Savaiye in praise of Guru Ram Das, Verse 12 — the great play where the One is everything
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wow, wow! What a great show the Wonderful One puts on!
The One laughs, and the One thinks. The One lights up the sun and the moon.
The One is the water, the One is the land and what holds it up. The One has made a home in every single heart.
The One is the man, and the One is the woman. The One is the game piece, and the One is the board.
Turn to the Guru, join the Sangat, and think about all this: wow, wow! What a great show the Wonderful One puts on!
The whole world is the One's great show, and the One plays every part.
Vaahu vaahu kaa badaa tamaasaa means "wow, wow, what a great show!" The One laughs and thinks, lights the sun and the moon, is the water and the land, and lives in every heart.
Aapay nar aapay fun naaree means the One is the man and also the woman. Aapay saar aap hee paasaa means the One is the game piece and also the board. Nothing stands outside the One.
The bard asks you to think about this in the sangat, the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One.
If you imagined the same One quietly inside everyone you meet, how might you treat people differently?
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