Savaiye in praise of Guru Ram Das, Verse 7 — the One beyond compare
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You hold the Naam of the Lord, the highest home, and pure, clear understanding. You have no form and no end. Who could ever compare to You?
For the sake of Your pure-hearted devotee, You took the form of the man-lion and brought down the cruel king Harnaakhash with Your claws.
With the conch, the discus, the mace and the lotus, You Yourself took a disguise and outwitted the proud king. You are endless, beyond all. Who can know You?
You are forever true, the home of all goodness, the first Being. Wahe-guru, Wahe-guru, Wahe-guru, Wahe jee-o.
No one can measure or know the One, and no one can be set beside it.
Sarbar ka-o kaahi asks: who could compare to You? Two old stories from Hindu tradition follow. For the sake of Prahlaad, a boy who loved the One with a pure heart, the One came as Narsingh, part man and part lion, and brought down the cruel king Harnaakhash. Then the One came in disguise, as Vaman, with the conch, discus, mace and lotus, and humbled the proud king Baliraja.
Lakhai ka-un taahi means "who can know You?" The bard ends in wonder: vaahiguroo.
What is something so big or amazing that you cannot compare it to anything?
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