Sikhism·Raag Basant·Shabad 70
Verse 4 of 9

Calf, Cow, and Milk

ਆਪੇ ਬਛਰੂ ਗਊ ਖੀਰੁ ॥
aapay bachhroo ga-oo kheer.
He Himself is the calf, the cow and the milk.
ਆਪੇ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਥੰਮ੍ਹ੍ਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥੩॥
aapay mandar thamh sareer. ||3||
He Himself is the Support of the body-mansion. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One is the calf, the cow, and the milk.

The One is the house of the body, and the pillar that holds it up.

The One is the calf, the cow, the milk — and the pillar holding you up.
The deeper layer

The One is both what feeds you and what holds you up.

Aape bachhroo gaoo kheer — the One is calf, cow, and milk: the whole chain of nourishment. Aape mandar thamh sareer: the One is the pillar of the body-mansion.

A Question to Sit With

Where do you see one thing quietly supporting another, all the way down the line?

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