Devotion Shows in Your Hands and Feet

ਤੇ ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਭਲੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਹਹਿ ਮੇਰੀ ਜਿੰਦੁੜੀਏ ਜੋ ਸਾਧੂ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਰਾਮ ॥

tay naytar bhalay parvaan heh mayree jindurhee-ay jo saaDhoo satgur daykheh raam.

Blessed and approved are those eyes, O my soul, which gaze upon the Holy True Guru.

ਤੇ ਹਸਤ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਹਹਿ ਮੇਰੀ ਜਿੰਦੁੜੀਏ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲੇਖਹਿ ਰਾਮ ॥

tay hasat puneet pavitar heh mayree jindurhee-ay jo har jas har har laykheh raam.

Sacred and sanctified are those hands, O my soul, which write the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.

ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੇ ਪਗ ਨਿਤ ਪੂਜੀਅਹਿ ਮੇਰੀ ਜਿੰਦੁੜੀਏ ਜੋ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਧਰਮ ਚਲੇਸਹਿ ਰਾਮ ॥

tis jan kay pag nit poojee-ah mayree jindurhee-ay jo maarag Dharam chalayseh raam.

I worship continually the feet of that humble being, O my soul, who walks on the Path of Dharma - the path of righteousness.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਜਿੰਦੁੜੀਏ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨੇਸਹਿ ਰਾਮ ॥੩॥

naanak tin vitahu vaari-aa mayree jindurhee-ay har sun har naam manayseh raam. ||3||

Nanak is a sacrifice to those, O my soul, who hear of the Lord, and believe in the Lord's Name. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Lucky are the eyes that look upon good and holy things.

Lucky are the hands that write and make and do what is beautiful.

I look up to anyone who quietly walks the path of doing right.

I'm grateful for people who really listen, and trust what is good.

Devotion isn't only a feeling inside — it shows in what your hands make and where your feet carry you.

The deeper layer

The body-blessing continues: eyes that behold the holy, hands that write the Praises, and the feet of one who "walks the Path of Dharam" — the path of righteousness, doing-what-is-right. Guru Ram Das gathers the senses one by one and shows each its highest use. Notice the movement outward into action: hands that make and do, feet that walk a good road. Devotion in Sikhism is never only inward feeling; it shows up in what your hands make and where your feet carry you. The verse honors the ordinary person of integrity — the one who simply "walks the path of righteousness" — as worthy of reverence.

A Question to Sit With

What good thing could your hands make or do this week?

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