iqlMg kwPI pwiqswhI 10 ]

tila(n)g kaafee paatasaahee 10||

TILNG KAFI OF THE TENTH KING

kyvl kwleI krqwr ]

kevala; kaaliee karataar ||

The supreme Destroyer is alone the Creator,

Awid AMq AnMiq mUriq gVHn BMjnhwr ]1] rhwau ]

aadh a(n)t ana(n)t moorati; garhan bha(n)janahaar ||1|| rahaau ||

He is in the beginning and in the end, He is the infinite entity, the Creator and the Destroyer…Pause.

inMd ausqq jaun ky sm s`qRü imqR n koie ]

ni(n)dh usatat jaun ke sama; satr mitr na koi ||

The calumny and Praise are equal to him and he has no friend, no foe,

kaun bwt prI iqsY pQ swrQI rQ hoie ]1]

kaun baat paree tisai; path saarathee rath hoi ||1||

Of what crucial necessity, He became the charioteer ?1.

qwq mwq n jwq jwkr puqR pOqR mukMd ]

taat maat na jaat jaakara; putr pauatra, muka(n)dh ||

He, the Giver of salvation, has no father, no mother, no son and no grandson

kaun kwj khwihgy qy Awin dyvik nMd ]2]

kaun kaaj kahaahige; te aan dhevak na(n)dh ||2||

O what necessity he caused others to call Him the son of Devaki ?2.

dyv dYq idsw ivsw ijh kIn srb pswr ]

dhev dhait dhisaa visaa; jeh keen sarab pasaar ||

He, who has created gods, demons, directions and the whole expanse,

kaun aupmw qOn ko muK lyq nwmu murwr ]3]7]

kaun upamaa tauan ko; mukh let naam muraar ||3||1||7||

On what analogy should he be called Murar? 3.