(They are) never afflicted by sorrow and hunger
Their sorrows, their wants were vanished and even their transmigration came to and end.6.
(Guru) Nanak assumed (second) body as (Guru) Angad
Nanak transformed himself to Angad and spread Dharma in the world.
Then (in the third form that Guru) called Amardas,
He was called Amar Das in the next transformation, a lamp was lit from the lamp.7.
When that time of blessing came
When the opportune time came for the boon, then the Guru was called Ram Das.
By giving them the ancient boon
The old boon was bestowed upon him, when Amar Das departed for the heavens.8.
Angad to Guru Nanak Dev
Sri Nanak was recognized in Angad, and Angad in Amar Das.
And (Guru) Amardas came to be known as (Guru) Ramdas.
Amar Das was called Ram Das, only the saints know it and the fools did not.9.
All people have known (them) in different ways,
The people on the whole considered them as separate ones, but there were few who recognized them as one and the same.
Those who have known (them in one form) have attained liberation (directly).
Those who recognized them as One, they were successful on the spiritual plane. Without recognition there was no success.10.
(Guru) Ramdas merged with Hari
When Ramdas merged in the Lord, the Guruship was bestowed upon Arjan.
When (Guru) Arjan went to Prabhu-loka,
When Arjan left for the abode of the Lord, Hargobind was seated on this throne.11.
When (Guru) Hargobind went to God,
When Hargobind left for the abode of the Lord, Har rai was seated in his place.
His son (Guru) became Hari Krishna.
Har Krishan (the next Guru) was his son, after him, Tegh Bahadur became the Guru.12.
(Guru) Teg Bahadur protected their (Brahmins) Tilak and Janju.
He protected the forehead mark and sacred thread (of the Hindus) which marked a great event in the Iron age.
For the sadhu-purusha who have done the limit of (sacrifice).
For the sake of saints, he laid down his head without even a sign.13.
Those who did such apocalypse for the sake of religion
For the sake of Dharma, he sacrificed himself. He laid down his head but not his creed.
(to do Dharma-karma) who (sadhaks) do dramas and chetaks
The saints of the Lord abhor the performance of miracles and malpractices. 14.
DOHRA
Breaking the potsherd of his body head of the king of Delhi (Aurangzeb), He left for the abode of the Lord.
None could perform such a feat as that of Tegh Bahadur.15.
The whole world bemoaned the departure of Tegh Bahadur.
Whit the world Iamented, the gods hailed his arrival in heavens.16.
End of the Fifth Chapter of BACHTTAR NATAK entitled ‘The Description of the Spiritual Kings (Preceptors).5.
CHAUPAI
Now I preface my speech,
Now I relate my own story as to how I was brought here, while I was absorbed in deep meditation.
Where is Hemkunt mountain
The site was the mountain named Hemkunt, with seven peaks and looks there very impressive.1.
The name of that (place) came to be called 'Spatsring'
That mountain is called Sapt Shring (seven-peaked mountain), where the Pandavas Practised Yoga.
We did a lot of penance at that place
There I was absorbed in deep meditation on the Primal Power, the Supreme KAL.2.
Thus doing penance (and finally the results of penance)
In this way, my meditation reached its zenith and I became One with the Omnipotent Lord.
My parents worshiped God
My parents also meditated for the union with the Incomprehensible Lord and performed many types of disciplines for union.3.
The service they did to Alakh (God),
The service that they rendered the Incomprehensible Lord, caused the pleasure of the Supreme Guru (i.e. Lord).
When the Lord allowed me
When the Lord ordered me, I was born in this Iron age.4.
He did not mind our coming
I had no desire to come, because I was totally absorbed in devotion for the Holy feet of the Lord.
As the Lord explained to us
But the Lord made me understand His Will and sent me in this world with the following words.5.
The Words of the Non-temporal Lord to this insect:
CHAUPAI
When first we created creation,
When I created the world in the beginning, I created the ignominious and dreadful Daityas.
They went crazy on their Bhuj-Bal
Who became mad with power and abandoned the worship of Supreme Purusha.6.
In our anger, we destroyed them.
I destroyed them in no time and created gods in their place.
They also got involved in their sacrifice and worship
They were also absorbed in the worship of power and called themselves Ominipotednt.7.
Shiva called (himself) Adig ('Achuta').