ਪੂਰਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰੀ ਬਣਤ ਬਣਾਈ ॥
pooraa gur pooree banat banaa-ee.
The Perfect Guru has fashioned His perfect fashion.
ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤ ਮਿਲੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੪॥੨੪॥
naanak bhagat milee vadi-aa-ee. ||4||24||
O Nanak, the Lord's devotees are blessed with glorious greatness. ||4||24||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Perfect Guru has fashioned His perfect design.
Says Nanak: the One's devotees are blessed with true greatness.
In a perfectly made world, the devotees' greatness is part of the design, given to them.
The Guru made everything just right, and the people who love the One share in that glory.
Pooraa gur pooree banat banaa-ee — the Perfect Guru has made a perfect design. In a world made so well, bhagats, those who love the One, are given true greatness.
This greatness is a gift. No one grabs it or fights for it. Think of a school choir. Each singer shines because the whole song is well made. The devotees' greatness is part of the design, and it is given to them.
A Question to Sit With
What is a kind of greatness that is given rather than seized?
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