AGGS AND MYTHOLOGY

ABSTRACT

Many readers of AGGS are perplexed as to whether references to Hindu mythology is a fact/reality versus metaphorical? Sikh Gurus tried their best to get the rabble away from ritualism and old Hindu Mythology with references. There are thousands of examples in Sabd Guru where mythological names used by Byasa/Vyasa the supposed writer of Vedas continued by oral tradition by putting these in black and white and writing Mahabharata, Ramayana (By sage Valmiki), and other fictitious novels which later became the foundation of the Hindu religion. Sikh Gurus could not achieve their perspective by neutralizing the centuries-old beliefs. Here are a few examples.

Q. Is the Hindu trinity of gods a fact or metaphoric reference?

ਏਕਾ ਮਾਈ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਵਿਆਈ ਤਿਨਿ ਚੇਲੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

ਇਕੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ਇਕੁ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ ਇਕੁ ਲਾਏ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥

Ėkā mā­ī jugaṯ vi­ā­ī ṯin cẖėlė parvāṇ.Ik sansārī ik bẖandārī ik lā­ė ḏībāṇ.

The One Primal Mother (Maya) by union with the Eternal gave birth to the three regents. First, be the Creator (Brahma), and the second Preserver (Vishnu); and the third, the Destroyer (Shiva). -----Guru Nanak, Japji, AGGS, Page, 7-2

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Chronological references from Sabd guru:

ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਆ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸਾ ॥ 

ਦੇਵੀ ਦੇਵ ਉਪਾਏ ਵੇਸਾ ॥

Ŧariṯī­ā barahmā bisan mahėsā. Ḏėvī ḏėv upā­ė vėsā.

On the 3rd Lunar Day, God created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, the gods, goddesses and various manifestations of the lights and forms, which cannot be counted.-----Guru Nanak, Raag Bilawal, AGGS, Page, 839-2, 3

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਉਪਾਏ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਵਧਾਇਦਾ ॥

Barahmā bisan mahės upā­ė mā­i­ā moh vaḏẖā­iḏā.

God created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; and fostered enticement and attachment to Maya. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Maru, AGGS, Page, 1036-7

ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਉਪਾਏ ॥

Sunnahu barahmā bisan mahės upā­ė.

From the Primal Void, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva issued forth. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Maru, AGGS, Page, 1037-12

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਦੇਵ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥

ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਦਿਤੇ ਬੇਦ ਪੂਜਾ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

Barahmā bisan mahės ḏėv upā­i­ā. Barahmė ḏiṯė bėḏ pūjā lā­i­ā.

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and the deities were created. Brahma was given the Vedas and commanded to worship God. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Malar, AGGS, Page, 1279-17                             

ਗਾਵਹਿ ਈਸਰੁ ਬਰਮਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥

Gāvahi īsar barmā ḏėvī sohan saḏā savārė.

Shiva, Brahma, and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned, to sing God’s praises. -----Guru Nanak, Japji, AGGS, Page, 6-7

Q. Did mythological Krishna incarnated as God against Sikh belief that God cannot be anthropomorphized?

ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪਾਂਡਵ ਭਏ ਮਜੂਰ ॥

ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਰਹਤ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥

Rovėh pāʼndav bẖa▫e majūr. Jin kai su▫āmī rahaṯ haḏūr.

The Pandavas were made slaves, and wept, but they once lived in the Presence of God. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Ramkali, AGGS, Page, 954-2

ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

ਪੂਛਹੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਨਾਰਦੈ ਬੇਦ ਬਿਆਸੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

Bẖā­ī rė gur bin gi­ān na ho­ė. Pūcẖẖahu barahmė nārḏai bėḏ bi­āsai ko­ė.

O Siblings of Destiny, without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom. Go and ask Brahma, Naarad and Vyas, the writer of the Vedas. -----Guru Nanak, Siri Raag, AGGS, Page, 59- 7, 8

Q. Is Brahma’s birth from Vishnu’s navel (ਨਾਭਿ), a fact or metaphor?

ਨਾਭਿ ਕਮਲ ਤੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਉਪਜੇ ਬੇਦ ਪੜਹਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਕੰਠਿ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥

ਤਾ ਕੋ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਲਖਣਾ ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਰਹੈ ਗੁਬਾਰਿ ॥

Nābẖ kamal ṯė barahmā upjė bėḏ paṛeh mukẖ kanṯẖ savār.Ŧā ko anṯ na jā­ī lakẖ­ṇā āvaṯ jāṯ rahai gubār.

