Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 123
Verse 2 of 3

Thirst Finally Quenched

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਹਸਤ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਦੀਨੇ ਜਗਤ ਉਧਾਰ ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ॥
kar kirpaa hasat parabh deenay jagat uDhaar nav khand partaap.
Granting His Mercy, God has extended His Hands. He is the Emancipator of the World; His glorious radiance pervades the nine continents.
ਦੁਖ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਸੁਖ ਅਨਦ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਬੁਝੀ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਸਚੁ ਧ੍ਰਾਪ ॥੧॥
dukh binsay sukh anad parvaysaa tarisan bujhee man tan sach Dharaap. ||1||
My pain has been dispelled, and peace and pleasure have come; my desire is quenched, and my mind and body are truly satisfied. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

With kindness, the One reached out its hands. This is the One who lifts the whole world, whose light spreads everywhere.

The ache faded. Ease and joy moved in. The endless thirst was quenched, and mind and body settled into something real and satisfying.

Real satisfaction quiets a thirst that stuff never could.
The deeper layer

The One reaches out with open hands.

Kar kirpaa hasat parabh deenay means in His mercy, God held out His hands. Hasat means hands. Picture a parent reaching down to lift a child who has fallen. Jagat uDhaar nav khand partaap means He lifts up the whole world, and His glory shines through the nav khand, the nine regions. That means everywhere.

Then comes the relief. Dukh binsay sukh anad parvaysaa means pain is gone, and peace and joy come in. Tarisan bujhee means the burning thirst of always wanting more is put out. Man tan sach Dharaap means mind and body are truly filled, satisfied by what is real and not by things that pass.

A Question to Sit With

What is a wanting that only gets bigger the more you feed it?

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