ਪਉੜੀ ੧੩

paurree 13

ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਬਦ ਵਰਤਾਇਆ ।

aad purakh aades kar aad jugaad sabad varataaeaa |

Having worshipped the primal Lord he made the word pervade all the yugs ,and even before the yugs i.e. before the advent of time

ਨਾਮੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਦਿੜੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਿਖ ਦੇ ਸੈਂਸਾਰੁ ਤਰਾਇਆ ।

naam daan isanaan dirr gur sikh de sainsaar taraaeaa |

Instructing people and teaching about the remembrance of nam (Lord), charity and ablutions, the Guru has taken them across the world(ocean)

ਕਲੀ ਕਾਲ ਇਕ ਪੈਰ ਹੁਇ ਚਾਰ ਚਰਨ ਕਰਿ ਧਰਮੁ ਧਰਾਇਆ ।

kalee kaal ik pair hue chaar charan kar dharam dharaaeaa |

The Guru provided dour legs to dharma which had remained one legged earlier.

ਭਲਾ ਭਲਾ ਭਲਿਆਈਅਹੁ ਪਿਉ ਦਾਦੇ ਦਾ ਰਾਹੁ ਚਲਾਇਆ ।

bhalaa bhalaa bhaliaaeeahu piau daade daa raahu chalaaeaa |

From the point of view of public weal this was good and this way he further extended the ,,way shown by his (spiritual)father and grandfather.

ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਗਹਣ ਗਤਿ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਲਿਵ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।

agam agochar gehan gat sabad surat liv alakh lakhaaeaa |

Teaching the skill of merging the cousciousness in the word, he has brought people face to face with that imperceptible (Lord)

ਅਪਰੰਪਰ ਆਗਾਧਿ ਬੋਧਿ ਪਰਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ।

aparanpar aagaadh bodh paramit paaraavaar na paaeaa |

His glory is unapproachable, invisible and deep; its limits cannot be known.

ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਆਪੁ ਜਣਾਇਆ ।੧੩।

aape aap na aap janaaeaa |13|

He has known his real self but even then he has never attributed any importance to himself.