Thou art the consumer of sufferings and blemishes, protector of Thy servants, giver of Thy glimpse to Thy saints, Thy shafts are very sharp.
सारंग सनाहे दुसट प्रदाहे अरि दल गाहे दोख हरे ॥
Thou art the wearer of sword and armour, Thou causest to blaze the tyrants and tread on the forces of the enemies, Thou removest the blemishes.
गंजन गुमाने अतुल प्रवाने संत जमाने आदि अंते ॥
Thou art worship by saints from beginning to end, Thou destroyest the egoist and hast immeasurable authority.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन साध प्रदछन दुसट हंते ॥१७॥२२७॥
Hail, hail, O slayer of Mahishasura! Thou manifestest Thyself to Thy sints and killest the tyrants.17.227.
कारण करीली गरब गहीली जोति जतीली तुंद मते ॥
Thou art the cause of all causes, Thou art the chastiser of the egoists, Thou art Light-incarnate having sharp intellect.
असटाइध चमकणि ससत्र झमकणि दामन दमकणि आदि ब्रिते ॥
All of Thy eitht weapons gleam, when they wink, they glisten like lightning, O Primal Power.
डुकडुकी दमंकै बाघ बबंकै भुजा फरंकै सुध गते ॥
Thy tampourine is being struck, Thy lion is roaring, Thy arms are quivering, O the Deity of Pure discipline!
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन आदि जुगादि अनादि मते ॥१८॥२२८॥
Hail, hail, O Slayer of Mahishasura! O Intellect-incarnate Deity from the very beginning, beginning of the ages and even without any beginning.18.228.
चछरासुर मारणि नरक निवारणि पतित उधारणि एक भटे ॥
Thou art the killer of the demon Chichhar, O unique warrior, Thou art the Protector from hell and the Liberator of the sinners.
पापान बिहंडणि दुसट प्रचंडणि खंड अखंडणि काल कटे ॥
Thou art the Destroyer of the sins, punisher of the tyrants, breaker of the unbreakable and even the chopper of Death.
चंद्रानन चारे नरक निवारे पतित उधारे मुंड मथे ॥
Thy face is more winsome than moon, Thou art the Protector from hell and liberator of the sinners, O the masher of the demon Mund.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन धूम्र बिधुंसनि आदि कथे ॥१९॥२२९॥
Hail hail O Slayer of Mahishasura! O Destroyer of Dhumar Lochan, Thou hast been described as the Primal Deity. 19.229.
रकतासुर मरदन चंड चकरदन दानव अरदन बिड़ाल बधे ॥
O Stayer of the demon Rakatvija, O the masher of the demon Chand, O the Destroyer of the demons and the killer of the demon Bridal.
सर धार बिबरखण दुरजन धरखण अतुल अमरखण धरम धुजे ॥
Thou causest the rain of shafts and also makest the vicious people to swoon, Thou art the Deity of Immeasurable ire and Protector of the banner of Dharma.
धूम्राछ बिधुंसनि स्रौणत चुंसन सुंभ नपात निसुंभ मथे ॥
O Destroyer of the demon Dhumar Lochan, O the blood-drinker of Rakatvija, O the killer and masher of the demon-king Nisumbh.
जै जै होसी महिखासुर मरदन आदि अनील अगाध कथे ॥२०॥२३०॥
Hail, hail, O slayer of Mahishasura, described as Primal, Stainless and Unfathomable. 20.230.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ पाधड़ी छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE PAADHARI STANZA
तुम कहो देव सरबं बिचार ॥
I relate to thee all the thoughts, O Gurudeva (Or O Gurudeva )
जिम कीओ आप करते पसार ॥
Tell me all the musings) how the Creator created the expanse of the world?
जदपि अभूत अनभै अनंत ॥
Although the Lord is Elementless, Fearless and Infinite, !
तउ कहो जथा मत त्रैण तंत ॥१॥२३१॥
Then how did He extend the texture of this world? 1.231.
करता करीम कादर क्रिपाल ॥
He is the Doer, Beneficent, Mighty and Merciful !
अद्वै अभूत अनभै दिआल ॥
He is Non-dual, Non-Elemental, Fearless and Benign.
दाता दुरंत दुख दोख रहत ॥
He is the Donor, Endless and devoid of sufferings and blemishes.!
