2: auho hI

Invocation

gur prmysru jwxIAY scy scw nwau DrwieAw ]

gur paramaysaru jaaneeai sachay sachaa naau dharaaiaa.

The Guru ought to be known as the Supreme Lord because only that true being has adopted the true name (of the Lord).

inrMkwru Awkwru hoie eykMkwr Apwru sdwieAw ]

nirankaaru aakaaru hoi aykankaaru apaaru sadaaiaa.

The formless Lord has made His self known in the form of Ekaiikar, the one boundless Being.

eykMkwrhu sbd Duin EAMkwir Akwru bxwieAw ]

aykankaarahu sabad dhouni aoankaari akaaru banaaiaa.

From Ekanka came up Oankar, the Word vibration which further came to be known as the world, full of names and forms.

iekdU hoey iqn dyv iqhuN imil ds Avqwr gxwieAw ]

ikadoo hoi tini dayv tihu mili das avataar ganaaiaa.

From the one Lord came out three gods (Brahma-, Visnu and Mahes'a) who further got themselves counted among the ten incarnations (of the supreme Being).

Awid purKu Awdysu hY Ehu vyKY EnHw ndir n AwieAw ]

aadi purakhu aadaysu hai aohu vaykhai aonhaa nadari n aaiaa.

I salute this primal Being who sees them all but is Himself invisible.

syK nwgu ismrxu krY nwvW AMqu ibAMqu n pwieAw ]

saykh naag simaranu karai naavaa antu biantu n paaiaa.

The mythical snake (Sesanag) recites and remembers Him through His myriad names but even then knows nothing about His ultimate extent.

gurmuiK scu nwau min BwieAw ]2]

guramoukhi sachu naau mani bhaaiaa ||2||

The true name of same Lord is loved by gurmukhs.