Sikhism·Raag Basant·Shabad 12
Verse 4 of 5

Hidden in Every Heart

ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਉਪਾਏ ਵੇਖੈ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ॥
ghat ghat gupat upaa-ay vaykhai pargat gurmukh sant janaa.
In each and every heart, the Lord is hidden; He creates and watches over all. He reveals Himself in the humble, Saintly Gurmukhs.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਭੀਨੇ ਹਰਿ ਜਲੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਾ ॥੩॥
har har karahi so har rang bheenay har jal amrit naam manaa. ||3||
Those who chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are drenched with the Lord's Love. Their minds are drenched with the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

In every single heart the One is quietly hidden. The One makes all things and watches over all things, and shows openly in the humble saints who turn toward the Guru.

Those who chant "Har, Har" are soaked through with the One's love. Their minds are drenched in the cool nectar-water of the Naam.

The One is hidden in every heart, and saying the Name soaks you through with its love.
The deeper layer

The One is hidden in every heart, and shows clearly in those who turn to the Guru. Ghat ghat gupat — in each heart the One is gupat, hidden. The One makes everything and watches over it all. In the gurmukh, the one turned toward the Guru, the One becomes pargat, plain to see.

Saying the Name, har har karahi, leaves people rang bheenay, soaked through with love. Their minds are drenched in har jal amrit, the One's nectar-water. This is a spring song, and in spring it is the rain that turns everything green.

Think of running through a lawn sprinkler on a hot day. You come out dripping and laughing. Saying the Name is how you get wet through with love.

A Question to Sit With

What is something that fills you up completely when you spend time with it?

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