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Ang 1Vaar 39Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੪

paurree 14

ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਦਿਤੇ ਵੇਦ ਚਾਰਿ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਆਸਰਮ ਉਪਜਾਏ ।

brahame dite ved chaar chaar varan aasaram upajaae |

Brahma gave four Vedas and created four vamas and four stages of life (brahmchary, grihasth, vanaprasth and sannyas).

ਛਿਅ ਦਰਸਨ ਛਿਅ ਸਾਸਤਾ ਛਿਅ ਉਪਦੇਸ ਭੇਸ ਵਰਤਾਏ ।

chhia darasan chhia saasataa chhia upades bhes varataae |

He created the six phi­losophies, their six texts. teachings and their corresponding sects.

ਚਾਰੇ ਕੁੰਡਾਂ ਦੀਪ ਸਤ ਨਉ ਖੰਡ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਵੰਡ ਵੰਡਾਏ ।

chaare kunddaan deep sat nau khandd deh dis vandd vanddaae |

He dis­tributed the whole world into the four corners, seven continents, nine divi­sions and ten directions.

ਜਲ ਥਲ ਵਣ ਖੰਡ ਪਰਬਤਾਂ ਤੀਰਥ ਦੇਵ ਸਥਾਨ ਬਣਾਏ ।

jal thal van khandd parabataan teerath dev sathaan banaae |

Water, earth, forests, mountains, pilgrimage cen­tres and the abodes of gods were created.

ਜਪ ਤਪ ਸੰਜਮ ਹੋਮ ਜਗ ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਰਿ ਦਾਨ ਕਰਾਏ ।

jap tap sanjam hom jag karam dharam kar daan karaae |

He made the traditions of recitations, ascetic discipline, continence, burnt offerings, rituals, worships, char­ity etc.

ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਦਸੈ ਨ ਦਸਾਏ ।

nirankaar na pachhaaniaa saadhasangat dasai na dasaae |

None has identified the formless Lord, because only holy congre­gation explains about the Lord but none goes there to ask about Him.

ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਏ ।੧੪।

sun sun aakhan aakh sunaae |14|

People talk and hear about Him only on the basis of heresay (no one moves on the way of experience).