Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 83
Verse 5 of 5

Everything Comes From the One

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸੋਭਾ ਅਚਰਜ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
nirmal sobhaa achraj banee.
His Glorious Grandeur is immaculate, and the Bani of His Word is wonderful!
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪੂਰਨ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣੀ ॥
paarbarahm pooran man bhaanee.
The Perfect Supreme Lord God is pleasing to my mind.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥
jal thal mahee-al ravi-aa so-ay.
He is permeating the waters, the lands and the skies.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੩੪॥੪੭॥
naanak sabh kichh parabh tay ho-ay. ||4||34||47||
O Nanak, everything comes from God. ||4||34||47||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Your glory is spotless, and Your Word is a wonder.

The Perfect, Supreme One is dear to my mind, filling the water, the land and the sky. Nanak says: everything comes from the One.

Everything that exists is flowing from one Source.
The deeper layer

Everything comes from the One, who fills water, land and sky.

Nirmal sobhaa achraj banee: spotless glory and a Word full of wonder. Paarbarahm pooran man bhaanee: the Perfect, Supreme One pleases the mind. Jal thal mahee-al ravi-aa so-ay: the One fills the water, the land and the sky. Naanak sabh kichh prabh tay ho-ay: Nanak signs the verse: everything comes from the One.

Think of a river. Every drop in it, from the mountain to the sea, came from one spring.

A Question to Sit With

When you look at the sky or the sea, what does it make you wonder about?

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