ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
The Lord is One and He can be attained through the grace of the true Guru.
रामकली पातिसाही १० ॥
RAMKALI OF THE TENTH KING
रे मन ऐसो कर संनिआसा ॥
O mind! the asceticism be practised in this way :
बन से सदन सबै कर समझहु मन ही माहि उदासा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Consider your house as the forest and remain unattached within yourself…..Pause.
जत की जटा जोग को मजनु नेम के नखन बढाओ ॥
Consider continence as the matted hair, Yoga as the ablution and daily observances as your nails,
गिआन गुरू आतम उपदेसहु नाम बिभूत लगाओ ॥१॥
Consider the knowledge as the preceptor giving lessons to you and apply the Name of the Lord as ashes.1.
अलप अहार सुलप सी निंद्रा दया छिमा तन प्रीति ॥
Eat less and sleep less, cherish mercy and forgiveness
सील संतोख सदा निरबाहिबो ह्वैबो त्रिगुण अतीति ॥२॥
Practise gentleness and contentment and remain free from three modes.2.
काम क्रोध हंकार लोभ हठ मोह न मन सिउ ल्यावै ॥
Keep your mind unattached from lust, anger, greed, insistence and infatuation,
तब ही आतम तत को दरसे परम पुरख कह पावै ॥३॥१॥१॥
Then you will visualize the supreme essence and realise the supreme Purusha.3.1.
रामकली पातिसाही १० ॥
RAMKALI OF THE TENTH KING
रे मन इह बिधि जोगु कमाओ ॥
O Mind! the Yoga be practised in this way :
सिंङी साच अकपट कंठला धिआन बिभूत चड़ाओ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Consider the Truth as the horn, sincerity the necklace and meditation as ashes to be applied to your body…...Pause.
ताती गहु आतम बसि कर की भिछा नामु अधारं ॥
Make self-control your lyre and the prop of the Name as your alms,
बाजे परम तार ततु हरि को उपजै राग रसारं ॥१॥
Then the supreme essence will be played like the main string creating savoury divine music.1.
उघटै तान तरंग रंगि अति गिआन गीत बंधानं ॥
The wave of colourful tune will arise, manifesting the song of knowledge,
चकि चकि रहे देव दानव मुनि छकि छकि ब्योम बिवानं ॥२॥
The gods, demons and sages would be amazed enjoying their ride in heavenly chariots.2.
आतम उपदेस भेसु संजम को जाप सु अजपा जापै ॥
While instructing the self in the garb of self-restraint and reciting God’s Name inwardly,
सदा रहै कंचन सी काया काल न कबहूं ब्यापै ॥३॥२॥२॥
The body will always remain like gold and become immortal.3.2.
रामकली पातिसाही १० ॥
RAMKALI OF THE TENTH KING
प्रानी परम पुरख पग लागो ॥
O Man! fall at the feet of the supreme Purusha,
सोवत कहा मोह निंद्रा मै कबहूं सुचित ह्वै जागो ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Why are you sleeping in worldly attachment, awake sometimes and be vigilant ?.....Pause.
औरन कहा उपदेसत है पसु तोहि प्रबोध न लागो ॥
O Animal! why do you preach to others, when you are quite ignorant
सिंचत कहा परे बिखियन कह कबहु बिखै रस त्यागो ॥१॥
Why are you gathering the sins ? Forsake sometimes the poisonous enjoyment.1.
केवल करम भरम से चीनहु धरम करम अनुरागो ॥
Consider these actions as illusions and devote yourself to righteous actions,
संग्रह करो सदा सिमरन को परम पाप तजि भागो ॥२॥
Absorb yourself in the remembrance of the name of the Lord and abandon and run away from sins.2.
जा ते दूख पाप नहि भेटै काल जाल ते तागो ॥
So that the sorrows and sins do not afflict you and you may escape the trap of death
जौ सुख चाहो सदा सभन कौ तौ हरि के रस पागो ॥३॥३॥३॥
If you want to enjoy all comforts, then absorb yourself in the love of the Lord.3.3.
रागु सोरठि पातिसाही १० ॥
RAGA SORATH OF THE TENTH KING
प्रभ जू तो कह लाज हमारी ॥
O Lord! You alone can protect my honour! O blue-throated Lord of men! O the Lord of forests wearing blue vests! Pause.