From the lotus of Vishnu's navel, Brahma was born; He chanted the Vedas with a melodious voice. He could not find God's limits, and he remained in the darkness of coming and going. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Gujri, AGGS, Page, 489-8

ਨਾਭਿ ਵਸਤ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੈ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥

Nābẖ vasaṯ barahmai anṯ na jāṇi­ā.Gurmukẖ Nānak nām pacẖẖāṇi­ā.

Brahma, in the lotus of the navel, does not know the limits of God. The Guru oriented, O Nanak, realizes the Naam. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Sarang, AGGS, Page, 1237-1

Sabd Guru describes four ways of reproduction Andaj/ਅੰਡਜ (Egg), Jeraj/ਜੇਰਜ (Placenta), and Outbhuj/ਉਤਭੁਜ (Earth), Setaj/ਸੇਤਜ (Perspiration).

ਅੰਡਜ ਜੇਰਜ ਉਤਭੁਜਾਂ ਖਾਣੀ ਸੇਤਜਾਂਹ ॥

Andaj jėraj uṯ­bẖujāʼn kẖāṇī sėṯjāʼnh.

The four sources of creation; born of eggs, born of the womb, placenta, born of the earth and born of sweat.-----Guru Nanak, Raag Asa, AGGS, Page, 467-4 

ਅੰਡਜ ਜੇਰਜ ਉਤਭੁਜ ਸੇਤਜ ਤੇਰੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਜੰਤਾ ॥

Andaj jėraj uṯ­bẖuj sėṯaj ṯėrė kīṯė janṯā.

The beings born of eggs, born of the womb, born of the earth and born of sweat, all are created by You.-----Guru Nanak, Raag Sorath, AGGS, Page, 596-15

Human conception occurs by the union of female ovum and male sperm as evident from the following hymns:

ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੰਜੋਗਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਰਕਤੁ ਬਿੰਦੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਕਰੇ ॥

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਰਭ ਉਰਧਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਰੇ ਦਾਤਿ ਕਰੇ ॥

Māṯ piṯā sanjog upā­ė rakaṯ binḏ mil pind karė. Anṯar garabẖ uraḏẖ liv lāgī so parabẖ sārė ḏāṯ karė.

Through the union of mother and father, the fetus is formed. The egg and sperm join together to make the body. Upside down within the womb, it lovingly dwells in God, Which provides for it, and gives it nourishment there. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Maru, AGGS, Page, 1013-16                                                                                                                                                                                                              

ਮਾ ਕੀ ਰਕਤੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਬਿਦੁ ਧਾਰਾ ॥

ਮੂਰਤਿ ਸੂਰਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਆਪਾਰਾ ॥

Mā kī rakaṯ piṯā biḏ ḏẖārā. Mūraṯ sūraṯ kar āpārā.

From the union of the mother's egg and the father's sperm, the body of infinite beauty has been created. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Maru, AGGS, Page, 1022-14

ਬਿੰਦੁ ਰਕਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਆ ॥

ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੀਆ ॥

ਆਪੇ ਚੋਜ ਕਰੇ ਰੰਗ ਮਹਲੀ ਹੋਰ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਪਸਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥

Binḏ rakaṯ mil pind sarī­ā. Pa­uṇ pāṇī agnī mil jī­ā Āpė cẖoj karė rang mahlī hor mā­i­ā moh pasārā hė.

From the union of the sperm and the egg, the body was formed. From the union of air, water, and fire, the living being is made. God Itself plays joyfully in the mansion of the body, all the rest is just attachment to Maya's expanse. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Maru, AGGS, Page, 1026-18

There are references in Sabd Guru that clearly condemn Lust and Infidelity. How come Krishna seduced Gopi Chandravali, king of gods Indra seduced Ahalya wife of sage Gautama and was punished by developing thousands of images of vulva/vagina on his body and Brahma’s fifth head was cut off by Shiva being infatuated by the beauty of his daughter Savitri? Is it proper for the deities to indulge in these indiscretions of character?

ਜੁਜ ਮਹਿ ਜੋਰਿ ਛਲੀ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਾਵਲਿ ਕਾਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨੁ ਜਾਦਮੁ ਭਇਆ ॥

ਪਾਰਜਾਤੁ ਗੋਪੀ ਲੈ ਆਇਆ ਬਿੰਦ੍ਰਾਬਨ ਮਹਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਕੀਆ ॥

Juj meh jor cẖẖalī cẖanḏrāval kānĥ krisan jāḏam bẖa­i­ā. Pārjāṯ gopī lai ā­i­ā binḏrāban meh rang kiā.

