Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 33
Verse 4 of 5

At the Still Center, the One Reaches Even the Lost

ਸਰਬ ਜੋਤਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਸਗਲ ਭਵਨ ਤੇਰੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
sarab jot roop tayraa daykhi-aa sagal bhavan tayree maa-i-aa.
Among all lights, I behold Your Form; all the worlds are Your Maya.
ਰਾਰੈ ਰੂਪਿ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਬੈਠਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਛਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
raarai roop niraalam baithaa nadar karay vich chhaa-i-aa. ||3||
Among the tumults and forms, He sits in serene detachment; He bestows His Glance of Grace upon those who are engrossed in the illusion. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

In every light that shines, I see You. All the worlds are Your play.

In the middle of all the noise and rushing, You sit perfectly calm, untouched — and from there You pour grace even onto those lost in the illusion.

At the still center of all the noise, the One sits perfectly calm — and from there reaches even the lost.
The deeper layer

The One is in every light, and sits calm at the center of all the rush.

This verse shows the One in two ways at once. First, everywhere: sarab jot roop tayraa daykhi-aa — in every light, I see Your form. All the worlds are Your Maya, Your play.

Second, perfectly calm: niraalam baithaa. Niraalam means untouched, not pulled around. In the middle of all the noise and movement, the One sits at peace. This is sahaj, deep calm, on the biggest scale of all.

Think of the eye of a storm. Winds race all around it, but the center is still. And from that calm, the One sends nadar, a look of grace, even to people who are lost and confused. Grace reaches right into the confusion and clears it up.

A Question to Sit With

Where could you find a calm, still center inside a noisy, rushing day?

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