जिह नेति नेति सभ बेद कहत ॥२॥२३२॥
All the Vedas call Him ‘Neti, Neti’ (Not this, Not thisl….Infinite).2.232.
कई ऊच नीच कीनो बनाउ ॥
He hath Created many beings in upper and lower regions.!
सभ वार पार जा को प्रभाउ ॥
His Glory is spread in all places here and there.
सभ जीव जंत जानंत जाहि ॥
All the being and creatures know Him. O foolish mind!
मन मूड़ किउ न सेवंत ताहि ॥३॥२३३॥
Why dost thou not remember Him? 3.233.
कई मूढ़ पात्र पूजा करंत ॥
Many fools worship the leaves (of Tulsi plant). !
कई सिध साध सूरज सिवंत ॥
Many adepts and saints adore the Sun.
कई पलट सूरज सिजदा कराइ ॥
Many prostrate towards the west (opposite side of sunrise)!
प्रभ एक रूप द्वै कै लखाइ ॥४॥२३४॥
They consider the Lord as dual, who is actually one!4. 234
अनछिज तेज अनभै प्रकास ॥
His Glory is Unassailable and His illumination is devoid of fear!
दाता दुरंत अद्वै अनास ॥
He is Infinite Donor, Non-dual and Indestructible
सभ रोग सोग ते रहत रूप ॥
He is an Entity devoid of all ailments and sorrows!
अनभै अकाल अछै सरूप ॥५॥२३५॥
He is Fearless, Immortal and Invincible Entity!5. 235
करुणा निधान कामल क्रिपाल ॥
He is treasure of sympathy and perfectly Merciful!
दुख दोख हरत दाता दिआल ॥
He the Donor and Merciful Lord removes all sufferings and blemishes
अंजन बिहीन अनभंज नाथ ॥
He is without the impact of maya and is an Infrangible!
जल थल प्रभाउ सरबत्र साथ ॥६॥२३६॥
Lord, His Glory pervades in water and on land and is the companion of all!6. 236
जिह जात पात नही भेद भरम ॥
He is without caste, lineage, contrast and illusion,!
जिह रंग रूप नही एक धरम ॥
He is without colour, form and special religious discipline
जिह सत्र मित्र दोऊ एक सार ॥
For Him the enemies and friends are the same!
अछै सरूप अबिचल अपार ॥७॥२३७॥
His invincible form is Everlasting and Infinite!7. 237
जानी न जाइ जिह रूप रेख ॥
His form and mark cannot be known!
कहि बास तास कहि कउन भेख ॥
Where doth He live? And what is His garb?
कहि नाम तास है कवन जात ॥
What is His Name? and what is His caste?
जिह सत्र मित्र नही पुत्र भ्रात ॥८॥२३८॥
He is without any enemy, friend, son and brother!8. 238
करुणा निधान कारण सरूप ॥
He is the treasure of Mercy and the cause of all causes!
जिह चक्र चिहन नही रंग रूप ॥
He hath no mark, sign, colour and form
जिह खेद भेद नही करम काल ॥
He is without suffering, action and death!
सभ जीव जंत की करत पाल ॥९॥२३९॥
He is the Sustainer of all the beings and creatures!9. 239
उरधं बिरहत सुधं सरूप ॥
He is the loftiest, biggest and Perfect Entity!
बुधं अपाल जुधं अनूप ॥
His intellect is boundless and is unique in warfare
जिह रूप रेख नही रंग राग ॥
He is without form, line, colour and affection!
अनछिज तेज अनभिज अदाग ॥१०॥२४०॥
His Glory is Unassailable, Unappeasable and stainless!10. 240
जल थल महीप बन तन दुरंत ॥
He is the king of waters and lands; He, the Infinite Lord pervades the forests and the blades of grass!;
जिह नेति नेति निस दिन उचरंत ॥
He is called ‘Neti, Neti’ (Not this, Not this…Infinite) night and day
पाइओ न जाइ जिह पैर पार ॥
His limits cannot be known!
दीनान दोख दहिता उदार ॥११॥२४१॥
He, the Generous Lord, burns the blemishes of the lowly!11. 241
कई कोट इंद्र जिह पानिहार ॥
Millions of Indras are at His service!
कई कोट रुद्र जुगीआ दुआर ॥
Millions of the Yogi Rudras (Shivas stand at His Gate)
कई बेद बिआस ब्रहमा अनंत ॥
Many Ved Vyas and innumerable Brahmas!