In the Jujar Veda, Kaan Krishna of the Yaadvas tribe seduced Chandravali by force. He brought the Elysian Tree for his milk-maid, and reveled in Brindaaban. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Asa, AGGS, Page, 470-6

ਗੋਤਮੁ ਤਪਾ ਅਹਿਲਿਆ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੁ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ॥

ਸਹਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਚਿਹਨ ਭਗ ਹੂਏ ਤਾਮਨਿ ਪਛੋਤਾਇਆ ॥

Goṯam ṯapā ahili­ā isṯarī ṯis ḏėkẖ inḏar lubẖā­i­ā.Sahas sarīr cẖihan bẖag hū­ė ṯā man pacẖẖoṯā­i­ā.

Ahalya was the wife of Gautama, the seer. Seeing her, Indra was enticed. When he received a thousand marks of disgrace, female organs, on his body, he felt regret in his mind.-----Guru Nanak, Raag Parbhati Dakhni, AGGS, Page, 1343-1344-1

Q. How was the author of Mahabharata and Veda – Vyasa or Vyas's mother – was born out of a fish that became pregnant by swallowing the semen of a sage?

ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕਮਲ ਪੁਤੁ ਮੀਨ ਬਿਆਸਾ ਤਪੁ ਤਾਪਨ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

ਜੋ ਜੋ ਭਗਤੁ ਹੋਇ ਸੋ ਪੂਜਹੁ ਭਰਮਨ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

Barahm kamal puṯ mīn bi­āsā ṯap ṯāpan pūj karāvaigo.Jo jo bẖagaṯ ho­ė so pūjahu bẖarman bẖaram cẖukāvaigo.

Brahma, the son of the lotus, and Vyas, the son of the fish, practiced austere penance and were worshipped. Whoever is a devotee, worship, and adore him. Get rid of your doubts and superstitions. -----Guru Amar Das, Raag Kanrha, AGGS, Page, 1309-7

Guru Ram Das gives an example of the deer and musk that ignorant individuals could not differentiate between reality and metaphor:

ਜੋ ਨਰ ਭਰਮਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਉਦਿਆਨੇ ਤੇ ਸਾਕਤ ਮੂੜ ਮੁਹੇ॥

ਜਿਉ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਨਾਭਿ ਬਸੈ ਬਾਸੁ ਬਸਨਾ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿਓ ਝਾਰ ਗਹੇ॥

Jo nar bẖaram bẖaram uḏi­ānė ṯė sākaṯ mūṛ muhė.Ji­o marig nābẖ basai bās basnā bẖaram bẖarmi­o jẖār gahė.

Those beings who wander in the wilderness of doubt - those materialistic are foolish, and are plundered. They are like the deer: the scent of musk comes from its own navel, but it wanders and roams around, searching for it in the bushes. -----Guru Ram Das, Raag Parbhati, AGGS, Page, 1336-11

Kamdheyn (Surabhi) and Elysian tree are the names of the wish-fulfilling cow and Parijata tree; they rose from the milk ocean when it was churned by making a rope of snake Vasuki and Sumayr Mountain according to mythology with thirteen other precious things. Four blessings are prosperity, goodness, success, and salvation.

ਇਛਾ ਪੂਰਕੁ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਕਾਮਧੇਨਾ ॥

ਸੋ ਐਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਮੇਰੇ ਜੀਅੜੇ ਤਾ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨਾ ॥੧॥

Icẖẖā pūrak sarab sukẖ¬ḏāṯa har jā kai vas hai kāmḏẖėnā. So aisā har ḏẖi▫ā▫ī▫ai mere jī▫aṛe ṯā sarab sukẖ pāvahi mere manā. 

The God is the Fulfiller of desires, the Giver of total peace; the Kamdheyn, the wish-fulfilling cow, is in Its power. So meditate on God, O my conscience. Then, you shall obtain total peace, O my mind. -----Guru Amar Das, Raag Dhanasari, AGGS, Page, 669-19

ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਮਾਗੈ ॥

ਸਾਧ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਲਾਗੈ ॥

Cẖār paḏārath je ko māgai. Sāḏẖ janā kī sevā lāgai.

