They who read the Veds and Purans speak of Thee ;
Learned men speak of Thee and deliver discourses on Thee ;
Brahmas speak of Thee, and Indars speak of Thee ;
The milkmaids and Krishan speak of Thee
Shivs speak of Thee, the Sidhs speak of Thee ;
All the Budhas Thou hast created speak of Thee ;
The demons speak of Thee, the gods speak of Thee ;
Thy demigods, men, munis,[1] and servants speak of Thee ;
How many speak of Thee or attempt to speak of Thee !
How many depart while speaking of Thee !
If Thou wert to create as many more as Thou hast created,
Even then few of them would be able to speak adequately of Thee.
Thou mayest be as great as Thou pleasest.
Nanak, only the True One Himself knoweth how great He is.
If any one were to speak improperly of God,
Write him down as the most ignorant of men.
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What is that gate, what is that mansion where Thou, God, sittest and watchest over all things ?
How many various and countless instruments are played ! How many musicians,
How many musical measures with their consorts, and how many singers sing Thee !
Wind, water, and fire sing Thee ; Dharmraj sings at Thy gate.
The recording angels,[2] who know how to write, and on whose record Dharmraj judgeth sing Thee.
Ishar,[3] Brahma, and Devi, ever beautiful as adorned by Thee, sing Thee.
- ↑ Inspired saints who are popularly supposed to have attained divine nature.
- ↑ Chitr and Gupt. Chitr means visible, Gupt invisible. According to the Sikhs, Chitr records man's overt acts, Gupt the designs of his heart. Both then report to Dharmrāj. In Sanskrit literature Chitrgupt is one person, the recorder of Yama.
- ↑ A title of Shiv.