नील कंठ नरहरि नाराइण नील बसन बनवारी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
O Supreme Purusha! Supreme Ishwara! Master of all! Holiest Divinity! living on air
परम पुरख परमेसर सुआमी पावन पउन अहारी ॥
O the Lord of Lakshmi! the greatest Light! ,
माधव महा जोति मधु मरदन मान मुकंद मुरारी ॥१॥
The Destroyer of the demons Madhu and Mus! and the bestower of salvation!1.
निरबिकार निरजुर निंद्रा बिनु निरबिख नरक निवारी ॥
O the Lord without evil, without decay, without sleep, without poison and the Saviour from hell!
क्रिपा सिंध काल त्रै दरसी कुक्रित प्रनासनकारी ॥२॥
O the ocean of Mercy! the seer of all times! and the Destroyer of evil actions!....2.
धनुरपानि ध्रितमान धराधर अनबिकार असिधारी ॥
O the wielder of bow! the Patient! the Prop of earth! the Lord without evil! and wielder of the sword!
हौ मति मंद चरन सरनागति कर गहि लेहु उबारी ॥३॥१॥४॥
I am unwise, I take refuge at Thy feet, catch hold of my hand and save me.3.
रागु कलिआण पातिसाही १० ॥
RAGA KALYAN OF THE TENTH KING
बिन करतार न किरतम मानो ॥
Do not accept anyone else except God as the Creator of the universe
आदि अजोनि अजै अबिनासी तिह परमेसर जानो ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
He, the Unborn, Unconquerable and Immortal, was in the beginning, consider Him as Supreme Ishvara……Pause.
कहा भयो जो आन जगत मै दसक असुर हरि घाए ॥
What then, if on coming into the world, one killed about ten demons
अधिक प्रपंच दिखाइ सभन कह आपहि ब्रहम कहाए ॥१॥
And displayed several phenomena to all and caused others to call Him Brahm (God).1.
भंजन गढ़न समरथ सदा प्रभु सो किम जाति गिनायो ॥
How can He be called God, the Destroyer, the Creator, the Almighty and Eternal,
तां ते सरब काल के असि को घाइ बचाइ न आयो ॥२॥
Who could not save himself from the wound-causing sword of mighty Death.2.
कैसे तोहि तारि है सुनि जड़ आप डुबियो भव सागर ॥
O fool! listen, how can he cause you to cause the dreadful ocean of Sansara (world), when he himself is drowned in great ocean?
छुटिहो काल फास ते तब ही गहो सरनि जगतागर ॥३॥१॥५॥
You can escape the trap of death only when you catch hold of the prop of the world and take refuge in Him.3.
खिआल पातिसाही १० ॥
KHYAL OF THE TENTH KING
मित्र पिआरे नूं हालु मुरीदां दा कहणा ॥
Convey to the dear friend the condition of the disciples,
तुध बिनु रोगु रजाईआं दा ओढणु नाग निवासां दे रहणा ॥
Without Thee, the taking over of quilt is like disease and living in the house is like living with serpents
सूल सुराही खंजरु पियाला बिंग कसाईयां दा सहणा ॥
The flask is like the spike, the cup is like a dagger and (the separation) is like enduring the chopper of the butchers,
यारड़े दा सानूं सथरु चंगा भठ खेड़िआ दा रहणा ॥१॥१॥६॥
The pallet of the beloved Friend is most pleasing and the worldly pleasures are like furnace.1.1
तिलंग काफी पातिसाही १० ॥
TILNG KAFI OF THE TENTH KING
केवल कालई करतार ॥
The supreme Destroyer is alone the Creator,
आदि अंत अनंत मूरति गढ़न भंजनहार ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
He is in the beginning and in the end, He is the infinite entity, the Creator and the Destroyer…Pause.
निंद उसतत जउन के सम सत्र मित्र न कोइ ॥
The calumny and Praise are equal to him and he has no friend, no foe,
कउन बाट परी तिसै पथ सारथी रथ होइ ॥१॥
Of what crucial necessity, He became the charioteer ?1.
तात मात न जाति जाकर पुत्र पौत्र मुकंद ॥
He, the Giver of salvation, has no father, no mother, no son and no grandson
कउन काज कहाहिंगे आन देवकि नंद ॥२॥
O what necessity he caused others to call Him the son of Devaki ?2.