One who prays for the four cardinal blessings (prosperity, goodness, success, and salvation) should commit himself to the service of the Saints. -----Guru Arjun, Raag Gauri Sukhmani, AGGS, Page, 266-4

ਪਾਰਜਾਤੁ ਇਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮ ॥

ਕਾਮਧੇਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਮ ॥

Pārjāṯ ih har ko nām. Kāmḏẖėn har har guṇ gām.

This Elysian Tree of miraculous powers is the Name of God and the Kamdheyn, the cow of miraculous powers, is the singing of the Glory of the Eternal God. -----Guru Arjun, Gauri Sukhmani, AGGS, Page, 265-5

ਪਾਰਜਾਤੁ ਲੋੜਹਿ ਮਨ ਪਿਆਰੇ॥

ਕਾਮਧੇਨੁ ਸੋਹੀ ਦਰਬਾਰੇ ॥

ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਮਾਇ ਰਸਾਇਣਾ ॥

Pārjāṯ loṛeh man pi¬ārė.Kāmḏẖėn sohī ḏarbārė. Ŧaripaṯ sanṯokẖ sėvā gur pūrė nām kamā¬ė rasā¬iṇā.

O my beloved mind, if you wish for the 'tree of life'; if you wish for Kamdheyn, the wish-fulfilling cow to adorn your court; if you wish to be satisfied and contented, then serve the Perfect Guru, and practice the Naam, the source of nectar.-----Guru Arjun, Raag Maru, AGGS, Page, 1078-4

Bhagat Kabir Clarifies in Raag Gauri:

ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਜੀਅ ਜੋਨਿ ਮਹਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਤ ਨੰਦੁ ਬਹੁ ਥਾਕੋ ਰੇ ॥

ਭਗਤਿ ਹੇਤਿ ਅਵਤਾਰੁ ਲੀਓ ਹੈ ਭਾਗੁ ਬਡੋ ਬਪੁਰਾ ਕੋ ਰੇ ॥੧॥

ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਜੁ ਕਹਤ ਹਉ ਨੰਦ ਕੋ ਨੰਦਨੁ ਨੰਦ ਸੁ ਨੰਦਨੁ ਕਾ ਕੋ ਰੇ ॥

ਧਰਨਿ ਅਕਾਸੁ ਦਸੋ ਦਿਸ ਨਾਹੀ ਤਬ ਇਹੁ ਨੰਦੁ ਕਹਾ ਥੋ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ਸੰਕਟਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਰੈ ਜੋਨਿ ਨਹੀ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਜਾ ਕੋ ਰੇ ॥

ਕਬੀਰ ਕੋ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਐਸੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਾਈ ਨ ਬਾਪੋ ਰੇ ॥੨॥੧੯॥੭੦॥

Lakẖ cẖa▫orāsīh jī▫a jon mėh bẖarmaṯ nanḏ baho thāko re. Bẖagaṯ heṯ avṯār lī▫o hai bẖāg bado bapurā ko re. Ŧumĥ jo kahaṯ ha▫o nanḏ ko nanḏan nanḏ so nanḏan kā ko re. Ḏẖaran akās ḏaso ḏis nāhī ṯab ih nanḏ kahā tho re. rahā▫o. Sankat nahī parai jon nahī āvai nām niranjan jā ko re. Kabīr ko su▫āmī aiso ṯẖākur jā kai mā▫ī na bāpo re. 

Wandering through 8.4 million incarnations, Krishna's father Nand was totally exhausted. Because of his devotion, Krishna was incarnated in his home; how great was the good fortune of this poor man! You say that Krishna was Nand's son, but whose son was Nand himself? When there was no earth or ether or the ten directions, where was this Nand then? Pause. God does not fall into misfortune, and God does not take birth; Its Name is Immaculate. Kabir's God is such a God and Master, who has no mother or father. -----Bhagat Kabir, Raag Gauri, AGGS, Page, 338

ਗੋਤਮ ਨਾਰਿ ਉਮਾਪਤਿ ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ॥

ਸੀਸੁ ਧਰਨਿ ਸਹਸ ਭਗ ਗਾਂਮੀ ॥

Goṯam nār umāpaṯ savāmī.Sīs ḏẖaran sahas bẖag gāʼnmī.

