ਪਾਖੰਤਣ ਬਾਜ ਬਜਾਇਲਾ ॥
paakhantan baaj bajaa-ilaa.
Playing on the instrument of the feathered wings,
ਗਰੁੜ ਚੜ੍ਹ੍ਹੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਆਇਲਾ ॥੧੫॥
garurh charhHay gobind aa-ilaa. ||15||
the Lord of the Universe came, mounted on the eagle garura. ||15||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Beating wings play like music in the air.
The Lord of the Universe comes, riding Garura, the great eagle.
Sometimes, after the long wait, help arrives all at once.
After the long wait, help comes with the sound of great wings.
Paakhantan baaj bajaa-ilaa: the feathered wings play like an instrument. Garurh charhay gobind aa-ilaa: Gobind, the Lord of the Universe, arrives riding Garura, the great eagle of the old Indian stories. The picture comes from the storytelling world Namdev and his listeners shared. The long wait breaks, and help arrives with the force of the whole sky.
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