Sri Dasam Granth

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ਛਤ੍ਰਿਨ ਤਾ ਸਬੁ ਛਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਸੂਝਾ ॥
chhatrin taa sab chhatripat soojhaa |

He thought of all Chhatriyas as Chhatrapati

ਜੋਗਿਨ ਮਹਾ ਜੋਗ ਕਰ ਬੂਝਾ ॥
jogin mahaa jog kar boojhaa |

He appeared to the kshatris as Soverign and to the Yogis as Supreme Yogi

ਹਿਮਧਰ ਤਾਹਿ ਹਿਮਾਲਯ ਜਾਨਾ ॥
himadhar taeh himaalay jaanaa |

The snowy mountains (arthantar-chandrama) came to be known to him as the Himalayas

ਦਿਨਕਰ ਅੰਧਕਾਰਿ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਾ ॥੧੪੫॥
dinakar andhakaar anumaanaa |145|

The mountains considered him as Himalaya and the darkness thought of him as the effulgence of the sun.145.

ਜਲ ਸਰੂਪ ਜਲ ਤਾਸੁ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥
jal saroop jal taas pachhaanaa |

Jal recognized him as 'Jal Sarup'

ਮੇਘਨ ਇੰਦ੍ਰਦੇਵ ਕਰ ਮਾਨਾ ॥
meghan indradev kar maanaa |

The water thought of him as the sea and the cloud considered him as Indra

ਬੇਦਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਰੂਪ ਕਰ ਦੇਖਾ ॥
bedan braham roop kar dekhaa |

The Vedas saw him as divine

ਬਿਪਨ ਬ੍ਯਾਸ ਜਾਨਿ ਅਵਿਰੇਖਾ ॥੧੪੬॥
bipan bayaas jaan avirekhaa |146|

The Vedas considered him as Brahman and the Brahmins imagined him as the sage Vyas.146.

ਲਖਮੀ ਤਾਹਿ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨ੍ਯੋ ॥
lakhamee taeh bisan kar maanayo |

Lachhmi accepted him as Vishnu

ਬਾਸਵ ਦੇਵ ਬਾਸਵੀ ਜਾਨ੍ਯੋ ॥
baasav dev baasavee jaanayo |

Lakshmi considered him as Vishnu and Indrani as Indra

ਸੰਤਨ ਸਾਤਿ ਰੂਪ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਾ ॥
santan saat roop kar dekhaa |

The saints saw (him) calmly

ਸਤ੍ਰਨ ਕਲਹ ਸਰੂਪ ਬਿਸੇਖਾ ॥੧੪੭॥
satran kalah saroop bisekhaa |147|

The saints saw him s peace-personified and the enemies as the clash-personified.147.

ਰੋਗਨ ਤਾਹਿ ਅਉਖਧੀ ਸੂਝਾ ॥
rogan taeh aaukhadhee soojhaa |

The patients took that form of medicine

ਭਾਮਿਨ ਭੋਗ ਰੂਪ ਕਰਿ ਬੂਝਾ ॥
bhaamin bhog roop kar boojhaa |

The ailments saw him as medicine and the women as lust

ਮਿਤ੍ਰਨ ਮਹਾ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਾ ॥
mitran mahaa mitr kar jaanaa |

Friends considered great friends

ਜੋਗਿਨ ਪਰਮ ਤਤੁ ਪਹਚਾਨਾ ॥੧੪੮॥
jogin param tat pahachaanaa |148|

The friends considered him as great friend and the Yogis as Supreme essence.148.

ਮੋਰਨ ਮਹਾ ਮੇਘ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
moran mahaa megh kar maaniaa |

The Moors regarded it as a ghastly substitute

ਦਿਨਕਰ ਚਿਤ ਚਕਵੀ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
dinakar chit chakavee jaaniaa |

The peacocks thought of him as cloud and the Chakvi (Brahmani duck) as sun

ਚੰਦ ਸਰੂਪ ਚਕੋਰਨ ਸੂਝਾ ॥
chand saroop chakoran soojhaa |

The Chakors understood the shape of the moon

ਸ੍ਵਾਤਿ ਬੂੰਦ ਸੀਪਨ ਕਰਿ ਬੂਝਾ ॥੧੪੯॥
svaat boond seepan kar boojhaa |149|

The female partridge viewed him as moon and the shell as rain-drop.149.

ਮਾਸ ਬਸੰਤ ਕੋਕਿਲਾ ਜਾਨਾ ॥
maas basant kokilaa jaanaa |

The cuckoo considered the month of spring

ਸ੍ਵਾਤਿ ਬੂੰਦ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਕ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਾ ॥
svaat boond chaatrak anumaanaa |

The nightingale saw him as spring and the rain-bird as the rain-drop

ਸਾਧਨ ਸਿਧਿ ਰੂਪ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਾ ॥
saadhan sidh roop kar dekhaa |

The saints looked straight

ਰਾਜਨ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਅਵਿਰੇਖਾ ॥੧੫੦॥
raajan mahaaraaj avirekhaa |150|

The Sadhus (saints) viewed him s Siddh (an adept) and the kings as Sovereign.150.

