ਨਾਮਾ ਪ੍ਰਣਵੈ ਸੇਲ ਮਸੇਲ ॥
naamaa paranvai sayl masayl.
Naam Dayv prayed, and milked the cow.
ਗਊ ਦੁਹਾਈ ਬਛਰਾ ਮੇਲਿ ॥੧੯॥
ga-oo duhaa-ee bachhraa mayl. ||19||
He brought the calf to the cow, and milked her. ||19||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Namdev prays, and milks the cow.
He brings the little calf to its mother, and milks her.
The deepest wonders often look like the simplest kindness.
The wonder comes as a quiet, homely scene: a prayer, a calf, a cow and warm milk.
Naamaa paranvai sayl masayl: Namdev offers a prayer. Ga-oo duhaa-ee bachhraa mayl: he brings the calf to the cow and milks her, so the cow is alive again. After all the shouting and threats, there is no thunderclap. Namdev's own part stays small, a prayer, and the One does the rest, just as he said at the start: whatever the One does, that happens.
A Question to Sit With
When has something ordinary — a small kind act — felt quietly amazing?
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