Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 61
Verse 3 of 5

The Unreachable One Is Revealed to the Delighting Heart

ਹਰਿ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਹੈ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਲਾਗਿ ਬਸੀਠਾ ॥
har agam agochar paarbarahm hai mil satgur laag baseethaa.
The Lord, the Supreme Lord God, is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. Those who are committed to the True Guru, the Divine Intermediary, meet the Lord.
ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਖਾਨੇ ਹੀਅਰੈ ਤਿਨ ਆਗੈ ਆਣਿ ਪਰੀਠਾ ॥੨॥
jin gur bachan sukhaanay hee-arai tin aagai aan pareethaa. ||2||
Those whose hearts are pleased with the Guru's Teachings - the Lord's Presence is revealed to them. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One is beyond reach and beyond fathoming -- yet those devoted to the true teacher meet it. To those whose hearts are pleased with the teaching, the One's presence is revealed.

The unreachable One is revealed to those whose hearts delight in the teaching.
The deeper layer

The paradox: the inaccessible, unfathomable One is met through the Guru. What the intellect cannot reach, love of the teaching unveils. Revelation, not achievement.

A Question to Sit With

Has something beyond your understanding ever become clear through love rather than logic?

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