<> siqgur pRswid ]
ikoankaar satigur prasaadh ||
The Lord is One and He can be realized through the Grace of the True Guru.
AQ rudR Avqwr kQnM ]
ath rudhr avataar kathana(n) ||
Now begins the description of Rudra Incarnation
qomr CMd ]
tomar chha(n)dh ||
TOMAR STANZA
Ab kho qaun suDwr ]
ab kaho taun sudhaar ||
jy Dry rudR Avqwr ]
je dhare rudhr avataar ||
Now I describe in chastened form those incarnations, which were assumed by Rudra
Aiq jog swDn kIn ]
at jog saadhan keen ||
qb grb ky irs BIn ]1]
tab garab ke ris bheen ||1||
Performing extreme austerities Rudra became egoistic.1.
sir Awp jwn j Aaur ]
sar aap jaan j aaur ||
sb dys moN sb TOr ]
sab dhes mo(n) sab thauar ||
He did not consider anyone equal to him in all place and countries, then Mahakal (the great death) in ire said to him thus
qb kop kY iem kwl ]
tab kop kai im kaal ||
iem BwiK bYix auqwl ]2]
eim bhaakh bain utaal ||2||
jy grb lok krMq ]
je garab lok kara(n)t ||
qy jwn kUp prMq ]
te jaan koop para(n)t ||
“Those who become proud, they deliberately perform the action of falling into a well
mur nwm grb pRhwr ]
mur naam garab prahaar ||
sun lyhu rudR ibcwr ]3]
sun leh rudhr bichaar ||3||
O Rudra! Listen to me attentively that my name is also the destroyer of ego.3.
kIA grb ko muKcwr ]
keea garab ko mukhachaar ||
kCu ic`q moN Aibcwr ]
kachh chi't mo(n) abichaar ||
jb Dry iqn qn swq ]
jab dhare tin tan saat ||
qb bnI qwkI bwq ]4]
tab banee taakee baat ||4||
“Brahma had also become egoistic in his mind and the evil notions arose there, but when he took birth for seven times, he was then redeemed.4.
iqm jnmu Dur qY jwie ]
tim janam dhur tai jai ||
icq dy suno munrwie ]
chit dhe suno munarai ||
“O the king of sages! listen to what I say and in the same way, you may go and take birth on the earth
nhI AYs hoie auDwr ]
nahee aais hoi udhaar ||
sun lyhu rudR ibcwr ]5]
sun leh rudhr bichaar ||5||
Otherwise, O Rudra! You will not be redeemed in any other way.”5.
sun sRvn ey isv bYn ]
sun sravan e siv bain ||
hT Cwif suMdr nYn ]
hath chhaadd su(n)dhar nain ||
iqh jwn grb pRhwr ]
teh jaan garab prahaar ||
iCq lIn Awn vqwr ]6]
chhit leen aan vataar ||6||
Hearing this, Shiva, considering the Lord as the destroyer of ego, and leaving his persistence, incarnated on earth.6.