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Reasons for the creation of maya

EAMkwir Awkwru kir mKI iek aupweI mwieAw ]

aoankaari aakaaru kari makhee ik oupaaee maaiaa.

The Oankar creating the forms created a fly named maya.

iqin loA caudh Bvxu jl Qlu mhIAlu Clu kir CwieAw ]

tini loa chaudah bhavanu jal dalu maheealu chhalu kari chhaaiaa.

It cheated profusely all the three worlds, fourteen abodes, water, surface and the nether world.

bRhmw ibsn mhys qRY ds Avqwr bjwir ncwieAw ]

brahamaa bisan mahaysu trai das avataar bajaari nachaaiaa.

All the ten incarnations, besides Brahma, Visnu, Mahesa, it made to dance in the bazar in the form of world.

jqI sqI sMqoKIAw isD nwQ bhu pMQ BvwieAw ]

jatee satee santokheeaa sidh naad bahu pand bhavaaiaa.

The celibates, the chaste ones, the contented people, siddhas and naths all were made to move astray on the paths of various sects.

kwm kroD ivroD ivic loB mohu kir DRoh lVwieAw ]

kaam karodh virodh vichi lobh mohu kari dhrohu larhaaiaa.

Maya infused lust, anger, opposition, greed, infatuation, and deceit in all and made them to have infightings.

haumY AMdir sBko syrhu Git n iknY AKwieAw ]

haoumai andari sabhu ko sayrahu ghati n kinai akhaaiaa.

Full of ego they are hollow from inside but none accepts himself imperfect (all feel they are the full measure and nothing less than it).

kwrxu krqy Awpu lukwieAw ]11]

kaaranu karatay aapu loukaaiaa ||11||

The Creator Lord Himself has concealed the reason for all this.