Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 119
Verse 5 of 9

Treasuries Beyond Counting

ਕੋਟਿ ਕਮੇਰ ਭਰਹਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
kot kamayr bhareh bhandaar.
Millions of treasurers fill His Treasury.
ਕੋਟਿਕ ਲਖਿਮੀ ਕਰੈ ਸੀਗਾਰ ॥
kotik lakhimee karai seegaar.
Millions of Lakshmis adorn themselves for Him.
ਕੋਟਿਕ ਪਾਪ ਪੁੰਨ ਬਹੁ ਹਿਰਹਿ ॥
kotik paap punn baho hireh.
Many millions of vices and virtues look up to Him.
ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਕੋਟਿ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਹਿ ॥੪॥
indar kot jaa kay sayvaa karahi. ||4||
Millions of Indras serve Him. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Millions of treasurers fill the One's treasury.

Millions of Lakshmis, goddesses of plenty, dress in their finest for the One.

Many millions of wrongs and rights look up to the One.

Millions of Indras, kings of the gods, serve the One.

Even our ideas of right and wrong stand in service of something greater.
The deeper layer

Even the richest and mightiest are servants of the One.

Kamayr are treasurers, and millions of them fill the One's storehouse. Lakhimee is Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and plenty. Millions of Lakshmis dress up to honor the One.

"kotik paap punn baho hireh" — paap means wrong and punn means right. Even all our rights and wrongs look up to the One. Indar is Indra, king of the gods, and millions of Indras serve the One.

It is like a school trophy case. Every trophy shines, but they all belong to the school. Greatness is measured only next to the greater One.

A Question to Sit With

What is something you think of as very powerful that might still be small next to the whole?

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