lets count

[GURSIKH]

असंख जप असंख भाउ ॥
Countless meditations, countless loves.

असंख पूजा असंख तप ताउ ॥
Countless worship services, countless austere disciplines.

असंख गरंथ मुखि वेद पाठ ॥
Countless scriptures, and ritual recitations of the Vedas.

असंख जोग मनि रहहि उदास ॥
Countless Yogis, whose minds remain detached from the world.

असंख भगत गुण गिआन वीचार ॥
Countless are the votaries who reflect over the Lord's excellences and theology.

असंख सती असंख दातार ॥
Countless are the men of piety and countless the men of bounty.

असंख सूर मुह भख सार ॥
Countless are the warriors who eat steel with their mouth (bear the brunt on their face).

असंख मोनि लिव लाइ तार ॥
Countless are the silent sages who center their love and attention on the Lord.

कुदरति कवण कहा वीचारु ॥
What power have I to describe Thine doctrines (Thee)?

वारिआ न जावा एक वार ॥
I cannot even once be a sacrifice unto Thee.

जो तुधु भावै साई भली कार ॥
Whatever pleases Thee, is a good pursuit.

तू सदा सलामति निरंकार ॥१७॥
Thou art ever safe and sound, O Formless One!

असंख मूरख अंध घोर ॥
Numberless are the fools, appallingly blind.

असंख चोर हरामखोर ॥
Numberless are the thieves and the devourers of other's property.

असंख अमर करि जाहि जोर ॥
Numberless depart after establishing their sovereignty by force.

असंख गलवढ हतिआ कमाहि ॥
Numberless are those who cut throats and commit murders.

असंख पापी पापु करि जाहि ॥
Numberless are the sinners who go on committing sins.

असंख कूड़िआर कूड़े फिराहि ॥
Numberless are the liars who wander in falsehood.

असंख मलेछ मलु भखि खाहि ॥
Numberless are the dirty-wretch who partake filth as their ration.

असंख निंदक सिरि करहि भारु ॥
Numberless are the slanderers who carry on their heads loads of sins.

नानकु नीचु कहै वीचारु ॥
Nanak, the lowly, gives description.

वारिआ न जावा एक वार ॥
I cannot even once be a sacrifice unto Thee.

जो तुधु भावै साई भली कार ॥
What ever pleases Thee, that is a good pursuit.

तू सदा सलामति निरंकार ॥१८॥
Thou art ever safe and sound, O Formless One!

असंख नाव असंख थाव ॥
Innumerable are Thine Names and innumerable Thine abodes, O Lord!

अगम अगम असंख लोअ ॥
Innumerable are Thine realms, inaccessible and inscrutable.

असंख कहहि सिरि भारु होइ ॥
Even to call them countless is to carry the weight on your head.


satnam

[Odion]

That's beautiful Gur. Thanks for sharing!

[GURSIKH]

Originally Posted by Odion

That's beautiful Gur. Thanks for sharing!

thanx , there is much to share by grace of GURU .

[krishnakanta]

absolutely beautiful thank you

[GURSIKH]

Originally Posted by krishnakanta

absolutely beautiful thank you

[GURSIKH]

countless
कवणु सु वेला वखतु कवणु कवण थिति कवणु वारु ॥
What was that time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and what was that date?

कवणि सि रुती माहु कवणु जितु होआ आकारु ॥
What was that season, and what was that month, when the Universe was created?

वेल न पाईआ पंडती जि होवै लेखु पुराणु ॥
The Pandits, the religious scholars, cannot find that time, even if it is written in the Puraanas.

वखतु न पाइओ कादीआ जि लिखनि लेखु कुराणु ॥
That time is not known to the Qazis, who study the Koran.

थिति वारु ना जोगी जाणै रुति माहु ना कोई ॥
The day and the date are not known to the Yogis, nor is the month or the season.

जा करता सिरठी कउ साजे आपे जाणै सोई ॥
The Creator who created this creation-only He Himself knows.

किव करि आखा किव सालाही किउ वरनी किव जाणा ॥
How can we speak of Him? How can we praise Him? How can we describe Him? How can we know Him?

नानक आखणि सभु को आखै इक दू इकु सिआणा ॥
O Nanak, everyone speaks of Him, each one wiser than the rest.

वडा साहिबु वडी नाई कीता जा का होवै ॥
Great is the Master, Great is His Name. Whatever happens is according to His Will.

नानक जे को आपौ जाणै अगै गइआ न सोहै ॥२१॥
O Nanak, one who claims to know everything shall not be decorated in the world hereafter. ||21||

पाताला पाताल लख आगासा आगास ॥
There are nether worlds beneath nether worlds, and hundreds of thousands of heavenly worlds above.

