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Ang 1Vaar 24Bhai Gurdas

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

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

ਪਉੜੀ ੧

paurree 1

ਨਾਰਾਇਣ ਨਿਜ ਰੂਪੁ ਧਰਿ ਨਾਥਾ ਨਾਥ ਸਨਾਥ ਕਰਾਇਆ ।

naaraaein nij roop dhar naathaa naath sanaath karaaeaa |

Narayan, the lord of the destitutes, assuming forms has established mastery over all.

ਨਰਪਤਿ ਨਰਹ ਨਰਿੰਦੁ ਹੈ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰਿ ਆਕਾਰੁ ਬਣਾਇਆ ।

narapat narah narind hai nirankaar aakaar banaaeaa |

He is the formless king of all men and kings who created various forms.

ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਣੁ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਬਿਰਦਾਇਆ ।

karataa purakh vakhaaneeai kaaran karan birad biradaaeaa |

As is creator of all the causes He is true to His reputation.

ਦੇਵੀ ਦੇਵ ਦੇਵਾਧਿ ਦੇਵ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵ ਨ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।

devee dev devaadh dev alakh abhev na alakh lakhaaeaa |

Gods and goddesses also could not know the extent of that Lord, the imperceptible and beyond all mysteries.

ਸਤਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਉ ਜਪਾਇਆ ।

sat roop sat naam kar satigur naanak deo japaaeaa |

The ture Guru Nanak Dev inspired people to remember the true name of the Lord whose form is truth.

ਧਰਮਸਾਲ ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਚ ਖੰਡੁ ਵਸਾਇਆ ।

dharamasaal karataarapur saadhasangat sach khandd vasaaeaa |

Founding dharamsala, the place for dharma, at Kartarpur, it was inhabited by the holy congregartion as the abode

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ।੧।

vaahiguroo gur sabad sunaaeaa |1|

Word Wahiguru was imparted (by Guru Nanak) to the people.