AstpdI ]

asattapadhee ||

Ashtapadee:

keI koit hoey pUjwrI ]

kee kott hoeae poojaaree ||

Many millions are His devotees.

keI koit Awcwr ibauhwrI ]

kee kott aachaar biouhaaree ||

Many millions perform religious rituals and worldly duties.

keI koit Bey qIrQ vwsI ]

kee kott bheae theerathh vaasee ||

Many millions become dwellers at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

keI koit bn BRmih audwsI ]

kee kott ban bhramehi oudhaasee ||

Many millions wander as renunciates in the wilderness.

keI koit byd ky sRoqy ]

kee kott baedh kae srothae ||

Many millions listen to the Vedas.

keI koit qpIsur hoqy ]

kee kott thapeesur hothae ||

Many millions become austere penitents.

keI koit Awqm iDAwnu Dwrih ]

kee kott aatham dhhiaan dhhaarehi ||

Many millions enshrine meditation within their souls.

keI koit kib kwib bIcwrih ]

kee kott kab kaab beechaarehi ||

Many millions of poets contemplate Him through poetry.

keI koit nvqn nwm iDAwvih ]

kee kott navathan naam dhhiaavehi ||

Many millions meditate on His eternally new Naam.

nwnk krqy kw AMqu n pwvih ]1]

naanak karathae kaa anth n paavehi ||1||

O Nanak, none can find the limits of the Creator. ||1||