Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 56
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Held Close, Carried Across

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
Dhanaasree mehlaa 5.
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਸਗਲ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇ ਪਾਏ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਇ ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ॥
sagal manorath parabh tay paa-ay kanth laa-ay gur raakhay.
God has fulfilled all my desires. Holding me close in His embrace, the Guru has saved me.
ਸੰਸਾਰ ਸਾਗਰ ਮਹਿ ਜਲਨਿ ਨ ਦੀਨੇ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਭਾਖੇ ॥੧॥
sansaar saagar meh jalan na deenay kinai na dutar bhaakhay. ||1||
He has saved me from burning in the ocean of fire, and now, no one calls it impassible. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One has met every real longing of my heart, and the teacher has held me close and kept me safe.

I was carried through waters that once looked impossible to cross — and now no one calls them impossible at all.

Something that once looked impossible can become crossable when you are not facing it alone.
The deeper layer

What looked impossible becomes something we can cross.

Sagal manorath parabh tay paa-ay — every wish of my heart was met by the One. Manorath means a heartfelt wish. Kanth laa-ay gur raakhay — the teacher held me close and kept me safe.

The verse speaks of sansaar saagar, the ocean of the world. It once looked dutar, impossible to cross. Now no one calls it that. Think of a math problem that looked impossible last month. With a good teacher beside you, it quietly becomes something you can do.

A Question to Sit With

What is something that felt impossible until you got some help with it?

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