Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 121
Verse 5 of 5

It Comes to the One Whose Fortune Is Written

ਤਿਸਹਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗੁ ॥
tiseh paraapat jis mastak bhaag.
He alone obtains it, upon whose forehead such destiny is written.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੁ ॥੪॥੫੭॥੧੨੬॥
kaho naanak taa kee charnee laag. ||4||57||126||
Says Nanak, fall at the Feet of that Lord. ||4||57||126||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

This treasure comes to the one whose whole life has been quietly pointing toward it. So let your heart rest at the feet of the One — trusting, grateful, at home.

The verse gives it to the one whose fortune is written — read here as a heart that has quietly been turning toward it all along.
The deeper layer

This gift comes to the heart that is ready for it. So bow at the feet of the One.

The closing line names mastak bhaag, destiny written on the forehead. Tiseh paraapat jis mastak bhaag — it comes to the one whose forehead carries such destiny. This is not a fate that locks you in. It is the quiet readiness of a heart turned toward the One all along. Read that way, bhaag means becoming open enough to receive a grace that is always here. Think of a cup held right side up when the rain comes.

Kaho naanak taa kee charnee laag — says Nanak, fall at the feet of that One. This is the humble pose of someone who has stopped grabbing.

A Question to Sit With

What have you slowly been turning toward, even without noticing?

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