Japji Sahib · Chapter 22

Pauri 21 — On the time of creation; only the Creator knows

1 verses · Pilgrimages and austerities earn only a sesame-seed of honor; the real bath is at the inner shrine. Then the cosmological question: when did creation begin? Pandits, Qadis, Yogis — none knows. Only the Creator knows. Anyone who claims otherwise will not look beautiful in the world to come.

• ¶ Pauri 22

  Pilgrimage, austerity, compassion, donation, charity — if one earns a sesame-seed's honor…