Sikhism·Raag Basant·Shabad 69
Verse 8 of 9

Needing Nothing, Endless

ਬੇਮੁਹਤਾਜੁ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
baymuhtaaj bay-ant apaaraa.
God is Independent, Endless and Infinite.
ਸਚਿ ਪਤੀਜੈ ਕਰਣੈਹਾਰਾ ॥੭॥
sach pateejai karnaihaaraa. ||7||
The Creator Lord is pleased with Truth. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One needs nothing from anyone. There is no end to the One, no far shore.

The Maker is pleased with Truth.

The endless One asks only that you live true.
The deeper layer

The endless One, who needs nothing, is pleased with Truth.

Baymuhtaaj beant apaaraa — independent, endless, infinite. Sach pateejai karnaihaaraa: the Creator is pleased by sach — Truth, and truthful living. The vast One asks only that you live true.

A Question to Sit With

What would it look like to be completely honest, with nothing to prove?

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