ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
basant mehlaa 1.
Basant, First Mehl:
ਆਪੇ ਭਵਰਾ ਫੂਲ ਬੇਲਿ ॥
aapay bhavraa fool bayl.
He Himself is the bumble bee, the fruit and the vine.
ਆਪੇ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੀਤ ਮੇਲਿ ॥੧॥
aapay sangat meet mayl. ||1||
He Himself unites us with the Sangat - the Congregation, and the Guru, our Best Friend. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is the bumblebee, the flower it lands on, and the vine the flower grows from.
The One brings us together with the Sangat, and with the Guru, our best friend.
The One is the bee, the flower, and the vine — all of it at once.
The One is the whole living scene: the bee, the blossom, and the vine.
Aape bhavraa fool bayl — the One is the bee, the blossom, and the vine. The One is not watching creation from outside but is the whole living scene. Aape sangat meet mayl: the same One gathers us into the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One — and brings us to the Guru, our friend.
A Question to Sit With
Can you picture how one thing could be the bee and the flower and the vine at the same time?
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