Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 244
Verse 8 of 10

One Flow Moves Through All the Worlds

ਏਕੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਲੋਈ ॥
ayko hukam vartai sabh lo-ee.
The Command of the One Lord prevails throughout all the worlds.
ਏਕਸੁ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੭॥
aykas tay sabh opat ho-ee. ||7||
From the One, all have arisen. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

One single flow moves through all the worlds — the way existence actually works, running underneath everything. And from that one Source, every single thing that exists has come.

One flow moves through all the worlds, and from one Source everything came.
The deeper layer

One flow runs through every world, and everything came from the One.

Ayko hukam vartai sabh lo-ee — one Hukam moves through all the worlds. Hukam is the flow of existence, the One's order running under everything. It is better felt as the flow of life than thought of as a boss giving orders.

Aykas tay sabh opat ho-ee — from the One, everything came.

There is so much variety in the world, yet a single Source is behind it all. Think of all the different songs that come from the same eight notes.

A Question to Sit With

If everything came from one Source, what does that make everything else to you?

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