Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 58
Verse 2 of 5

A Little Mercy, and the One Comes to Meet You

ਰਾਮ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਲੋਚ ਮਿਲਣ ਹਰਿ ਕੇਰੀ ॥
raam mayrai man tan loch milan har kayree.
O my Lord, there is such a great longing within my mind and body to meet the Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਿੰਚਤ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur kirpaal kirpaa kichant gur keenee har mili-aa aa-ay parabh mayree. ||1|| rahaa-o.
When the Guru, the Merciful Guru, showed just a little mercy to me, my Lord God came and met me. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O One, there is such a great longing in me to meet you. And when the teacher showed me even a little mercy, you came and met me.

A little mercy from the teacher, and the One comes to meet you.
The deeper layer

The Rahao: the longing is answered by a little mercy from the Guru -- and the One comes to meet the soul. The meeting is initiated from the other side: you long, and the One comes.

A Question to Sit With

Has help ever come to you the moment you stopped being able to manage alone?

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