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164 God Himself created and recognized His creation. He separated the earth from the sky and spread a canopy over it. He fixed the heavens without pillars by the utterance of a word. Having created the sun and moon, He infused His light into them. He made the wonderful play of night and day. Pilgrimage, religion, meditation, and bathing on holy days— None of these is equal to Thee, O God; how can I describe Thee? Thou sittest on a true throne; all else are subject to birth and death.

After a pause the Guru again burst forth in God’s praises:—

Thou, God, who didst diffuse truth, art the truest of the true. Thou sittest in an attitude of contemplation concealed in the lotus of the heart. Brahma called himself great, but he found not Thy limit. Thou hast no father or mother; who begot Thee? Thou art devoid of all form, outline, or caste. Thou feelest not hunger or thirst; Thou art satisfied and satiated. The great God is contained in Himself, and hath diffused His word. They who are satisfied with the True One are absorbed in Him.

Brahm Das then recognizing the Guru’s piety and genius fell at his feet, and asked him what existed before creation? The Guru in reply uttered the following hymn known as Solaha in Rag Maru:—