Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
Know that the world was made from air and water.
Have no doubt: the body was made with fire.
And if you know where living beings come from, you will be called wise, a learned scholar.
Air, water and fire make the world and the body, and the wise one knows where life itself comes from.
Pavnai paanee jaanai jaat: know that creation came from air and water. Kaa-i-aa agan: the body was made with fire, the warmth of life. Jameh jee-a jaanai jay thaa-o: whoever knows where living beings come from is a surtaa pandit, a wise scholar. Under all the elements sits one living question: where does life come from?
What is a big question about life that you find yourself wondering about?
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