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Monday, March 30, 2009

God even makes even stones float

Bhagat Namdev ji, 600 years ago, said that I have heard that God makes even stones float. But, he said, those stones are not literal stones they are actually metaphors for our low down & dirty characters. He makes them float above the scum-ocean of our virtue-less lives.

<> siqgur pRswid ]
ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

dyvw pwhn qwrIAly ]
dhaevaa paahan thaareealae ||
God makes even stones float.

rwm khq jn ks n qry ]1] rhwau ]
raam kehath jan kas n tharae ||1|| rehaao ||
So why shouldn't Your humble slave also float across, chanting Your Name, O Lord? ||1||Pause||

qwrIly ginkw ibnu rUp kuibjw ibAwiD Ajwmlu qwrIAly ]
thaareelae ganikaa bin roop kubijaa biaadhh ajaamal thaareealae ||
You saved the prostitute, and the ugly hunch-back; You helped the hunter and Ajaamal swim across as well.

crn biDk jn qyaU mukiq Bey ]
charan badhhik jan thaeoo mukath bheae ||
The hunter who shot Krishna in the foot - even he was liberated.

hau bil bil ijn rwm khy ]1]
ho bal bal jin raam kehae ||1||
I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those who chant the Lord's Name. ||1||

dwsI suq jnu ibdru sudwmw augRsYn kau rwj dIey ]
dhaasee suth jan bidhar sudhaamaa ougrasain ko raaj dheeeae ||
You saved Bidur, the son of the slave-girl, and Sudama; You restored Ugrasain to his throne.

jp hIn qp hIn kul hIn k®m hIn nwmy ky suAwmI qyaU qry ]2]1]
jap heen thap heen kul heen kram heen naamae kae suaamee thaeoo tharae ||2||1||
Without meditation, without penance, without a good family, without good deeds, Naam Dayv's Lord and Master saved them all. ||2||1||

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