जिह नेत नेत निस दिन उचरंत ॥१२॥२४२॥
Utter the words ‘Neti, Neti’ about Him, night and day!12. 242
त्व प्रसादि ॥ स्वये ॥
BY THY GRACE. SWAYYAS
दीनन की प्रतिपाल करै नित संत उबार गनीमन गारै ॥
He always Sustains the Lowly, protects the saints and destroys the enemies.
पच्छ पसू नग नाग नराधप सरब समै सभ को प्रतिपारै ॥
At all times he Sustains all, animals, birds, mountains (or trees), serpents and men (kings of men).
पोखत है जल मै थल मै पल मै कल के नहीं करम बिचारै ॥
He Sustains in an instant all the beings living in water and on land and doth not ponder over their actions.
दीन दइआल दइआ निधि दोखन देखत है पर देत न हारै ॥१॥२४३॥
The Merciful Lord of the Lowly and the treasure of Mercy sees their blemishes, but doth not fail in His Bounty. 1.243.
दाहत है दुख दोखन कौ दल दुजन के पल मै दल डारै ॥
He burns the sufferings and blemishes and in an instant mashes the forces of the vicious people.
खंड अखंड प्रचंड पहारन पूरन प्रेम की प्रीत सभारै ॥
He even destroys them who are mighty and Glorious and assail the unassailable and responds the devotion of perfect love.
पार न पाइ सकै पदमापति बेद कतेब अभेद उचारै ॥
Even Vishnu cannot know His end and the Vedas and Katebs (Semitic Scriptures) call Him Indiscriminate.
रोजी ही राज बिलोकत राजक रोख रूहान की रोजी न टारै ॥२॥२४४॥
The Provider-Lord always sees our secrets, even then in anger He doth not stop His munificence.2.244.
कीट पतंग कुरंग भुजंगम भूत भविक्ख भवान बनाए ॥
He Created in the past, creates in the present and shall create in the future the beings including insects, moths, deer and snakes.
देव अदेव खपे अहंमेव न भेव लखिओ भ्रम सिओ भरमाए ॥
The goods and demons have been consumed in ego, but could not know the mystery of the Lord, being engrossed in delusion.
बेद पुरान कतेब कुरान हसेब थके कर हाथ न आए ॥
The Vedas, Puranas, Katebs and the Quran have tired of giving His account, but the Lord could not be comprehended.
पूरन प्रेम प्रभाउ बिना पति सिउ किन स्री पदमापति पाए ॥३॥२४५॥
Without the impact of perfect love, who hath realized Lord-God with grace? 3.245.
आदि अनंत अगाध अद्वैख सु भूत भविक्ख भवान अभै है ॥
The Primal, Infinite, Unfathomable Lord is without malice and is fearless in the past, present and future.
अंति बिहीन अनातम आप अदाग अदोख अछिद्र अछै है ॥
He is endless, Himself Selfless, stainless, blemishless, flawless and invincible.
लोगन के करता हरता जल मै थल मै भरता प्रभ वै है ॥
He is the Creator and Destroyer of all in water and on land and also their Sustainer-Lord.
दीन दइआल दइआ कर स्री पति सुंदर स्री पदमापति एहै ॥४॥२४६॥
He, the Lord of maya, is Compassionate to the Lowly, source of Mercy and most beautiful.4.246.
काम न क्रोध न लोभ न मोह न रोग न सोग न भोग न भै है ॥
He is without lust, anger, greed, attachment, ailment, sorrow, enjoyment and fear.
देह बिहीन सनेह सभो तन नेह बिरकत अगेह अछै है ॥
He is body-less, loving everybody but without worldly attachment, invincible and cannot be held in grasp.
जान को देत अजान को देत जमीन को देत जमान को दै है ॥
He provides sustenance to all animate and inanimate beings and all those living on the earth and in the sky.
काहे को डोलत है तुमरी सुध सुंदर स्री पदमापति लैहै ॥५॥२४७॥
Why dost thou waver, O creature! The beautiful Lord of maya will take care of thee. 5.247.
रोगन ते अर सोगन ते जल जोगन ते बहु भांति बचावै ॥
He protects in many blows, but none doth inflict thy body.
