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paurree 2

ਸਿਵ ਸਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਰੂਪ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਚੰਦੁ ਚਰਾਗੁ ਬਲਾਇਆ ।

siv sakatee daa roop kar sooraj chand charaag balaaeaa |

Siva and Sakti i.e. the supreme element in the form of consciousness and prakrti, the matter containing dynamic power in it were joined to create the world, and sun and moon were made its lamps.

ਰਾਤੀ ਤਾਰੇ ਚਮਕਦੇ ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਦੀਪਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਗਾਇਆ ।

raatee taare chamakade ghar ghar deepak jot jagaaeaa |

Shining stars in the night give the look of lamps lit in each house.

ਸੂਰਜੁ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਦਿਹਿ ਤਾਰੇ ਦੀਪਕ ਰੂਪੁ ਲੁਕਾਇਆ ।

sooraj ekankaar dihi taare deepak roop lukaaeaa |

In day time with the rise of one great sun , the stars in the form of lamps go into hiding.

ਲਖ ਦਰੀਆਉ ਕਵਾਉ ਵਿਚਿ ਤੋਲਿ ਅਤੋਲੁ ਨ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੁਲਾਇਆ ।

lakh dareeaau kavaau vich tol atol na tol tulaaeaa |

His one vibration (vak) contains millions of rivers (of life) and His matchless grandeurs cannot be measured.

ਓਅੰਕਾਰੁ ਅਕਾਰੁ ਜਿਸਿ ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਅਲਾਇਆ ।

oankaar akaar jis paravadagaar apaar alaaeaa |

The benevolent sustainer Lord has also manifested His form as Oankar.

ਅਬਗਤਿ ਗਤਿ ਅਤਿ ਅਗਮ ਹੈ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਨਹਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।

abagat gat at agam hai akath kathaa neh alakh lakhaaeaa |

His dynamism is latent, unapproachable and His story is ineffable.

ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ।੨।

sun sun aakhan aakh sunaaeaa |2|

The basis of talk about the Lord is simply hearsay (and not the first hand experience).