Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 279
Verse 5 of 9

The Love You Feel for Good Is Kindled Within

ਜੀਵਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰ ਮੇਰੀ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
jeevan paraan aDhaar mayree raas.
He is the Support of the breath of life; He is my Wealth.
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਾਈ ਕਰਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਿਵਾਸਿ ॥੪॥
pareet laa-ee kar ridai nivaas. ||4||
Abiding within my heart, He inspires me to enshrine love for Him. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

This One is the support of my very breath, my truest wealth. Living right inside my heart, the One quietly kindles love there, so that I love in return.

The love you feel for what's good is often quietly kindled in you from within.
The deeper layer

Even the love you feel for the One is lit inside you by the One.

Jeevan paraan aDhaar mayree raas — the One is the support of my life and breath, my true wealth. Pareet laa-ee kar ridai nivaas — living in my heart, the One plants love there.

Here is a lovely thought. Even our love for the One is a gift from within. We do not have to build it by trying hard. It is planted by grace. It is like a candle lit from someone else's flame. The Beloved lives inside and lights the very love that reaches back toward the Beloved.

A Question to Sit With

Where do you think your love for the people you love actually comes from?

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