ओड़क ओड़क भालि थके वेद कहनि इक वात ॥
The Vedas say that you can search and search for them all, until you grow weary.

सहस अठारह कहनि कतेबा असुलू इकु धातु ॥
The scriptures say that there are 18,000 worlds, but in reality, there is only One Universe.

लेखा होइ त लिखीऐ लेखै होइ विणासु ॥
If you try to write an account of this, you will surely finish yourself before you finish writing it.

नानक वडा आखीऐ आपे जाणै आपु ॥२२॥
O Nanak, call Him Great! He Himself knows Himself. ||22||

सालाही सालाहि एती सुरति न पाईआ ॥
The praisers praise the Lord, but they do not obtain intuitive understanding -

नदीआ अतै वाह पवहि समुंदि न जाणीअहि ॥
the streams and rivers flowing into the ocean do not know its vastness.

समुंद साह सुलतान गिरहा सेती मालु धनु ॥
Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth -

कीड़ी तुलि न होवनी जे तिसु मनहु न वीसरहि ॥२३॥
these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God. ||23||

अंतु न सिफती कहणि न अंतु ॥
Endless are His Praises, endless are those who speak them.

अंतु न करणै देणि न अंतु ॥
Endless are His Actions, endless are His Gifts.

अंतु न वेखणि सुणणि न अंतु ॥
Endless is His Vision, endless is His Hearing.

अंतु न जापै किआ मनि मंतु ॥
His limits cannot be perceived. What is the Mystery of His Mind?

अंतु न जापै कीता आकारु ॥
The limits of the created universe cannot be perceived.

अंतु न जापै पारावारु ॥
Its limits here and beyond cannot be perceived.

अंत कारणि केते बिललाहि ॥
Many struggle to know His limits,

ता के अंत न पाए जाहि ॥
but His limits cannot be found.

एहु अंतु न जाणै कोइ ॥
No one can know these limits.

बहुता कहीऐ बहुता होइ ॥
The more you say about them, the more there still remains to be said.

वडा साहिबु ऊचा थाउ ॥
Great is the Master, High is His Heavenly Home.

ऊचे उपरि ऊचा नाउ ॥
Highest of the High, above all is His Name.

एवडु ऊचा होवै कोइ ॥
Only one as Great and as High as God

तिसु ऊचे कउ जाणै सोइ ॥
can know His Lofty and Exalted State.

जेवडु आपि जाणै आपि आपि ॥
Only He Himself is that Great. He Himself knows Himself.

नानक नदरी करमी दाति ॥२४॥
O Nanak, by His Glance of Grace, He bestows His Blessings. ||24||

बहुता करमु लिखिआ ना जाइ ॥
His Blessings are so abundant that there can be no written account of them.

वडा दाता तिलु न तमाइ ॥
The Great Giver does not hold back anything.

केते मंगहि जोध अपार ॥
There are so many great, heroic warriors begging at the Door of the Infinite Lord.

केतिआ गणत नही वीचारु ॥
So many contemplate and dwell upon Him, that they cannot be counted.

केते खपि तुटहि वेकार ॥
So many waste away to death engaged in corruption.

केते लै लै मुकरु पाहि ॥
So many take and take again, and then deny receiving.

केते मूरख खाही खाहि ॥
So many foolish consumers keep on consuming.

केतिआ दूख भूख सद मार ॥
So many endure distress, deprivation and constant abuse.

एहि भि दाति तेरी दातार ॥
Even these are Your Gifts, O Great Giver!

बंदि खलासी भाणै होइ ॥
Liberation from bondage comes only by Your Will.

होरु आखि न सकै कोइ ॥
No one else has any say in this.

जे को खाइकु आखणि पाइ ॥
If some fool should presume to say that he does,

ओहु जाणै जेतीआ मुहि खाइ ॥
he shall learn, and feel the effects of his folly.

आपे जाणै आपे देइ ॥
He Himself knows, He Himself gives.

आखहि सि भि केई केइ ॥
Few, very few are those who acknowledge this.

जिस नो बखसे सिफति सालाह ॥
One who is blessed to sing the Praises of the Lord,

नानक पातिसाही पातिसाहु ॥२५॥
O Nanak, is the king of kings. ||25||




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[Odion]

Beautiful!

[autonomous1one1]

Very nice, GurSikh Thank you.

