ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
ga-orhee gu-aarayree mehlaa 5.
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl:
ਕਿਉ ਭ੍ਰਮੀਐ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਕਿਸ ਕਾ ਹੋਈ ॥
ki-o bharmee-ai bharam kis kaa ho-ee.
Why do you doubt? What do you doubt?
ਜਾ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਸੋਈ ॥
jaa jal thal mahee-al ravi-aa so-ee.
God is pervading the water, the land and the sky.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥੧॥
gurmukh ubray manmukh pat kho-ee. ||1||
The Gurmukhs are saved, while the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Why are you doubting? What is there to doubt? The One fills the water, the land, the sky. Those turned toward the teaching are saved; those who live for the ego lose their honor.
Why doubt? The One fills earth, water, and sky -- there is nothing to fear.
Guru Arjan's hallmark reassurance: why doubt? The One is everywhere, so the verse invites trust rather than anxiety. The Gurmukh/manmukh contrast turns on this: trusting the omnipresent One saves; doubting loses honor.
A Question to Sit With
What is a worry that might shrink if you truly trusted that you are held?
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