Sikhism·Raag Basant·Shabad 70
Verse 7 of 9

An Ocean of Good

ਤੂ ਸਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਗੁਣ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥
too sar saagar gun gaheer.
You are the Profound, Unfathomable Ocean of Virtue.
ਤੂ ਅਕੁਲ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪਰਮ ਹੀਰੁ ॥੬॥
too akul niranjan param heer. ||6||
You are the Unknowable, the Immaculate, the most Sublime Jewel. ||6||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You are a deep lake, an ocean of goodness, deeper than anyone can measure.

You are beyond knowing, and You belong to no family line. You are spotless, the finest jewel of all.

The One is a fathomless ocean of good, belonging to no group at all.
The deeper layer

The One is a fathomless ocean of good, spotless, belonging to no group at all.

Too sar saagar gun gaheer — a fathomless ocean of virtue. Too akul niranjan param heer: without lineage (akul), stainless (niranjan), the supreme jewel. The One belongs to no caste or clan — beyond every human division.

A Question to Sit With

What is something good that belongs to everyone and no single group?

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