ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਆਨੰਤਾ ਗੀਤ ਕਬਿਤ ਨ ਗਾਵਉਗੋ ॥
bayd puraan saastar aanantaa geet kabit na gaav-ogo.
There are countless Vedas, Puraanas and Shaastras; I do not sing their songs and hymns.
ਅਖੰਡ ਮੰਡਲ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਮਹਿ ਅਨਹਦ ਬੇਨੁ ਬਜਾਵਉਗੋ ॥੧॥
akhand mandal nirankaar meh anhad bayn bajaav-ogo. ||1||
In the imperishable realm of the Formless Lord, I play the flute of the unstruck sound current. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There are countless Vedas, Puranas and Shaastras, the old holy books; I do not sing their songs and verses.
In the unbroken home of the Formless One, I play the flute of the unstruck music, a sound no one has to strike.
The song that matters most is the quiet one you find inside.
Bayd, puraan, saastar are the great Hindu scriptures. Naam Dayv is not scorning them; he is pointing past the endless outer catalog to the anahad, the unstruck sound heard within, music that no one has to strike or play. Akhand mandal nirankaar is the unbroken realm of the Formless One.
A Question to Sit With
Have you ever heard a kind of quiet that felt like music?
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