Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 69
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Fed in Ways We Don't Even See

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
Dhanaasree mehlaa 5.
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਅਪਨੀ ਉਕਤਿ ਖਲਾਵੈ ਭੋਜਨ ਅਪਨੀ ਉਕਤਿ ਖੇਲਾਵੈ ॥
apnee ukat khalaavai bhojan apnee ukat khaylaavai.
In His own way, He provides us with our food; in His own way, He plays with us.
ਸਰਬ ਸੂਖ ਭੋਗ ਰਸ ਦੇਵੈ ਮਨ ਹੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
sarab sookh bhog ras dayvai man hee naal samaavai. ||1||
He blesses us with all comforts, enjoyments and delicacies, and he permeates our minds. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

In ways I never notice, the One feeds me; in ways I never plan, the One plays with me through my days.

Every comfort, every good taste, every joy is handed to me — and the One is right there, woven into my own mind.

So much good reaches you through channels you never even see.
The deeper layer

The One takes care of us in ways we don't even notice.

apnee ukat khalaavai bhojan — in the One's own way, the One feeds us. apnee ukat khaylaavai — in the One's own way, the One plays with us. Food arrives and fun happens, and we did not plan most of it. Think of a lunchbox packed before you woke up. You just open it, and there it is.

The One gives sarab sookh bhog ras, every comfort and every good taste. Then comes the tender part. man hee naal samaavai — the One blends right into the mind. So the caring is not far away. It is inside us.

A Question to Sit With

Name one thing you enjoyed today that you did nothing to arrange.

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