Gautama’s wife and the god Indra mated; Shiva cut off Brahma's 5th head, being bewitched by the beauty of his own daughter, Savitri, Brahma's head got stuck to Shiva's hand, and Indra came to bear the marks of a thousand female organs.-----Ravidas, Raag Jaitsari, AGGS, Page, 710-17

ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਸੁਰਤਰ ਚਿੰਤਾਮਨਿ ਕਾਮਧੇਨੁ ਬਸਿ ਜਾ ਕੇ ॥

ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਅਸਟ ਦਸਾ ਸਿਧਿ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਕਰ ਤਲ ਤਾ ਕੇ ॥੧॥

Sukẖ sāgar surṯar cẖinṯāman kāmḏẖėn bas jā kė. Cẖār paḏārath asat ḏasā siḏẖ nav niḏẖ kar ṯal ṯā ke. 

God is the ocean of peace; the miraculous tree of life, the wish-fulfilling jewel, and the Kamdheyn, the cow which fulfills all desires, are in Its power. The four great blessings (prosperity, goodness, success, salvation), the eighteen supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhas, and the nine treasures are all in the palm of Its hand. -----Ravidas, Raag Sorath, AGGS, Page, 658-13

Ten incarnations of Vishnu:

1.      The Hansa (Swan)

2.      Kach or Kurma (Tortoise)

3.      Mach or Matsya (Fish)

4.      Varaha (Boar)

5.      Narsing (Man-Lion)

6.      Vamana (Dwarf)

7.      Parashurama

8.      Rama

9.      Satvata

10.  Kalki-to come at the end of Kaljug

       Kamdheyn belonged to sages Vasishta and Jamadagni.  She fulfilled all wishes and created the host of warriors. Sage Durvasa gave a garland to god Indra, who put it on his elephant, thus making the sage mad, who cursed Indra to lose his power. Indra went to Vishnu for help, who advised that he should drink Amrita to restore his strength to be produced by churning the milk ocean. This was done by a truce between Ausras, Mountain, and Vasuki (Snake) and the following 14 precious things were obtained.

1.       Moon-taken by Shiva.

2.      Elysian tree (Parijata)-brought by Krishan Ji for his maid-Asa Di Vaar.

3.      Airvata, the elephant taken by Indra

4.      Kamdheyn (Surabhi); the wish-fulfilling cow given to 7 Rishies.

5.      Varuni-goddess of wine called Sura-was drunk by gods.A

6.      Apsaras to live with Gandharvas.

7.      White horse.

8.      Goddess Lakshmi was taken by Vishnu as his consort.

9.      Conch shell took by Vishnu.

10.  Mace took by Vishnu.

11.  A Jewel Kausthabha was taken by Vishnu.

12.  Dhanwantari-author of Ayurvedic medicine.

13.  Bowl of Amrita

14.  A cup of poison.

       According to Satta and Balwand in AGGS in their Vaar Ramkali eulogize Guru Angad and Guru Amar Das with their spiritual power churned the Word of the Sabd and extracted 14 jewels and one of these was Kamdheyn cow, and the other was Elysian tree. But this miracle described by Satta and Balwand goes against the principle of Sikh thought to be in line and surrendering to the Laws of Mother Nature/God.

ਮਾਧਾਣਾ ਪਰਬਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਨੇਤ੍ਰਿ ਬਾਸਕੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਿੜਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

ਚਉਦਹ ਰਤਨ ਨਿਕਾਲਿਅਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਵਾ ਗਉਣੁ ਚਿਲਕਿਓਨੁ ॥

Māḏẖāṇā parbaṯ kar naiṯar bāsak sabaḏ riṛki▫on. Cẖa▫oḏah raṯan nikāli▫an kar āvā ga▫oṇ cẖilki▫on.

 Guru Angad making the mountain his churning stick, and the snake-king his churning string, He has churned the Word of the Sabd. From it, He extracted the fourteen jewels and illuminated the world.  

ਜਿਨਿ ਬਾਸਕੁ ਨੇਤ੍ਰੈ ਘਤਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਨੇਹੀ ਤਾਣੁ ॥

ਜਿਨਿ ਸਮੁੰਦੁ ਵਿਰੋਲਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਮੇਰੁ ਮਧਾਣੁ ॥

ਚਉਦਹ ਰਤਨ ਨਿਕਾਲਿਅਨੁ ਕੀਤੋਨੁ ਚਾਨਾਣੁ ॥

Jin bāsak neṯrai gẖaṯi▫ā kar nehī ṯāṇ. Jin samunḏ viroli▫ā kar mer maḏẖāṇ. Cẖa▫oḏah raṯan nikāli▫an kīṯon cẖānāṇ.

