Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wherever I go, I find water and stones.
You are filling everything, everywhere, all the same.
I have looked through all the Vedas and the Puranas, the old holy books.
I would go off there only if You were not here.
You would travel far to find the One only if the One were not already here.
Jahaa jaa-ee-ai tah jal pakhaan means wherever I go, I find water and stones. The holy places have rivers and stone statues, but too poor rahi-o hai sabh samaan means You fill everything, everywhere, the same.
Raamaanand looked through all the Vedas and Puranas, the old holy books. He found the same answer. He would go far away only if the One were not right here.
Think of calling out "Where are you, Mom?" while she is standing right next to you. No holy place is mocked here. The reminder, for everyone, is that the One is already right here.
If the thing you seek is already everywhere, how might that change how you look around?
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