Sikhism·Raag Devgandhaari·Shabad 42
Verse 2 of 3

I meditate, and sing of the Creator Lord.

ਸਫਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਾਥੈ ॥
safal moorat gur merai maathai ||
The Guru, of the most fruitful image, has placed His hand upon my forehead.
ਜਤ ਕਤ ਪੇਖਉ ਤਤ ਤਤ ਸਾਥੈ ॥
jat kat pekhau tat tat saathai ||
Wherever I look, there, I find Him with me.
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰ ॥੧॥
charan kamal mere praan adhaar ||1||
The Lotus Feet of the Lord are the Support of my very breath of life. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The teacher, whose very look bears fruit, laid a hand on my forehead.

Wherever I look, there I find it with me.

The lotus feet of the One are the support of my very breath.

When you're truly touched by grace, your seeing changes — everywhere you look, you find the One right there with you, closer than your own breathing.
The deeper layer

The parent-gesture again: "the Guru placed His hand upon my forehead" (as in Shabad 29, 3050) — the blessing-touch that reassures. And from that touch comes a transformed seeing: "wherever I look, there I find Him with me." This is the shift from believing the One is present to seeing it present, everywhere the gaze falls (as in Shabad 15). The One is no longer sought at the edge of the horizon; it is found in every direction, always "with me." And it is "the support of my very breath" — the intimacy that runs all through the raag. Vast beyond description, yet found in every glance and riding on every breath.

A Question to Sit With

Could the way you see the world change so that you notice the good and the One everywhere you look?

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