ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਬੰਧਪ ਤੂਹੈ ਤੂ ਸਰਬ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥
maat pitaa banDhap toohai too sarab nivaas.
You are my mother, father and relative; You are abiding within all.
ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਜਾ ਕੋ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਾਸੁ ॥੨॥੭॥੭੧॥
naanak parabh sarnaagatee jaa ko nirmal jaas. ||2||7||71||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God; His Praise is immaculate and pure. ||2||7||71||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are my mother, my father, my family, all in one — and You live inside everyone I will ever meet.
Nanak says: I seek God's shelter, whose praise is pure and makes the heart clean.
The One you love most is also inside everyone you meet.
maat pitaa bandhap toohai, too sarab nivaas — the One as mother, father, family, living in all; naanak prabh sarnaagatee, jaa ko nirmal jaas — praise that cleanses. A tender naming of the One as every relation.
A Question to Sit With
Who feels like family to you, even beyond blood?
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