Guru Amar Das took the thousand-headed serpent as his churning string with the force of devotional love churned the ocean of the world with the churning stick, of Sumayr Mountain and extracted the fourteen jewels, and brought forth the Divine Light. -----Satta-Balwand, Raag Ramkali Ki Vaar, AGGS, Page, 967-12 and 968-2

ਸਭਿ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਦਸ ਅਸਟ ਸਿਧਾਨ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕਰ ਤਲ ਧਰਿਆ ॥

Sabẖ niḏẖān ḏas asat sidẖān ṯẖākur kar ṯal ḏẖari▫ā.

 All the nine treasures and the eighteen supernatural powers are held by our God and Master in the Palm of Its Hand. -----Guru Arjun, Raag Gujri, AGGS, Page 10

Conclusion:

Finally Guru Nanak replaces the mythology by Gurbani and selfless service of the humanity and performance of good deeds:

ਬਾਣੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬੇਦੁ ਅਥਰਬਣੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਲਹਿਆ ॥ 

ਪਤਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਪੂਜਾ ਸਤ ਵਿਣੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਜਤ ਵਿਣੁ ਕਾਹੇ ਜਨੇਊ ॥

ਨਾਵਹੁ ਧੋਵਹੁ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਚੜਾਵਹੁ ਸੁਚ ਵਿਣੁ ਸੋਚ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੬॥

Baṇī barahmā bėḏ atharbaṇ karṇī kīraṯ lahi­ā Paṯ viṇ pūjā saṯ viṇ sanjam jaṯ viṇ kāhe jane▫ū. Nāvhu ḏẖovahu ṯilak cẖaṛāvahu sucẖ viṇ socẖ na ho▫ī. 

 The Guru's Sabds have taken the place of Brahma's Vedas, and the singing of God’s Praises is good deeds. Worship without faith; self-discipline without truthfulness; the ritual of the sacred thread without chastity - what good are these?  You may bathe and wash, and apply a ritualistic tilak/

ਤਿਲਕ (mark) to your forehead, but without inner purity, there is no understanding. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Ramkali, AGGS, Page, 903-2

IMHO Sabd Guru’s references to Hindu mythology -- Mahabharata, Ramayana, 14 jewels produced by churning the milk ocean as well as 10 incarnations of Vishnu- last/10th incarnation of Kalki will occur at the end of Kaljug are metaphoric.  AGGS’s teachings reject idol worship, superstitions, miracles, bribing God by promises of various kinds made by humans, and other irrelevant and unreasonable acts. Sikh Gurus advocated rationality amongst people, asserting that Hindu gods could not find the limits of God, could not get salvation because they were attached to Maya like other humans.  They performed immoral, lustful acts that are unacceptable to the human mind in search of ways to progress in spirituality.

Sabd Guru’s teachings revolve around Truth, good deeds, and singing praises of God, through devotional love.  Only active participation of an individual, making an honest and sincere the effort to subjugate the lower instincts and to develop the higher instincts, can lead to the individual spiritual enlightenment of the Divine knowledge. By dying into the Word, one awakens to these teachings.  He then has the opportunity to reach a state of equipoise and tranquility of mind.  This is attaining Jeevan-Mukat, ਜੀਵਨ-ਮੁਕਤੁ, while alive, as per Sabd Guru:

ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਤਾਂ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥

ਅਚਰੁ ਚਰੈ ਤਾਂ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਏ ॥

ਜੀਵਨ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਮਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

Sabaḏ marai ṯāʼn ėk liv lā¬ė, Acẖar cẖarai ṯāʼn bẖaram cẖukā¬ė,Jīvan mukaṯ man nām vasā¬ė.

 One, who dies in the Word of the Sabd, embraces love for the One God. One, who eats the uneatable, has his doubts dispelled. He is Jivan Mukta/ਜੀਵਨ ਮੁਕਤ (liberated) while yet alive; the Naam abides in his mind. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Asa, AGGS, Page, 412-17

ਸਹੰਸਰ ਦਾਨ ਦੇ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੁ ਰੋਆਇਆ ॥

ਪਰਸ ਰਾਮੁ ਰੋਵੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ॥

Sahaʼnsar ḏān ḏė inḏar ro­ā­i­ā.Paras rām rovai gẖar ā­i­ā.

 Branded with a thousand marks of disgrace, female organs, on his body, Indra cried in shame. Aras Ram returned home crying. -----Guru Nanak, Vaar Raag Ramkali, AGGS, Page, 953-18