ਸਰਬ ਜੀਅ ਹਹਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਾਥਿ ॥
sarab jee-a heh jaa kai haath.
The One, who holds all creatures in His Hands,
ਕਦੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜੈ ਸਭ ਕੈ ਸਾਥਿ ॥
kaday na vichhurhai sabh kai saath.
is never separated from them; He is with them all.
ਉਪਾਵ ਛੋਡਿ ਗਹੁ ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਓਟ ॥
upaav chhod gahu tis kee ot.
Abandon your clever devices, and grasp hold of His Support.
ਨਿਮਖ ਮਾਹਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤੇਰੀ ਛੋਟਿ ॥੩॥
nimakh maahi hovai tayree chhot. ||3||
In an instant, you shall be saved. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One who holds every creature in its hands is never apart from them -- it is with them all. So let go of your devices and take hold of its support. In an instant, you are saved.
Let go of your own devices and grasp the One's support -- you are saved in an instant.
The nearness theme: the One holds all and is never separated. Salvation is instant the moment you let go of your own devices and grasp the One's support. What is set aside is self-reliant cleverness, not the shabad's own call to plant the Name, accept Hukam, and chant.
A Question to Sit With
What "device" of your own are you gripping that you might let go of?
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