देव दैत दिसा विसा जिह कीन सरब पसार ॥
He, who has created gods, demons, directions and the whole expanse,
कउन उपमा तौन को मुख लेत नामु मुरार ॥३॥१॥७॥
On what analogy should he be called Murar? 3.
राग बिलावल पातिसाही १० ॥
RAGA BILAWAL OF THE TENTH KING
सो किम मानस रूप कहाए ॥
How can He be said to come in human form?
सिध समाध साध कर हारे क्योहूं न देखन पाए ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
The Siddha (adept) in deep meditation became tired of the discipline on not seeing Him in any way…..Pause.
नारद बिआस परासर ध्रूअ से धिआवत धिआन लगाए ॥
Narad, Vyas, Prashar, Dhru, all meditated on Him,
बेद पुरान हार हठ छाडिओ तदपि धिआन न आए ॥१॥
The Vedas and Puranas, became tired and forsook insistence, since He could not be visualized.1.
दानव देव पिसाच प्रेत ते नेतह नेत कहाए ॥
By demons, gods, ghosts, spirits, He was called indescribable,
सूछम ते सूछम कर चीने ब्रिधन ब्रिध बताए ॥२॥
He was considered the finest of the fine and the biggest of the big.2.
भूम अकास पताल सभै सजि एक अनेक सदाए ॥
He, the One, Created the earth, heaven and the nether-world and was called “Many”
सो नर काल फास ते बाचे जो हरि सरणि सिधाए ॥३॥१॥८॥
That man is saved from the noose of death, who takes refuge in the Lord.3.
राग देवगंधारी पातिसाही १० ॥
RAGA DEVGANDHARI OF THE TENTH KING
इक बिन दूसर सो न चिनार ॥
Do not recognize anyone except ONE
भंजन गड़न समरथ सदा प्रभ जानत है करतार ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
He is always the Destroyer, the Creator and the Almighty he the Creator is Omniscient…..Pause.
कहा भइओ जो अत हित चित कर बहु बिध सिला पुजाई ॥
Of what use is the worship of the stones with devotion and sincerity in various ways?
प्रान थकिओ पाहिन कह परसत कछु करि सिध न आई ॥१॥
The hand became tired of touching the stones, because no spiritual powr accrued.1.
अछत धूप दीप अरपत है पाहन कछू न खैहै ॥
Rice, incense and lamps are offered, but the stones do not eat anything,
ता मैं कहां सिध है रे जड़ तोहि कछू बर दैहै ॥२॥
O fool! where is the spiritual power in them, so that they may bless you with some boon.2.
जौ जीय होत तौ देत कछू तुहि कर मन बच करम बिचार ॥
Ponder in mind, speech and action if they had any life they could have given you something,
केवल एक सरण सुआमी बिन यौ नहि कतहि उधार ॥३॥१॥९॥
None can get salvation in any way without taking refuge in one Lord.3.1.
राग देवगंधारी पातिसाही १० ॥
RAGA DEVGANDHARI OF THE TENTH KING
बिन हरि नाम न बाचन पैहै ॥
None can be saved without the Name of the Lord,
चौदहि लोक जाहि बस कीने ता ते कहां पलैहै ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
He, who control al the fourteen worlds, how can you run away from Him?...Pause.
राम रहीम उबार न सकहै जा कर नाम रटै है ॥
You cannot be save by repeating the Names of Ram and Rahim,
ब्रहमा बिसन रुद्र सूरज ससि ते बसि काल सबै है ॥१॥
Brahma, Vishnu Shiva, Sun and Moon, all are subject to the power of Death.1.
बेद पुरान कुरान सबै मत जाकह नेत कहै है ॥
Vedas, Puranas and holy Quran and all religious system proclaim Him as indescribeable,2.
इंद्र फनिंद्र मुनिंद्र कलप बहु धिआवत धिआन न ऐहै ॥२॥
Indra, Sheshnaga and the Supreme sage meditated on Him for ages, but could not visualize Him.2.
जाकर रूप रंग नहि जनियत सो किम स्याम कहै है ॥
He, whose form and colour are not, how can he be called black?
छुटहो काल जाल ते तब ही तांहि चरन लपटैहै ॥३॥२॥१०॥
You can only be liberated from the noose of Death, when you cling to His feet.3.2.