ਚੰਦੁ ਨ ਹੋਤਾ ਸੂਰੁ ਨ ਹੋਤਾ ਪਾਨੀ ਪਵਨੁ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥
chand na hotaa soor na hotaa paanee pavan milaa-i-aa.
When there was no moon and no sun, then water and air were blended together.
ਸਾਸਤੁ ਨ ਹੋਤਾ ਬੇਦੁ ਨ ਹੋਤਾ ਕਰਮੁ ਕਹਾਂ ਤੇ ਆਇਆ ॥੨॥
saasat na hotaa bayd na hotaa karam kahaaN tay aa-i-aa. ||2||
When there were no Shaastras and no Vedas, then where did karma come from? ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When there was no moon and no sun, water and air were blended together.
When there were no Shaastras and no Vedas, the old holy books, where did karma come from?
Before all the rules and labels, the One was already here.
The pre-creation picture returns — no sun or moon, water and air blended, no scriptures yet. If karam, the idea of deeds that divide us, came only later, then underneath it lies the undivided One, older than all our categories.
A Question to Sit With
What do you think was here before anything else?
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