Sikh Spirit October 1997

Kabiyo Baach Bayntee Chaupa-ee

part 2

Kaal paa-e brahmaa bap dharaa. Kaal paa-e sivjoo avtaraa
The Lord of time, at His Will, incarnated Brahma and Shiva

Kaal paa-e kar bisan prakaasaa. Sakal kaal kaa kee-aa tamaasa
Vishnoo was incarnated at the appointed time.
All this spectacle was enacted by the Lord of time

Javan kaal jogee siv kee-o. Baydraaj brahmaa joo thee-o
The Lord of time created Shiv, the yogi,
and Barmaa, the Lord of Vedas

Javan kaal sabh lok savaaraa. Namaskaar hai taahe hamaaraa
The Lord, who created the whole universe; to Him, my obeisance

Javan kaal sabh jagat banaa-yo. Dayv dait jachchhan upjaa-yo
The Lord, who created the world, created gods, demons and demigods

Aad ant aykai avtaaraa. So-ee guru samjheyho hamaaraa
He who is there from the beginning to the end of time, is my Guru.

Namaskaar tis hee ko hamaaree. Sakal prajaa jin aap savaaree
To Him alone, who created all the creation, I salute

Sivkan ko sivgunsukh dee-o. Sattran ko pal mo badh kee-o
He bestowed virtues and joys on devotees
and destroyed their foes swiftly

Ghat ghat kay antar kee jaanat. Bhalay buray kee peer pachaanat
God knows everyone's inner mind and feelings of the good and evil

Cheetee tay kunchar astoolaa. Sabh par kirpaa drist kar phoolaa
From ant to elephant on all He casts His Glance of Grace and feels joy.

Santan dukh paa-ay tay dukhee. sukh paa-ay saadan kay sukhee
If saints are in trouble, God feels concerned; if happy. He feels joy

Ayk ayk kee peer pachhaanain. Ghat ghat kay pat pat kee jaanan
God knows everyone's feelings. He knows the inner mind of all.

Jab ud-karakh karaa kartaaraa. Prajaa dharat tab dayh apaaraa
When the Creator creates. He manifests Himself into countless forms

Jab aakarakh karat ho kab-hoon. Tum mai milat dayh dhar sabh-hoon
When He draws in, all creation merges into Him

Jaytay badan srist sabh dhaarai. Aap aapnee boojh uchaarai
All humans in the world, describe God variously,
to their understanding

The Tramp

Walking down the street, Simran Kaur and Patla Singh saw a tramp. "Why, he's thinner than me!" said Patla Singh.
Simran Kaur went over and gave her lunch to the tramp. "Here, my Guru, take this."
Patla Singh was outraged. "I am a mystic master. I have seen the Guru in my dreams. He does not look like a tramp. He looks like one of his pictures." "But..." began Simran. "But me no buts...Guru is not a tramp. Even I wouldn't eat with this smelly fellow", finished Patla Singh.
Simran Kaur replied, '"The mouth of the hungry is the golak of the Guru."
Gurbani says so - this is my offering to the Guru.' And Guru is in all.  Bearing witness to Guru's Light in All through Love for that Light cannot be bad."
"Eating with tramps is no Way to find God" maintained Patla Singh as he rose up in anger. Simran Kaur replied spontaneously, "God is not lost, so there is No One to find. The only choice to make is whether you recognise God or not, whether you discard the screen of separation from Real-ity."
"So, God's Face is like a tramps?!" Patla Singh looked pretty mota now as he puffed his cheeks and raised his fists to waist level.  "God has no Face or Form, but Reveals Itself to us by Grace through the Shabad which is, therefore, Shabad Guru and the lives and actions of the Enlighteners, who Lit by the Light are also, therefore, called Gurus. Gurbani tells us Its Light is within us all as fragrance in a flower, reflection in a mirror, fire within wood. This Light is One Face of the Guru."
"So, you love this smelly tramp, scenting God within?" asked Patla Singh.
"The Sikh Is One who Real-ises the Guru. Can I love, or does Love Love Love?
Dyed/died in the Scent of the Beloved I hunger to Be Love and Be Loved."
Gurbani:

"jin prem kio, tin he Prabh paeo"
Only Those In Love Real-ise Waheguru
(Tav Prasad Swayyas, couplet 9)

Kanwar Ranvir Singh