सत्र अनेक चलावत घाव तऊ तन एक न लागन पावै ॥
The enemy strikes many blows, but none doth inflict thy body.
राखत है अपनो कर दै कर पाप संबूह न भेटन पावै ॥
When the Lord protects with his own hands, but none of the sins even comes near thee.
और की बात कहा कह तो सौ सु पेट ही के पट बीच बचावै ॥६॥२४८॥
What else should I say unto you, He protects (the infant) even in the membranes of the womb.6.248.
जच्छ भुजंग सु दानव देव अभेव तुमै सभ ही कर धिआवै ॥
The Yakshas, serpents, demons and gods meditate on Thee considering Thee as Indiscriminant.
भूमि अकास पताल रसातल जच्छ भुजंग सभै सिर निआवै ॥
The beings of the earth, Yakshas of the sky and the serpents of the nether-world bow their heads before thee.
पाइ सकै नही पार प्रभा हू को नेत ही नेतह बेद बतावै ॥
None could comprehend the limits of Thy Glory and even the Vedas declare Thee as ‘Neti, Neti’
खोज थके सभ ही खुजीआ सुर हार परे हरि हाथ न आवै ॥७॥२४९॥
All the searchers have got tired in their search and none of them could realize the Lord. 7.249.
नारद से चतुरानन से रुमना रिख से सभ हूं मिलि गाइओ ॥
Narada, Brahma and the sage Rumna all have together sung Thy Praises.
बेद कतेब न भेद लखिओ सभ हार परे हरि हाथ न आइओ ॥
The Vedas and Katebs could not know His sectet all have got tired, but the Lord could not be realised.
पाइ सकै नही पार उमापति सिद्ध सनाथ सनंतन धिआइओ ॥
Shiva also could not know His limits the adepts (Siddhas) alongwith Naths and Sanak etc. meditated upon Him.
धिआन धरो तिह को मन मैं जिह को अमितोजि सभै जगु छाइओ ॥८॥२५०॥
Concentrate upon Him in thy mind, whose Unlimited Glory is spread in all the world.8.250.
बेद पुरान कतेब कुरान अभेद न्रिपान सभै पच हारे ॥
The Vedas, Puranas, Katebs and the Quran and kings…all are tired and greatly afflicted by not knowing the Lord’s mystery.
भेद न पाइ सकिओ अनभेद को खेदत है अनछेद पुकारे ॥
They could not comprehend the mystery of the Indis-criminate Lord, being greatly aggrieved, they recite Name of the Unassailable Lord.
राग न रूप न रेख न रंग न साक न सोग न संगि तिहारे ॥
The Lord who is without affection, form, mark, colour, relative, and sorrow, abides with thee.
आदि अनादि अगाध अभेख अद्वैख जपिओ तिन ही कुल तारे ॥९॥२५१॥
Those who have remembered that Primal , beginningless, guiseless and blemishless Lord, they have ferried across their whole clan.9.251
तीरथ कोट कीए इसनान दीए बहु दान महा ब्रत धारे ॥
Having taken bath at millions of pilgrim-stations, having given many gifts in charity and giving observed important fasts.
देस फिरिओ कर भेस तपोधन केस धरे न मिले हरि पिआरे ॥
Having wandered in the garb of an ascetic in many countries and having worn matted hair, the beloved Lord could not be realised.
आसन कोट करे असटांग धरे बहु निआस करे मुख कारे ॥
Adopting millions of postures and observing the eight steps of Yoga, touching the limbs while reciting the mantras and blackening the face.
दीन दइआल अकाल भजे बिनु अंत को अंत के धाम सिधारे ॥१०॥२५२॥
But without the remembrance of the Non-temporal and Merciful Lord of the lowly, one will ultimately go to the abode of Yama. 10.252.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ कबित ॥
BY THY GRACE KABITT
अत्र के चलया छित छत्र के धरया छत्र धारीओं के छलया महा सत्रन के साल हैं ॥
He operates the weapons, beguiles the sovereigns of the earth having canopies over their heads and mashes the mighty enemies.
दान के दिवया महा मान के बढया अवसान के दिवया हैं कटया जम जाल हैं ॥
He is the Donor of gifts, He causes to enhance the great honour, He is the giver of encouragement for greater effort and is the cutter of the snare of death.
