Guru Hari Rai taking the form of Vishnu for Bhagat Bhagvan
In Gurpratap Suraj Prakash Granth, when a sanyasi named Bhagvan Giri arrived humbly arrived to meet the Guru, he had a desire in his mind that the Guru adopt the four-armed *chaturbhuji* form *associated with Vishnu*:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਜਾਨਾ। ਬਨੇ ਚਤੁਰਭੁਜ ਰੂਪ ਸੁਜਾਨਾ ॥੫॥
The True Guru, the knower of all hearts, knew *Bhagvan's desire* and morphed into the wise form of the Four-armed *Vishnu*
ਸ਼ਯਾਮਲ ਅਲਸੀ ਕੁਸਮ ਮਨੋ ਹੈ। ਦ੍ਰਿਗ ਬਿਸਾਲ ਦਲ ਕਮਲ ਬਨੋ ਹੈ।
Blue, like flower of a flax plant, with large eyes like petals of a lotus flower.
ਸੰਖ ਗਦਾ ਧਰਿ ਪਦਮ ਚੱਕ੍ਰ ਕੋ। ਮੁਖ ਮੰਡਲ ਸੁਠ ਭ੍ਰਿਕੁਟਿ ਬੱਕ੍ਰ ਕੋ ॥੬॥
Holding a conch, mace, lotus, and a chakar. With a round face, with high bent eyebrows.
ਪੀਤਾਂਬਰ ਸ਼ੋਭਤਿ ਬਨਮਾਲਾ। ਕੋ ਕਵਿ ਬਰਨ ਸਕੈ ਦੂਤਿ ਜਾਲਾ।
Wearing beautiful yellow clothing and the vaijayanti rosary *forest flower rosary*. What poet can describe the grand beauty of this form?
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਭਰੇ ਦੋ ਨੈਨ ਰਸੀਲੇ । ਮੁਸਕਾਵਤਿ ਮੁਖ ਮੰਦ ਛਬੀਲੇ ॥੭॥
Both loving eyes were filled with such grace. Gorgeous teeth could be seen as the Guru was laughing
ਸਰਿਤਾਪਤਿ ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ ਸਾਰ । ਸੇਸ ਸਾਰਦਾ ਪਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਰ ।
An ocean of pure beauty - even Sheshnaag and Saraswati couldn't fully describe it.
ਆਇ ਕਰ੍ਯੋ ਦਰਸਨ ਜਬਿ ਐਸੇ । ਅਨਦ ਨਿਮਗਮ ਨ ਤਨ ਸੁਧਿ ਕੈਸੇ ॥੮॥
When Bhagvan Giri came and received this Darshan, in such intoxicated bliss he lost all sense of his body.
Gurpratap [[Suraj]] Prakash *1843*, author: the Great Poet Santokh Singh
Raas 9, Chapter 8
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