ਦਾਨ ਸਰੂਪ ਭਿਛਕਨ ਜਾਨਾ ॥
daan saroop bhichhakan jaanaa |

Beggars considered charity

ਕਾਲ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਾ ॥
kaal saroop satru anumaanaa |

The beggars saw him as the Donor and the enemies as KAL (death)

ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਨ ਦੇਖਾ ॥
saasatr saroop simritan dekhaa |

Simritis saw as Shastra

ਸਤਿ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਾਧ ਅਵਿਰੇਖਾ ॥੧੫੧॥
sat saroop saadh avirekhaa |151|

The Smritis considered him as the knowledge of Shastras and the saints as Truth.151.

ਸੀਲ ਰੂਪ ਸਾਧਵਿਨ ਚੀਨਾ ॥
seel roop saadhavin cheenaa |

Those of sadhu interest identified with pure challan ('sheel').

ਦਿਆਲ ਸਰੂਪ ਦਇਆ ਚਿਤਿ ਕੀਨਾ ॥
diaal saroop deaa chit keenaa |

The saints viewed him as the personification of good conduct and absorbed his kindness in their mind

ਮੋਰਨ ਮੇਘ ਰੂਪ ਪਹਿਚਾਨਾ ॥
moran megh roop pahichaanaa |

The Moors recognized the alternative form

ਚੋਰਨ ਤਾਹਿ ਭੋਰ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਾ ॥੧੫੨॥
choran taeh bhor kar jaanaa |152|

The peacocks thought of him as cloud and the thieves as day dawn.152.

ਕਾਮਿਨ ਕੇਲ ਰੂਪ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਝਾ ॥
kaamin kel roop kar soojhaa |

Commoners are suggested as Kam-Kel

ਸਾਧਨ ਸਿਧਿ ਰੂਪ ਤਿਹ ਬੂਝਾ ॥
saadhan sidh roop tih boojhaa |

The women considered him s the incarnation of lust and the saints saw him s adept

ਫਣਪਤੇਸ ਫਣੀਅਰ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨ੍ਯੋ ॥
fanapates faneear kar jaanayo |

The Nagas ('Fniyar') knew (him) as Sheshnag

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰੂਪ ਦੇਵਤਨ ਮਾਨ੍ਯੋ ॥੧੫੩॥
amrit roop devatan maanayo |153|

The serpents considered him as Sheshnaga and the gods believed him to be ambrosia.153.

ਮਣਿ ਸਮਾਨ ਫਣੀਅਰ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਝਾ ॥
man samaan faneear kar soojhaa |

Suzhya by praying to the Nagas ('Faniar').

ਪ੍ਰਾਣਿਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਰੂਪ ਕਰਿ ਬੂਝਾ ॥
praanin praan roop kar boojhaa |

He seemed to be like jewel in the serpent and the creatures saw him as prana (life-force)

ਰਘੁ ਬੰਸੀਅਨ ਰਘੁਰਾਜ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਨ੍ਰਯੋ ॥
ragh banseean raghuraaj pramaanrayo |

Raghubansi asserted as Raghu Raj

ਕੇਵਲ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਜਾਦਵਨ ਜਾਨ੍ਯੋ ॥੧੫੪॥
keval krisan jaadavan jaanayo |154|

In the whole Raghu clan, he was authenticated s raghhu clan, he was authenticated as Raghuraj, the king Raghu and the Yadavas considered him like Krishna.154.

ਬਿਪਤਿ ਹਰਨ ਬਿਪਤਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਾ ॥
bipat haran bipateh kar jaanaa |

Those in distress perceived him as the destroyer of distress

ਬਲਿ ਮਹੀਪ ਬਾਵਨ ਪਹਚਾਨਾ ॥
bal maheep baavan pahachaanaa |

The affliction saw him as the destroyer of suffering and Bali saw him as Vaman

ਸਿਵ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਿਵ ਸੰਤਨ ਪੇਖਾ ॥
siv saroop siv santan pekhaa |

The worshipers of Shiva saw Shiva in his form

ਬ੍ਯਾਸ ਪਰਾਸੁਰ ਤੁਲ ਬਸੇਖਾ ॥੧੫੫॥
bayaas paraasur tul basekhaa |155|

The devotees of Shiva considered him as Shiva and also as Vyas and Parashar.155.

ਬਿਪ੍ਰਨ ਬੇਦ ਸਰੂਪ ਬਖਾਨਾ ॥
bipran bed saroop bakhaanaa |

Brahmins described the Vedas in form

ਛਤ੍ਰਿ ਜੁਧ ਰੂਪ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਾ ॥
chhatr judh roop kar jaanaa |

The Brahmins considered him as Veda and Kshatriyas as war

ਜਉਨ ਜਉਨ ਜਿਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥
jaun jaun jih bhaat bichaaraa |

The way Joe thought,

ਤਉਨੈ ਕਾਛਿ ਕਾਛਿ ਅਨੁਹਾਰਾ ॥੧੫੬॥
taunai kaachh kaachh anuhaaraa |156|

The person who thought of him in any manner, he presented himself in accordance with his desire.156.