जुध के जितया औ बिरुध के मिटया महां बुधि के दिवया महां मान हूं के मान हैं ॥
He is the conqueror of war and effacer of the opposition, He is giver of great intellect and the Honour of the illustrious.
गिआन हूं के गिआता महां बुधिता के दाता देव काल हूं के काल महा काल हूं के काल हैं ॥१॥२५३॥
He is the knower of the knowledge, the giver-god of he supreme intellect He is the death of death and also the death of the supreme death (Maha Kal).1.253.
पूरबी न पार पावैं हिंगुला हिमालै धिआवैं गोर गरदेजी गुन गावैं तेरे नाम हैं ॥
The inhabitants of the east could not know Thy end, the people of Hingala and Himalaya mountains remember Thee, residents of Gor and Gardez sing he Praises of Thy Name.
जोगी जोग साधै पउन साधना कितेक बाधै आरब के आरबी अराधैं तेरे नाम हैं ॥
The Yogis perform Yoga, many are absorbed in doing Pranayama and residents of Arabia remember Thy Name.
फरा के फिरंगी मानैं कंधारी कुरेसी जानैं पछम के पछमी पछानैं निज काम हैं ॥
The people of France and England revere Thee, the inhabitants of Kandhaar and Quraishis know Thee the people of western side recognize their duty towards Thee.
मरहटा मघेले तेरी मन सों तपसिआ करै द्रिड़वै तिलंगी पहचानै धरम धाम हैं ॥२॥२५४॥
The inhabitants of Maharashtra and Magadha perform austerities with profound affection the residents of Drawar and Tilang countries recognise Thee as the Abode of Dharma.2.254
बंग के बंगाली फिरहंग के फिरंगा वाली दिली के दिलवाली तेरी आगिआ मै चलत हैं ॥
The Bengalis of Bengal, the Phirangis of Phirangistan and Dilwalis of Delhi are the followers of Thy Command.
रोह के रुहेले माघ देस के मघेले बीर बंग सी बुंदेले पाप पुंज को मलत हैं ॥
The Rohelas of Rohu mountain, the Maghelas of Magadha, the heroic Bangasis of Bangas and the Bundhelas of Bundhelkhand destroy their sins in Thy devotion.
गोखा गुन गावै चीन मचीन के सीस न्यावै तिबती धिआइ दोख देह के दलत हैं ॥
Gorkhas sing Thy Praises, the residents of China and Manchuria bow their heads before Thee and the Tibetans destroy the sufferings of their bodies by remembering Thee.
जिनै तोहि धिआइओ तिनै पूरन प्रताप पाइओ सरब धन धाम फल फूल सों फलत हैं ॥३॥२५५॥
Those who meditated on Thee, they obtained perfect Glory, they obtained perfect Glory, they prosper greatly with wealth, fruit and flowers in their homes.3.255.
देव देवतान कौ सुरेस दानवान कौ महेस गंग धान कौ अभेस कहीअतु हैं ॥
Thou art called Indra among gods, Shiva among the donors and also garbless though he wears the Ganges.
रंग मैं रंगीन राग रूप मैं प्रबीन और काहू पै न दीन साध अधीन कहीअतु हैं ॥
Thou art the brightness in colour, adept in sound and beauty, and not low before anybody, but obedient to the saint.
पाईऐ न पार तेज पुंज मैं अपार सरब बिदिआ के उदार हैं अपार कहीअतु हैं ॥
One cannot know Thy limit, O Infinitely Glorious Lord! Thou art the Giver of all learning, therefore Thou art called Boundless.
हाथी की पुकार पल पाछै पहुचत ताहि चीटी की चिंघार पहिले ही सुनीअतु हैं ॥४॥२५६॥
The cry of an elephant reaches Thee after some time, but the trumpet of an ant is heard by Thee before it.4.256
केते इंद्र दुआर केते ब्रहमा मुख चार केते क्रिसना अवतार केते राम कहीअतु हैं ॥
There are many Indras, many four-headded Brahmas, many incarnations of Krishna and many called Ram at His Gate.
केते ससि रासी केते सूरज प्रकासी केते मुंडीआ उदासी जोग दुआर दहीअतु हैं ॥
There are many moons, many signs of Zodiac and many illuminating suns, there are many ascetics, stoics and Yogis consuming their bodies with austerity at His Gate.
