Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even when we forget and grasp and get it wrong, the Great Giver keeps on giving to us anyway.
So why forget such kindness? Keep the One in mind, and your whole family is lifted along with you.
The verse marvels at the One's unconditional generosity: even when a person is deceitful and grasping, the Great Giver continues to give them everything. The sun still rises on the forgetful; the food still comes. That's the wonder that makes the verse's question land: why should we forget such a Giver? Gratitude, not fear, is the motive here. And the blessing spreads: keeping the One in mind, all your relations are saved — your own turning toward the good lifts the whole family. Even the greatest beings, it adds, lean on the same support — no one is too big or too small for it.
What's something you're given every day, whether or not you remember to be thankful?
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