ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

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

ਵਾਰ ੪ ।

vaar 4 |

Vaar Four

ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਅਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਧਾਰੇ ।

oankaar akaar kar paun paanee baisantar dhaare |

Oankar transforming into forms created air, water and fire.

ਧਰਤਿ ਅਕਾਸ ਵਿਛੋੜਿਅਨੁ ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰੁ ਦੇ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ।

dharat akaas vichhorrian chand soor de jot savaare |

Then separating earth and sky He threw two flames of sun and moon in between them.

ਖਾਣੀ ਚਾਰਿ ਬੰਧਾਨ ਕਰਿ ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਜੂਨਿ ਦੁਆਰੇ ।

khaanee chaar bandhaan kar lakh chauraaseeh joon duaare |

Further creating the four mines of life He created eighty four lacs of species and their animalcules.

ਇਕਸ ਇਕਸ ਜੂਨਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਅਣਗਣਤ ਅਪਾਰੇ ।

eikas ikas joon vich jeea jant anaganat apaare |

In each species further are born myriads of creatures.

ਮਾਣਸ ਜਨਮੁ ਦੁਲੰਭੁ ਹੈ ਸਫਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣ ਉਧਾਰੇ ।

maanas janam dulanbh hai safal janam gur saran udhaare |

Among them all, the human birth is the rare one. One should, in this very Birth, liberate himself by surrendering before the Guru.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦ ਲਿਵ ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤਿ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ।

saadhasangat gur sabad liv bhaae bhagat gur giaan veechaare |

One must go to holy congregation; the consciousness should be merged in the word of the Guru and cultivating only a loving devotion, one should undertake to follow the path shown by the Guru.

ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਿਆਰੇ ।੧।

praupakaaree guroo piaare |1|

The man by becoming altruist becomes beloved of the Guru.