Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 84
Verse 1 of 5

Colored Through With Love

ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
bhairo mehlaa 5.
Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਰਾਮ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਰਣੇ ॥
man tan raataa raam rang charnay.
My mind and body are imbued with the Love of the Lord's Feet.
ਸਰਬ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਪੂਰਨ ਕਰਣੇ ॥
sarab manorath pooran karnay.
All the desires of my mind have been perfectly fulfilled.
ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਗਾਵਤ ਭਗਵੰਤੁ ॥
aath pahar gaavat bhagvant.
Twenty-four hours a day, I sing of the Lord God.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਨੋ ਪੂਰਾ ਮੰਤੁ ॥੧॥
satgur deeno pooraa mant. ||1||
The True Guru has imparted this perfect wisdom. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My mind and body are dyed in love for the feet of the One.

Every wish of my heart has come true. All day and all night I sing of the One. The True Guru has given me the perfect teaching.

When love soaks all the way through you, it colors everything you do.
The deeper layer

When love for the One fills you, it colors everything, the way dye colors cloth all the way through.

man tan raataa — mind and body are dyed in love. Think of a white T-shirt dropped into a bucket of blue dye. It does not stay white underneath. Every thread turns blue.

Then sarab manorath pooran — every wish of the heart comes true. aath pahar means all eight watches of the day, the whole day and night. All that time, a song for the One keeps going. And satgur deeno pooraa mant: the True Guru gave the complete teaching. That teaching is the whole gift, planted like a seed.

A Question to Sit With

What is something you love so much it shows up in your whole day?

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