ਪਉੜੀ ੭

paurree 7

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਵਡਾ ਅਖਾਇਦਾ ਨਾਭਿ ਕਵਲ ਦੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਸਮਾਣਾ ।

brahamaa vaddaa akhaaeidaa naabh kaval dee naal samaanaa |

Calling himself great, Brahma entered into the naval lotus (Of Visnu to know its end).

ਆਵਾ ਗਵਣੁ ਅਨੇਕ ਜੁਗ ਓੜਕ ਵਿਚਿ ਹੋਆ ਹੈਰਾਣਾ ।

aavaa gavan anek jug orrak vich hoaa hairaanaa |

For many ages he wandered in the cycle of transmigration and ultimately become dumbfounded.

ਓੜਕੁ ਕੀਤੁਸੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪ ਗਣਾਇਐ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣਾ ।

orrak keetus aapanaa aap ganaaeiai bharam bhulaanaa |

He left no stone unturned but remained misguided in his own so-called greatness.

ਚਾਰੇ ਵੇਦ ਵਖਾਣਦਾ ਚਤੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਹੋਇ ਖਰਾ ਸਿਆਣਾ ।

chaare ved vakhaanadaa chaturamukhee hoe kharaa siaanaa |

He becoming four-headed and wise would recite the four Vedas.

ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੋ ਸਮਝਾਇਦਾ ਵੇਖਿ ਸੁਰਸਤੀ ਰੂਪ ਲੋਭਾਣਾ ।

lokaan no samajhaaeidaa vekh surasatee roop lobhaanaa |

He would make people understand many things but seeing the beauty of his own daughter, Sarasvati, became enamoured.

ਚਾਰੇ ਵੇਦ ਗਵਾਇ ਕੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਗਰੂਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਣਾ ।

chaare ved gavaae kai garab garooree kar pachhutaanaa |

He made his knowledge of the four Vedas futile. Proud as he became, he had to repent eventually.

ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਨੇਤ ਨੇਤ ਵਖਾਣਾ ।੭।

akath kathaa net net vakhaanaa |7|

In fact the Lord is ineffable; in Vedas also He is also described as neti neti, (not this, not this).