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Ang 1Vaar 25Bhai Gurdas

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

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

ਪਉੜੀ ੧

paurree 1

ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ।

aad purakh aades kar aad purakh aades karaaeaa |

The Guru bowed before the Lord and the primal Lord made the whole world bow before the Guru.

ਏਕੰਕਾਰ ਅਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਨਾਉ ਸਦਵਾਇਆ ।

ekankaar akaar kar gur govind naau sadavaaeaa |

The formless Brahm assuming (human) form has got himself called Guru (Har) Gobind.

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਸਰਗੁਣ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ।

paarabraham pooran braham niragun saragun alakh lakhaaeaa |

Assuming form and being formless at the same time, the transcendental perfect Brahm has made His unmanifest form manifest.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਅਛਲੁ ਛਲਾਇਆ ।

saadhasangat aaraadhiaa bhagat vachhal hoe achhal chhalaaeaa |

The holy congregation adored Him; and being in love with the devotees He, the undeceivable, got deluded (and became manifest in the form of Guru).

ਓਅੰਕਾਰ ਅਕਾਰ ਕਰਿ ਇਕੁ ਕਵਾਉ ਪਸਾਉ ਪਸਾਇਆ ।

oankaar akaar kar ik kavaau pasaau pasaaeaa |

The Maar assuming form created the whole world by His one commanding vibration.

ਰੋਮ ਰੋਮ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਖਿਓਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡੁ ਕਰੋੜਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ।

rom rom vich rakhion kar brahamandd karorr samaaeaa |

In His each trichome He contained millions of universes.

ਸਾਧ ਜਨਾ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਨ ਧਿਆਇਆ ।੧।

saadh janaa gur charan dhiaaeaa |1|

The sadhus adore the Lord in the form of the Guru's feet.