केते महादीन केते बिआस से प्रबीन केते कुमेर कुलीन केते जछ कहीअतु हैं ॥
There are many Muhammads, many adepts like Vyas, many Kumars (Kubers) and many belonging to high clans and many are called Yakshas.
करत हैं बिचार पै न पूरन को पावै पार ताही ते अपार निराधार लहीअतु हैं ॥५॥२५७॥
All of them reflect upon Him, but none can know His limit, therefore they consider the Infinite Lord Supportless.5.257.
पूरन अवतार निराधार है न पारावार पाईऐ न पार पै अपार कै बखानीऐ ॥
He is Perfect Entity, Supportless and without Limits, His end is unknown, therefore He is described as Infinite.
अद्वै अबिनासी परम पूरन प्रकासी महा रूप हूं के रासी हैं अनासी कै कै मानीऐ ॥
He is Non-dual, Immortal, Supreme, Perfectly Lustrous, Treasure of Supreme Beauty and deemed eternal.
जंत्र हूं न जात जा की बाप हूं न माइ ता की पूरन प्रभा की सु छटा कै अनुमानीऐ ॥
He is without Yantra (mystical diagram) and caste, without father and mother and presumed as the splash of Perfect beauty.
तेज हूं को तंत्र हैं कि राजसी को जंत्र हैं कि मोहनी को मंत्र हैं निजंत्र कै कै जानीऐ ॥६॥२५८॥
It cannot be said whether He is the Abode of Splendour of political mechanism or the incantaion of an enchantress or the inspiration of all of them. 6.258.
तेज हूं को तरु हैं कि राजसी को सरु हैं कि सुधता को घरु हैं कि सिधता की सार हैं ॥
Is He the tree of Splendour? Is He the tank of activity? Is He the Abode of Purity? Is He the essence of Powers?
कामना की खान हैं कि साधना की सान हैं बिरकतता की बान हैं कि बुधि को उदार हैं ॥
Is He the treasure of he fulfillment of desires? Is He the Glory of discipline? Is He the dignity of asceticism? Is He the master of generous intellect?
सुंदर सरूप हैं कि भूपन को भूप हैं कि रूप हूं को रूप हैं कुमति को प्रहारु हैं ॥
Doth He contain beautiful form? Is He the king of kings? Is He the beauty? Is He the Destroyer of bad intellect?
दीनन को दाता हैं गनीमन को गारक हैं साधन को रछक हैं गुनन को पहारु हैं ॥७॥२५९॥
Is He the Donor of the poor? Is He the perisher of the enemies? Is he the Protector of the saints? Is He the mountain of qualities? 7.259.
सिध को सरूप हैं कि बुधि को बिभूति हैं कि क्रुध को अभूत हैं कि अछै अबिनासी हैं ॥
He is the salvation-incarnate, He is the wealth of intellect, He is the destroyer of anger, He is Unassailable and eternal.
काम को कुनिंदा हैं कि खूबी को दहिंदा हैं गनीम को गरिंदा हैं कि तेज को प्रकासी हैं ॥
He is the doer of errand and the giver of qualities. He is the perisher of enemies and igniter of fire.;
काल हूं को काल हैं कि सत्रन को साल हैं कि मित्रन को पोखत हैं कि ब्रिधता को बासी हैं ॥
He is the death of death and smasher of enemies; He is the Protector of Friends and subduer of excellence.
जोग हूं को जंत्र हैं कि तेज हूं को तंत्र हैं कि मोहनी को मंत्र हैं कि पूरन प्रकासी हैं ॥८॥२६०॥
He is the mystical diagram of gaining control over Yoga, He is the mystical formula of overpowering glory; He is the incantation of bewitching the enchantress and perfect enlightener.8.260.
रूप को निवास हैं कि बुधि को प्रकास हैं कि सिधता को बास हैं कि बुधि हूं को घरु हैं ॥
He is the Abode of Beauty and enlightener of intellect; He is the home of salvation and the dwelling of intelligence.
देवन को देव हैं निरंजन अभेव हैं अदेवन को देव हैं कि सुधता को सरु हैं ॥
He is the god of gods and the Indiscriminate Transcendent Lord; He is the Deity of the demons and the tank of Purity.
जान को बचया हैं इमान को दिवया हैं जम जाल को कटया हैं कि कामना को करु हैं ॥
He is the Saviour of life and giver of faith; He is the chopper of the god of Death and the fulfiller of desires.
