SGGSAng 973Raag RamkaliNaamdev Jio Ki8 linesBhagat Namdev Ji

mwie n hoqI bwpu n hoqw krmu n hoqI kwieAw ]

aucwrx kWieAW

maae n hothee baap n hothaa karam n hothee kaaeiaa ||

When there was no mother and no father, no karma and no human body,

hm nhI hoqy qum nhI hoqy kvnu khW qy AwieAw ]1]

ham nehee hothae thum nehee hothae kavan kehaan thae aaeiaa ||1||

When I was not and you were not, then who came from where? ||1||

rwm koie n ikshI kyrw ]

raam koe n kis hee kaeraa ||

O Lord, no one belongs to anyone else.

jYsy qrvir pMiK bsyrw ]1] rhwau ]

jaisae tharavar pankh basaeraa ||1|| rehaao ||

We are like birds perched on a tree. ||1||Pause||

cMdu n hoqw sUru n hoqw pwnI pvnu imlwieAw ]

chandh n hothaa soor n hothaa paanee pavan milaaeiaa ||

When there was no moon and no sun, then water and air were blended together.

swsqu n hoqw bydu n hoqw krmu khW qy AwieAw ]2]

saasath n hothaa baedh n hothaa karam kehaan thae aaeiaa ||2||

When there were no Shaastras and no Vedas, then where did karma come from? ||2||

Kycr BUcr qulsI mwlw gurprswdI pwieAw ]

aucwrx Kycr: Bwrw krky

khaechar bhoochar thulasee maalaa gur parasaadhee paaeiaa ||

Control of the breath and positioning of the tongue, focusing at the third eye and wearing malas of tulsi beads, are all obtained through Guru's Grace.

nwmw pRxvY prm qqu hY siqgur hoie lKwieAw ]3]3]

naamaa pranavai param thath hai sathigur hoe lakhaaeiaa ||3||3||

Naam Dayv prays, this is the supreme essence of reality; the True Guru has inspired this realization. ||3||3||