Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 73
Verse 5 of 5

Woven Through And Through

ਸੰਤ ਮੰਡਲ ਕਾ ਨਹੀ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥
sant mandal kaa nahee binaas.
The Realm of the Saints cannot be destroyed.
ਸੰਤ ਮੰਡਲ ਮਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥
sant mandal meh har guntaas.
In the Realm of the Saints, is the Lord, the Treasure of Virtue.
ਸੰਤ ਮੰਡਲ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮੁ ॥
sant mandal thaakur bisraam.
The Realm of the Saints is the resting place of our Lord and Master.
ਨਾਨਕ ਓਤਿ ਪੋਤਿ ਭਗਵਾਨੁ ॥੪॥੨੪॥੩੭॥
naanak ot pot bhagvaan. ||4||24||37||
O Nanak, He is woven into the fabric of His devotees, through and through. ||4||24||37||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The company of the One's people can never be destroyed.

In the company of the One's people lives the One, the treasure of all goodness.

The company of the One's people is where our Master rests.

Nanak says: the One is woven through the devotees, through and through, like thread through cloth.

The One is woven through the One's people like thread through cloth.
The deeper layer

The One and the One's people are woven together and cannot be pulled apart.

Guru Arjan, signing as Nanak, uses the words ot pot. They mean the threads that run up and down in cloth, and the threads that run across. Look closely at your T-shirt. The threads are woven so tight you cannot pull them apart. Gurbani loves this picture for a presence that is always there.

The company of the good holds guntaas, the treasure of all good qualities. It is thaakur bisraam, the place where the Master rests. And it can never be destroyed. That is the crown of this whole song about the company of the One's people.

A Question to Sit With

What is something in your life that is woven so deeply in that you couldn't pull it out?

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