तेज को प्रचंड हैं अखंडण को खंड हैं महीपन को मंड हैं कि इसत्री हैं न नरु हैं ॥९॥२६१॥
He is the intensifier of Glory and breaker of the unbreakable; He is the establisher of kings, but Himself He is neither male nor female.9.261.
बिस्व को भरन हैं कि अपदा को हरन हैं कि सुख को करन हैं कि तेज को प्रकास हैं ॥
He is the Sustainer of the Universe and remover of the trouble; He is the giver of comfort and igniter of the fire.
पाईऐ न पार पारावार हूं को पार जां को कीजत बिचार सुबिचार को निवास हैं ॥
His limits and bounds cannot be known; if we reflect on Him, He is the Abode of all thoughts.
हिंगुला हिमालै गावै हबसी हलबी धिआवै पूरबी न पार पावै आसा ते अनास हैं ॥
The beings of Hingala and Himalaya sing His Praises; the people of Habash country and Halb city meditate on Him. The residents of the East do not know His end and losing all hope they have become disappointed.
देवन को देव महादेव हूं के देव हैं निरंजन अभेव नाथ अद्वै अबिनास हैं ॥१०॥२६२॥
He is the god of gods and god of Supreme gods, He is Transcendent, Indiscriminate, Non-dual and Immortal Lord. 10.262.;
अंजन बिहीन हैं निरंजन प्रबीन हैं कि सेवक अधीन हैं कटया जम जाल के ॥
He is without the impact of maya, He is adept and Transcendent Lord; He is obedient to his servant and is the chopper of the snare of Yama (god of death).
देवन के देव महादेव हूं के देवनाथ भूम के भुजया हैं मुहया महा बाल के ॥
He is the god of gods and the Lord-God of the Supreme gods, He is Enjoyer of the earth and the Provider of the great power.;
राजन के राजा महा साज हूं के साजा महा जोग हूं को जोग हैं धरया द्रुम छाल के ॥
He is the king of kings and the decoration of the supreme decorations, He is the Supreme Yogi of the yogis wearing the bark of trees.;
कामना के करु हैं कुबिधिता को हरु हैं कि सिधता के साथी हैं कि काल हैं कुचाल के ॥११॥२६३॥
He is the fulfiller of desire and remover of vicious intellect; He is the comrade of perfection and the destroyer of bad conduct.11.263.
छीर कैसी छीरावध छाछ कैसी छत्रानेर छपाकर कैसी छबि कालिंद्री के कूल कै ॥
Awadh is like milk and the town of Chhatraner is like buttermilk; the banks of Yamuna are beautiful like the brilliance of the moon.
हंसनी सी सीहा रूम हीरा सी हुसैनाबाद गंगा कैसी धार चली सातो सिंध रूल कै ॥
The country of rum is like the beautiful Hansani (damsel), the town of Husainabad is like a diamond; the winsome current of the Ganges make the seven seas diffident.
पारा सी पलाऊगढ रूपा कैसी रामपुर सोरा सी सुरंगाबाद नीकै रही झूल कै ॥
Palayugarh is like mercury and Rampur is like siver; Surangabad is like nitre (swinging elegantly).
चंपा सी चंदेरी कोट चांदनी सी चांदागढ़ कीरति तिहारी रही मालती सी फूल कै ॥१२॥२६४॥
Kot Chanderi is like Champa flower (Michelia Champacca), Chandagarh is like moonlight, but Thy Glory, O Lord! is like the beautiful flower of Malti (a creeper). 12.264.;
फटक सी कैलास कमांऊगढ़ कांसीपुर सीसा सी सुरंगाबाद नीकै सोहीअतु है ॥
The places like Kaiilash, Kumayun and Kashipur are clear like crystal, and Surangabad looks graceful like glass.;
हिंमा सी हिमालै हर हार सी हलबा नेर हंस कैसी हाजीपुर देखे मोहीअतु है ॥
Himalaya bewitches the mind with whiteness of snow, Halbaner like milkyway and Hajipur like swan.;
चंदन सी चंपावती चंद्रमा सी चंद्रागिर चांदनी सी चांदागढ़ जौन जोहीअतु है ॥
Champawati looks like sandalwood, Chandragiri like moon and Chandagarh town like moonlight.;
गंगा सम गंगधार बकान सी बलिंदावाद कीरति तिहारी की उजिआरी सोहीअतु है ॥१३॥२६५॥
Gangadhar (Gandhar) seems like the Ganges and Bulandabad like a crane; all of them are the symbols of the splendour of Thy Praise.13.265.
