ਤੂ ਏਵਡੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
too ayvad daataa dayvanhaar.
You are So Great, O Giver, O Great Giver!
ਤੋਟਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
tot naahee tuDh bhagat bhandaar.
The treasure of Your devotional worship is never exhausted.
ਕੀਆ ਗਰਬੁ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
kee-aa garab na aavai raas.
One who takes pride in himself shall never be right.
ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਤੇਰੈ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੨॥
jee-o pind sabh tayrai paas. ||2||
The soul and body are all at Your disposal. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are so great, the Giver behind every gift. Your treasure of love never runs dry. Anyone who gets puffed up about themselves has it wrong. My body and soul are entirely yours.
The Giver never runs dry -- which makes boasting about ourselves a little ridiculous.
The Giver whose store never empties is a recurring Nanakian theme (the Giver keeps giving, as in Japji). Against the inexhaustible Giver, self-pride (haumai) is exposed as absurd -- you cannot boast about a gift. Total dependence is stated plainly: soul and body are at the One's disposal.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you have that was really a gift, not something you made alone?
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