ਬ੍ਰਿਧ ਨਰਾਜ ਛੰਦ ॥
bridh naraaj chhand |
BRIDH NARAAJ STANZA
ਅਨਾਦਿ ਅਗਾਧਿ ਬਿਆਧਿ ਆਦਿ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਕੋ ਮਨਾਈਐ ॥
anaad agaadh biaadh aad anaad ko manaaeeai |
He is Beginningless, Unfathomable and Source of all beings that Beginningless Lord be worshipped.
ਅਗੰਜ ਅਭੰਜ ਅਰੰਜ ਅਗੰਜ ਗੰਜ ਕਉ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
aganj abhanj aranj aganj ganj kau dhiaaeeai |
He is Indestructible, Unbreakable, griefless and Inexhaustible teasure, He should be meditated upon.
ਅਲੇਖ ਅਭੇਖ ਅਦ੍ਵੈਖ ਅਰੇਖ ਅਸੇਖ ਕੋ ਪਛਾਨੀਐ ॥
alekh abhekh advaikh arekh asekh ko pachhaaneeai |
He is accountless, guiseless, without blemish, without mark nd without a remander, He should be recognized.
ਨ ਭੂਲ ਜੰਤ੍ਰ ਤੰਤ੍ਰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਭਰਮ ਭੇਖ ਠਾਨੀਐ ॥੧॥੧੦੪॥
n bhool jantr tantr mantr bharam bhekh tthaaneeai |1|104|
Even by mistake He should not be considered in Yantras, tantrasa, mantras, illusions and guises.1.104.
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਲਾਲ ਅਕਾਲ ਅਪਾਲ ਦਇਆਲ ਕੋ ਉਚਾਰੀਐ ॥
kripaal laal akaal apaal deaal ko uchaareeai |
The Name of that Lord be uttered who is Merciful, Beloved, deathless, Patronless and Compassionate.
ਅਧਰਮ ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਭਰਮ ਕਰਮ ਮੈ ਬਿਚਾਰੀਐ ॥
adharam karam dharam bharam karam mai bichaareeai |
We should reflect upon Him in all works whether irreligious, or fallacious.
ਅਨੰਤ ਦਾਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨਵਾਨ ਪੇਖੀਐ ॥
anant daan dhiaan giaan dhiaanavaan pekheeai |
We should visualize Him in Infinite charities, in contemplation, in knowledge and in those who contemplate.
ਅਧਰਮ ਕਰਮ ਕੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਸੁ ਧਰਮ ਕਰਮ ਲੇਖੀਐ ॥੨॥੧੦੫॥
adharam karam ke binaa su dharam karam lekheeai |2|105|
Forsaking the irreligious Karms, we should comprehend the Karms that are religious and spiritual.2.105.
ਬ੍ਰਤਾਦਿ ਦਾਨ ਸੰਜਮਾਦਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਦੇਵ ਕਰਮਣੰ ॥
brataad daan sanjamaad teerath dev karamanan |
The Karmas which come in the categories of fasts etc., charities, restraints etc., bathing at pilgrim-stations and worship of gods
ਹੈ ਆਦਿ ਕੁੰਜਮੇਦ ਰਾਜਸੂ ਬਿਨਾ ਨ ਭਰਮਣੰ ॥
hai aad kunjamed raajasoo binaa na bharamanan |
Which are to be performed without illusion including the horse-sacrifice, elephant-sacrifice and Rajsu sacrifice performed by a universal monarch
ਨਿਵਲ ਆਦਿ ਕਰਮ ਭੇਖ ਅਨੇਕ ਭੇਖ ਮਾਨੀਐ ॥
nival aad karam bhekh anek bhekh maaneeai |
And the Neoli Karma of Yogis (cleansing of intestines) etc., may all be considered as Karmas of various sects and guises.
ਅਦੇਖ ਭੇਖ ਕੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਸੁ ਕਰਮ ਭਰਮ ਜਾਨੀਐ ॥੩॥੧੦੬॥
adekh bhekh ke binaa su karam bharam jaaneeai |3|106|
In the absence of the pure Karmas related to the Invisible Lord, all the other Karmas he considered as illusion and hyposcrisy.3.106.
ਅਜਾਤ ਪਾਤ ਅਮਾਤ ਤਾਤ ਅਜਾਤ ਸਿਧ ਹੈ ਸਦਾ ॥
ajaat paat amaat taat ajaat sidh hai sadaa |
He is without caste and lineage, without mother and father He is Unborn and ever perfect.
ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਪਉਤ੍ਰ ਜਤ੍ਰ ਤਤ੍ਰ ਸਰਬਦਾ ॥
asatr mitr putr pautr jatr tatr sarabadaa |
He is without enemy and friend, without son and grandson and He is always everywhere.
ਅਖੰਡ ਮੰਡ ਚੰਡ ਉਦੰਡ ਅਖੰਡ ਖੰਡ ਭਾਖੀਐ ॥
akhandd mandd chandd udandd akhandd khandd bhaakheeai |
He is Supremely Glorious and is called the crusher and breaker of the Unbreakable.
ਨ ਰੂਪ ਰੰਗ ਰੇਖ ਅਲੇਖ ਭੇਖ ਮੈ ਨ ਰਾਖੀਐ ॥੪॥੧੦੭॥
n roop rang rekh alekh bhekh mai na raakheeai |4|107|
He cannot be placed in the garb of form, colour, mark and calculation.4.107.
ਅਨੰਤ ਤੀਰਥ ਆਦਿ ਆਸਨਾਦਿ ਨਾਰਦ ਆਸਨੰ ॥
anant teerath aad aasanaad naarad aasanan |
Bathing at innumerable pilgrim-stations etc., adopting various postures etc., following the discipline of worship according to Narad Pancharatra
ਬੈਰਾਗ ਅਉ ਸੰਨਿਆਸ ਅਉ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਜੋਗ ਪ੍ਰਾਸਨੰ ॥
bairaag aau saniaas aau anaad jog praasanan |
Adoption of Vairagya (monasticism and asceticlism) and Sannyas (renunciation) and observing yogic discipline of olden times:
ਅਨਾਦਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਸੰਜਮਾਦਿ ਬਰਤ ਨੇਮ ਪੇਖੀਐ ॥
anaad teerath sanjamaad barat nem pekheeai |
Visiting ancient pilgrim-stations and observing restraints etc., fasts and other rules
ਅਨਾਦਿ ਅਗਾਧਿ ਕੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਸਮਸਤ ਭਰਮ ਲੇਖੀਐ ॥੫॥੧੦੮॥
anaad agaadh ke binaa samasat bharam lekheeai |5|108|
Without the Beginningless and Unfathomable Lord, all the above Karmas be considered as illusion.5.108.