ਏਕਾ ਮਾਈ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਵਿਆਈ ਤਿਨਿ ਚੇਲੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ ਇਕੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ਇਕੁ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ ਇਕੁ ਲਾਏ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥ ਜਿਵ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਵੈ ਜਿਵ ਹੋਵੈ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥ ਓਹੁ ਵੇਖੈ ਓਨਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ॥ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥ ਆਦਿ ਅਨੀਲੁ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਅਨਾਹਤਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸੁ ॥੩੦॥
Translation in English :
In answer to a question put by a Sidh, how the world has been created, Guru Nanak says: -
The Eternal Divine – the One-in-All and the All-in-One in unison with His creation, (the thought from one to many) has brought into existence three vital functions that rule the Universe: The creative agent – Brahma. The feeder – Vishnu. The destroyer – Shiva.
These three carry on their work according to His will, and the Eternal Law controlling the creation. They are not the masters of their own will. But the wonder is that He can see and realize all that is going on in His universe, but He Himself is beyond the realization of these three (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva). Therefore, let us rise above these three and bow down in complete devotion and humility to Him Who is the source of all matter and spirit. During that period of the Universe when everything was in flux and there was no created thing in existence, the idea came into the Eternal mind that I manifest myself into various forms. This thought (Mai) in conjunction with the Divine mind brought into being the three forces (Powers) that rule the world.
(1) The creative (Brahma), (2) The feeding (Vishnu), (3) The destructive (Shiva).
O Sidhs, we bow down in complete devotion and reverence to Him Who is ever existent, the source of all creation, ahs no colour and form, and is indestructible. He is beyond all changes through all the Yugas (The cycle of the world‟s creation).
