Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 180
Verse 4 of 5

Grace Fills a Humble Soul and Overflows to All Near

ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਓ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਸਗਲੇ ਭਵਨ ॥
pargati-o so jan saglay bhavan.
That humble being becomes renowned all over the world.
ਪਤਿਤ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਪਗ ਰੇਨ ॥
patit puneet taa kee pag rayn.
Even sinners are purified, by the dust of his feet.
ਜਾ ਕਉ ਭੇਟਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥
jaa ka-o bhayti-o har har raa-ay.
One who has met the Lord, the Lord our King,
ਤਾ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਕਥਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥
taa kee gat mit kathan na jaa-ay. ||3||
his condition and state cannot be described. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

That humble being becomes renowned across the world; even sinners are purified by the dust of his feet.

One who has met the Lord, our King — his state is beyond describing.

Grace, having filled a humble soul, overflows to purify everyone near.
The deeper layer

When the One fills a humble person, the goodness spills over onto everyone near.

Pargati-o so jan saglay bhavan — that humble person becomes known across the world. Patit puneet taa kee pag rayn — even those who went wrong become pure through the dust of their feet. "Dust of the feet" means staying close to them, humbly, and learning from them.

Think of a glass filled under a tap until it overflows. The water runs onto everything around it. Grace fills the humble one, and then it runs over to others. Another shabad says the whole world gains from such a person.

And the one who has met the One, the King, is in a state too deep to describe.

A Question to Sit With

Have you been changed for the better simply by being around a genuinely good person?

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