Sri Dasam Granth
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ਏਕਹਿ ਆਪ ਸਭਨ ਮੋ ਬਿਆਪਾ ॥
ekeh aap sabhan mo biaapaa |Only one lord pervades all
ਸਭ ਕੋਈ ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਕਰ ਥਾਪਾ ॥੩੫॥
sabh koee bhin bhin kar thaapaa |35|But appears to everyone as distinctly separate accofding to his discernment.35.
ਸਭ ਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਰਮ ਰਹਿਯੋ ਅਲੇਖਾ ॥
sabh hee meh ram rahiyo alekhaa |That inconceivable Lord pervades all
ਮਾਗਤ ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਤੇ ਲੇਖਾ ॥
maagat bhin bhin te lekhaa |And all the beings beg from him according to their writ
ਜਿਨ ਨਰ ਏਕ ਵਹੈ ਠਹਰਾਯੋ ॥
jin nar ek vahai tthaharaayo |He, who hath comprehended the Lord as One,
ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਪਰਮ ਤਤੁ ਕਹੁ ਪਾਯੋ ॥੩੬॥
tin hee param tat kahu paayo |36|Only he hath realized the Supreme Essence.36.
ਏਕਹ ਰੂਪ ਅਨੂਪ ਸਰੂਪਾ ॥
ekah roop anoop saroopaa |That One Lord hath a hath a Unique Beauty and Form
ਰੰਕ ਭਯੋ ਰਾਵ ਕਹੂੰ ਭੂਪਾ ॥
rank bhayo raav kahoon bhoopaa |And he Himself is somewhere a king and somewhere a pauper
ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਸਭਹਨ ਉਰਝਾਯੋ ॥
bhin bhin sabhahan urajhaayo |He hath involved all through various means
ਸਭ ਤੇ ਜੁਦੋ ਨ ਕਿਨਹੁੰ ਪਾਯੋ ॥੩੭॥
sabh te judo na kinahun paayo |37|But he Himself is separate from all and none could know His mystey.37.
ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਸਭਹੂੰ ਉਪਜਾਯੋ ॥
bhin bhin sabhahoon upajaayo |He hath created all in separate forms
ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਕਰਿ ਤਿਨੋ ਖਪਾਯੋ ॥
bhin bhin kar tino khapaayo |And He Himself destroys all
ਆਪ ਕਿਸੂ ਕੋ ਦੋਸ ਨ ਲੀਨਾ ॥
aap kisoo ko dos na leenaa |He doth not take any blame on His own Head
ਅਉਰਨ ਸਿਰ ਬੁਰਿਆਈ ਦੀਨਾ ॥੩੮॥
aauran sir buriaaee deenaa |38|And fixes the responsibility of vicious acts on others.38.
ਅਥ ਪ੍ਰਥਮ ਮਛ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਕਥਨੰ ॥
ath pratham machh avataar kathanan |Now begins the description of the first Machh Incarnation
ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |CHAUPAI
ਸੰਖਾਸੁਰ ਦਾਨਵ ਪੁਨਿ ਭਯੋ ॥
sankhaasur daanav pun bhayo |Once there was born a demon named Shankhasura
ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੈ ਜਗ ਕੋ ਦੁਖ ਦਯੋ ॥
bahu bidh kai jag ko dukh dayo |Who, in many ways, distressed the world
ਮਛ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਆਪਿ ਪੁਨਿ ਧਰਾ ॥
machh avataar aap pun dharaa |Then the Lord manifested Himself as Machh (Fish) incarnation,
ਆਪਨ ਜਾਪੁ ਆਪ ਮੋ ਕਰਾ ॥੩੯॥
aapan jaap aap mo karaa |39|Who repeated His Own name Himself.39.
ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੈ ਤੁਛ ਮੀਨ ਬਪੁ ਧਰਾ ॥
prithamai tuchh meen bap dharaa |At first he Lord manifested Himself as small fish,
ਪੈਠਿ ਸਮੁੰਦ੍ਰ ਝਕਝੋਰਨ ਕਰਾ ॥
paitth samundr jhakajhoran karaa |And shook the ocean violenty
ਪੁਨਿ ਪੁਨਿ ਕਰਤ ਭਯੋ ਬਿਸਥਾਰਾ ॥
pun pun karat bhayo bisathaaraa |Then He enlarged his body,
ਸੰਖਾਸੁਰਿ ਤਬ ਕੋਪ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥੪੦॥
sankhaasur tab kop bichaaraa |40|Seeing which Shankhasura got greatly enraged.40.