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Ang 1Vaar 8Bhai Gurdas

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

ਵਾਰ ੮ ।

vaar 8 |

Vaar 8

ਇਕੁ ਕਵਾਉ ਪਸਾਉ ਕਰਿ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਪਾਸਾਰਾ ।

eik kavaau pasaau kar kudarat andar keea paasaaraa |

The Lord’s one word (order) established and spread the whole nature in the form of the cosmos.

ਪੰਜਿ ਤਤ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਕਰਿ ਚਹੁੰ ਖਾਣੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਭ ਵਰਤਾਰਾ ।

panj tat paravaan kar chahun khaanee vich sabh varataaraa |

Making the five elements authentic (He) regularized the working of the four mines of origin (egg, fetus, sweat, vegetation) of life.

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਧਰਤੀ ਆਖੀਐ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਤੋਲੁ ਅਗਾਸ ਅਕਾਰਾ ।

kevadd dharatee aakheeai kevadd tol agaas akaaraa |

How to tell the expanse of earth and extension of sky?

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਪਵਣੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਤੋਲੁ ਵਿਥਾਰਾ ।

kevadd pavan vakhaaneeai kevadd paanee tol vithaaraa |

How mush wider is air and what is the weight of water?

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਅਗਨੀ ਭਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਤੁਲਿ ਨ ਤੁਲੁ ਅਤੋਲੁ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ।

kevadd aganee bhaar hai tul na tul atol bhanddaaraa |

How mush is the mass of fire cannot be estimated. The stores of that Lord cannot be counted and weighed.

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਾ ।੧।

kevadd aakhaa sirajanahaaraa |1|

When His creation can not be counted how can one know how great the Creator is.