फरा सी फिरंगी फरासीस के दुरंगी मकरान के म्रिदंगी तेरे गीत गाईअतु है ॥
The Persians and the residents of Firangistan and France, people of two different colours and the Mridangis (inhabitants) of Makran sing the songs of Thy Praise.
भखरी कंधारी गोर गखरी गरदेजा चारी पउन के अहारी तेरो नामु धिआईअतु है ॥
The people of Bhakkhar, Kandhar, Gakkhar and Arabia and others living only on air remember Thy Name.
पूरब पलाऊं काम रूप औ कमाऊं सरब ठउर मै बिराजै जहां जहां जाईअतु है ॥
At all the places including Palayu in the East, Kamrup and Kumayun, wherever we go, Thou art there.
पूरन प्रतापी जंत्र मंत्र ते अतापी नाथ कीरति तिहारी को न पार पाईअतु है ॥१४॥२६६॥
Thou art perfectly Glorious, without any impact of Yantras and mantras, O Lord! The limits of Thy Praise cannot be known.14.266.
त्व प्रसादि ॥ पाधड़ी छंद ॥
BY THY GRACE PAADHARI STANZA
अद्वै अनास आसन अडोल ॥
He is Non-dual, Indestructible, and hath Steady Seat.!
अद्वै अनंत उपमा अतोल ॥
He is Non-dual, Endless and of Immeasurable (Unweighable) Praise
अछै सरूप अब्यकत नाथ ॥
He is Unassailable Entity and Unmanifested Lord,!
आजान बाहु सरबा प्रमाथ ॥१॥२६७॥
He is the Motivator of gods and destroyer of all. 1. 267;
जह तह महीप बन तिन प्रफुल ॥
He is the Sovereign here, there, everywhere; He blossoms in forests and blades of grass.!
सोभा बसंत जह तह प्रडुल ॥
Like the Splendour of the spring He is scattered here and there
बन तन दुरंत खग म्रिग महान ॥
He, the Infinite and Supreme Lord is within the forest, blade of grass, bird and deer. !
जह तह प्रफुल सुंदर सुजान ॥२॥२६८॥
He blossoms here, there and everywhere, the Beautiful and All-Knowing. 2. 268
फुलतं प्रफुल लहि लहित मौर ॥
The peacocks are delighted to see the blossoming flowers. !
सिर ढुलहि जान मन मथहि चौर ॥
With bowed heads they are accepting the impact of Cupid
कुदरत कमाल राजक रहीम ॥
O Sustainer and Merciful Lord! Thy Nature is Marvellous, !
करुणा निधान कामल करीम ॥३॥२६९॥
O the Treasure of Mercy, Perfect and Gracious Lord! 3. 269
जंह तंह बिलोक तंह तंह प्रसोह ॥
Wherever I see, I feel Thy Touch there, O Motivator of gods.!
अजानु बाहु अमितोज मोह ॥
Thy Unlimited Glory is bewitching the mind
रोसं बिरहत करणा निधान ॥
Thou art devoid of anger, O Treasure of Mercy! Thou blossomest here, there and everywhere, !
जंह तंह प्रफुल सुंदर सुजान ॥४॥२७०॥
O Beautiful and All-Knowing Lord! 4. 270
बन तिन महीप जल थल महान ॥
Thou art the king of forests and blades of grass, O Supreme Lorrd of waters and land! !
जंह तंह प्रसोह करुणा निधान ॥
O the Treasure of Mercy, I feel Thy touch everywhere
जगमगत तेज पूरन प्रताप ॥
The Light is glittering, O perfectly Glorious Lord!!
अंबर जिमीन जिह जपत जाप ॥५॥२७१॥
The Heaven and Earth are repeating Thy Name. 5. 271
सातो अकास सातो पतार ॥
In all the seven Heavens and seven nether-worlds !
बिथरिओ अदिसट जिह करम जारि ॥
His net of karmas (actions) is invisibly spread.
उसतत संपूरणं ॥
Praise is complete.