[GURSIKH]

THANKS OD ,A1 .i really appriciate YOUR COMMENTS , due some reasons ( techincal ) i m not able to continue the post , will try other time sat nam ( TRUE NAME )

[GURSIKH]

अमुल गुण अमुल वापार ॥
Priceless are His Virtues, Priceless are His Dealings.

अमुल वापारीए अमुल भंडार ॥
Priceless are His Dealers, Priceless are His Treasures.

अमुल आवहि अमुल लै जाहि ॥
Priceless are those who come to Him, Priceless are those who buy from Him.

अमुल भाइ अमुला समाहि ॥
Priceless is Love for Him, Priceless is absorption into Him.

अमुलु धरमु अमुलु दीबाणु ॥
Priceless is the Divine Law of Dharma, Priceless is the Divine Court of Justice.

अमुलु तुलु अमुलु परवाणु ॥
Priceless are the scales, priceless are the weights.

अमुलु बखसीस अमुलु नीसाणु ॥
Priceless are His Blessings, Priceless is His Banner and Insignia.

अमुलु करमु अमुलु फुरमाणु ॥
Priceless is His Mercy, Priceless is His Royal Command.

अमुलो अमुलु आखिआ न जाइ ॥
Priceless, O Priceless beyond expression!

आखि आखि रहे लिव लाइ ॥
Speak of Him continually, and remain absorbed in His Love.

आखहि वेद पाठ पुराण ॥
The Vedas and the Puraanas speak.

आखहि पड़े करहि वखिआण ॥
The scholars speak and lecture.

आखहि बरमे आखहि इंद ॥
Brahma speaks, Indra speaks.

आखहि गोपी तै गोविंद ॥
The Gopis and Krishna speak.

आखहि ईसर आखहि सिध ॥
Shiva speaks, the Siddhas speak.

आखहि केते कीते बुध ॥
The many created Buddhas speak.

आखहि दानव आखहि देव ॥
The demons speak, the demi-gods speak.

आखहि सुरि नर मुनि जन सेव ॥
The spiritual warriors, the heavenly beings, the silent sages, the humble and serviceful speak.

केते आखहि आखणि पाहि ॥
Many speak and try to describe Him.

केते कहि कहि उठि उठि जाहि ॥
Many have spoken of Him over and over again, and have then arisen and departed.

एते कीते होरि करेहि ॥
If He were to create as many again as there already are,

ता आखि न सकहि केई केइ ॥
even then, they could not describe Him.

जेवडु भावै तेवडु होइ ॥
He is as Great as He wishes to be.

नानक जाणै साचा सोइ ॥
O Nanak, the True Lord knows.

जे को आखै बोलुविगाड़ु ॥
If anyone presumes to describe God,

ता लिखीऐ सिरि गावारा गावारु ॥२६॥
he shall be known as the greatest fool of fools! ||26||

सो दरु केहा सो घरु केहा जितु बहि सरब समाले ॥
Where is that Gate, and where is that Dwelling, in which You sit and take care of all?

वाजे नाद अनेक असंखा केते वावणहारे ॥
The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there, and countless musicians play on all sorts of instruments there.

केते राग परी सिउ कहीअनि केते गावणहारे ॥
So many Ragas, so many musicians singing there.

गावहि तुहनो पउणु पाणी बैसंतरु गावै राजा धरमु दुआरे ॥
The praanic wind, water and fire sing; the Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.

गावहि चितु गुपतु लिखि जाणहि लिखि लिखि धरमु वीचारे ॥
Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who record actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who judges this record sing.
गावहि सिध समाधी अंदरि गावनि साध विचारे ॥
The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing; the Saadhus sing in contemplation.

गावनि जती सती संतोखी गावहि वीर करारे ॥
The celibates, the fanatics, the peacefully accepting and the fearless warriors sing.

गावनि पंडित पड़नि रखीसर जुगु जुगु वेदा नाले ॥
The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing.

गावहि मोहणीआ मनु मोहनि सुरगा मछ पइआले ॥
The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in this world, in paradise, and in the underworld of the subconscious sing.

गावनि रतन उपाए तेरे अठसठि तीरथ नाले ॥
The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage sing.

गावहि जोध महाबल सूरा गावहि खाणी चारे ॥
The brave and mighty warriors sing; the spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing.

गावहि खंड मंडल वरभंडा करि करि रखे धारे ॥
The planets, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing.

सेई तुधुनो गावहि जो तुधु भावनि रते तेरे भगत रसाले ॥
They alone sing, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with the Nectar of Your Essence.

होरि केते गावनि से मै चिति न आवनि नानकु किआ वीचारे ॥
So many others sing, they do not come to mind. how can Nanak consider them all?


sat nam ( true name )