Wherever You Go, You Are Seen Exactly as You Are

ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਛੰਤ ਘਰੁ ੨

raag aasaa mehlaa 1 chhant ghar 2

Raag Aasaa, First Mehl, Chhant, Second House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik-o^Nkaar satgur parsaad.

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਤੂੰ ਸਭਨੀ ਥਾਈ ਜਿਥੈ ਹਉ ਜਾਈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥

too^N sabhnee thaa-ee jithai ha-o jaa-ee saachaa sirjanhaar jee-o.

You are everywhere, wherever I go, O True Creator Lord.

ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਕਰਮ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ਦੂਖ ਬਿਸਾਰਣਹਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥

sabhnaa kaa daataa karam biDhaataa dookh bisaaranhaar jee-o.

You are the Giver of all, the Architect of Destiny, the Dispeller of distress.

ਦੂਖ ਬਿਸਾਰਣਹਾਰੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

dookh bisaaranhaar su-aamee keetaa jaa kaa hovai.

The Lord Master is the Dispeller of distress; all that happens is by His doing.

ਕੋਟ ਕੋਟੰਤਰ ਪਾਪਾ ਕੇਰੇ ਏਕ ਘੜੀ ਮਹਿ ਖੋਵੈ ॥

kot kotantar paapaa kayray ayk gharhee meh khovai.

Millions upon millions of sins, He destroys in an instant.

ਹੰਸ ਸਿ ਹੰਸਾ ਬਗ ਸਿ ਬਗਾ ਘਟ ਘਟ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥

hans se hansaa bag se bagaa ghat ghat karay beechaar jee-o.

He calls a swan a swan, and a crane a crane; He contemplates each and every heart.

ਤੂੰ ਸਭਨੀ ਥਾਈ ਜਿਥੈ ਹਉ ਜਾਈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥

too^N sabhnee thaa-ee jithai ha-o jaa-ee saachaa sirjanhaar jee-o. ||1||

You are everywhere, wherever I go, O True Creator Lord. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Wherever I go, You are already there — the true Maker of it all.

You give to everyone, You shape how things unfold, You lift away trouble. You can wash away a mountain of mistakes in a single moment, and You see clearly into every single heart.

Wherever you go, you're not alone — and you're seen clearly and completely, exactly as you are.

The deeper layer

The second Aasaa Chhant opens with a line worth memorizing: jithai jaao tithai too naali — wherever I go, You are there with me. Never alone, ever. The One is Giver of all, Architect of Destiny, Dispeller of distress — and mercy is quick: millions of sins destroyed in an instant. The lovely image he calls a swan a swan and a crane a crane means the One sees each being truly, for exactly what it is, reading every heart. To be seen that clearly and still be companioned everywhere is the deepest safety a child could be offered.

A Question to Sit With

Does it feel comforting or a little scary to be seen completely? Why?

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