Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One sends each kind of being out into the world, and in time calls each one back. It sets things up and takes them down; it dresses life in countless different costumes.
Every creature wandering the earth, looking for what it needs, is fed by that same One. What we say and where we walk unfolds from what has already been set in motion — so why put on such a big show, as if we were doing it all alone? Nanak says, and stands by it: this is the root of wisdom. How you live is what counts. Whatever anyone claims, your own actions shape what comes next.
First Mehl. The One establishes and un-establishes (thaap / uthaapai) and fashions endless forms. All beings are wanderers fed by the One. Speech and steps unfold from what is already recorded. Karnee upar ho-ay tapaavas — what unfolds rests on deeds (karma): our actions shape what comes next.
Where in your life are you putting on a big show when you could simply do the thing itself?
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