Gems of Gurbani

Rehras Sahib  12

Patshahi 10 Kabiyo Baach Benti

Choupai: Akal Purakh (The Timeless Being) who has created this universe and then produced the Gods, the demons and the semi –gods but Himself remained unique from the beginning till end of the creation. Such a Timeless Lord alone can be our Guru showing us the path to enlightenment II9II

I pay my obeisance to such a Timeless Being who has created the humanity and in each of his servant he placed God-like qualities to comfort them. With His Almighty strength he can destroy the enemies of His devotees II10II

He knows what goes on in each living being. He knows the pain of both good and bad people. From the smallest creature like an ant to mammoth elephant are under His graceful view and He is proud of His creation II11II

Though The Timeless Being is unattached still He knows everything. He can feel the pain of good people and when the saints feel comforted. He knows the pain of each and every living being in His creation II12II

O Mighty Creator when you use your power to expand then the creation is expanding but when you use the power to  withdraw all bodied forms merge in You II 13II

All the bodied creatures sing your praises according to their understanding but You remain unattached. This knowledge is known in Vedas and to all those learned and mystics II14II

The Timeless Being is without any Form, without any change and without any support and He was such from the beginning of this universe but fools still boast to describe Him. Even the Vedas and their writers could not describe Him II15II

The fools can never know the mystery of Your Being. Making idols from stones they are only trying to guess your Form. Making the idol of Shiva they draw inferences of the Timeless Being who is immortal. They are clueless of the personality of the Formless Being II16II

 Everyone tries to describe You according to their understanding but none can account the expanse that you have created. It is difficult to make the estimate of the beginning when You started creating this world II17II

The Formless Being has manifested in beautiful forms. He becomes beggar and King. He is the producer of egg-born, foetus born and born from the sweat. He created all the four sources of production – vegetation, water, under earth and air and from that He created His creation II18II