ਹਂਉ ਹਉਰੋ ਤੂ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਗਉਰੋ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਨਿ ਪਛਾਨੀ ॥੩॥੬॥੧੩੫॥
haN-o ha-uro too thaakur ga-uro naanak saran pachhaanee. ||3||6||135||
I am so small, and You are so great, O Lord and Master; Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary. ||3||6||135||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I am so small, and You are so great, O Master;
Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary.
Knowing how small you are before something so great leads not to despair but to refuge.
The close is the soul's true proportion: "I am so small, and You are so great." Knowing this rightly is not despair but the doorway to sanctuary — the small one, seeing the greatness, takes refuge in it. Smallness rightly felt leads straight to shelter.
A Question to Sit With
Is it freeing to feel small before something truly great?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI
Use ← → to navigate