Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 98
Verse 5 of 9

Wondrous Plays On Countless Stages

ਕੋਟਿ ਪੂਰੀਅਤ ਹੈ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਨਾਦ ॥
kot pooree-at hai jaa kai naad.
Millions of celestial sounds resound for Him.
ਕੋਟਿ ਅਖਾਰੇ ਚਲਿਤ ਬਿਸਮਾਦ ॥
kot akhaaray chalit bismaad.
His Wondrous Plays are enacted on millions of stages.
ਕੋਟਿ ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿਵ ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰ ॥
kot sakat siv aagi-aakaar.
Millions of Shaktis and Shivas are obedient to Him.
ਕੋਟਿ ਜੀਅ ਦੇਵੈ ਆਧਾਰ ॥੪॥
kot jee-a dayvai aaDhaar. ||4||
He gives sustenance and support to millions of beings. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Millions of heavenly sounds ring out for the One.

On millions of stages, the One's amazing plays go on.

Millions of Shaktis and Shivas, great powers that shape the world, do as the One says.

The One feeds and holds up millions of living beings.

The One is both the endless music and the quiet care that feeds every living thing.
The deeper layer

The whole universe is like one great show, and the One runs it.

Millions of kinds of music, naad, sound for the One. Millions of stages, akhaaray, carry its amazing plays. Millions of sakat siv obey it. Shakti and Shiva are great powers in Hindu belief, the forces that shape the world. They are named here with respect, as powers that move at the One's word. And the One feeds and holds up millions of living beings.

Think of a huge festival with countless stages at once. Every stage has its own music. One Maker keeps every light on and every performer fed.

A Question to Sit With

What is something that quietly keeps you alive every day that you rarely stop to notice?

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