ਬਿਸਨੁਪਦਪੁੰਨ੍ਯਾਕੀ॥ਤਰਹਦੂਜੀ॥ਬ੍ਰਿਧਖੰਭਾਯਚ॥…
ਅਕਾਲਪੁਰਖਕੀਆਗਿਆਪਾਇਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਭਯੋਰੂਪਮੁਨਿਵਰਕੋ॥
By the command of [A]kal Purakh [the Khalsa] took the form of the most exalted of sages, with matted hair from the top of its head to the smallest nail of its toe.
ਜਟਾਜੂਟਨਖਸਿਖਕਰਪਾਵਨਭਗਤਸੂਰਦ੍ਵੈਰੂਪਨਰਵਰਕੋ॥
By keeping company with the divine it achieved true purity, acquiring the noblest of forms which is that of the truly devoted (bhagat rup).
ਚਕ੍ਰਵੈਪਦਦਾਤਧੁਰਿਪਾਯੋਧਰਮਰਾਜਭੁੰਚਤਿਗਿਰਿਵਰਕੋ॥
Dharam-raj bestowed on it the rank of ruler supreme, setting its place far above all that others can reach.
ਉਦੈਅਸਤਸਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਪ੍ਰਯੰਤੰਅਬਿਚਲਰਾਜਮਿਲਿਓਸੁਰਪੁਰਿਕੋ॥੪॥
From heaven he established its [paramount] rule, from the furthest shore to the uttermost limit. 366
ਪੰਥਖ਼ਾਲਸਾਭਯੋਪੁਨੀਤਾਪ੍ਰਭੁਆਗਿਆਕਰਿਉਦਿਤਭਏ॥
By his command the Lord created that Panth which is the Khalsa.
ਮਿਟਿਓਦ੍ਵੈਤਸੰਜੁਗਤਿਉਪਾਧਿਨਿਅਸੁਰਮਲੇਛਨਮੂਲਗਏ॥
The earth was cleansed of refuse, both demons and malechhs.
ਧਰਮਪੰਥਖ਼ਾਲਸਪ੍ਰਚੁਰਭਯੋਸਤਿਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਪੁੰਨ੍ਯਰੂਪਜਏ॥
The sacred and pure Panth multiplied, walking in the way of truth and piety.
ਕਛਕੇਸਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨਤ੍ਰੈਮੁਦ੍ਰਾਗੁਰਭਗਤਾਰਾਮਦਾਸਭਏ॥੫॥…॥੩੧੪॥੮੪੬॥੩੧੬੫॥
Kachh, kirpan, and kes — these three signs made followers of the Guru the servants [also] of God (ram das). 367