ਹੁਕਮੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਧਉਲ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੰ ॥
hukmay Dhartee Dha-ul sir bhaaraN.
The Hukam of His Command is the mythical bull which supports the burden of the earth on its head.
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਪਉਣ ਪਾਣੀ ਗੈਣਾਰੰ ॥
hukmay pa-un paanee gainaaraN.
By His Hukam, air, water and fire came into being.
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਸਿਵ ਸਕਤੀ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਖੇਲ ਖੇਲਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੧॥
hukmay siv saktee ghar vaasaa hukmay khayl khaylaa-idaa. ||11||
By His Hukam, one dwells in the house of matter and energy - Shiva and Shakti. By His Hukam, He plays His plays. ||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
People tell of a great bull holding up the earth; that bull is the flow of existence, which holds everything.
By that flow, air and water and sky came to be.
By that flow, matter and energy dance together, and the great play of life goes on.
The flow of existence holds the world up.
An old story pictures a bull supporting the earth on its head. Here that bull is Hukam, the flow of existence, which upholds the world. 'Siv sakti' names matter and energy, dancing together by that flow.
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