Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 82
Verse 5 of 5

All Love Points to One, and the Heart Rests There

ਮਨ ਤਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਤੁਹੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥
man tan antar tuhee Dhi-aa-i-aa.
Deep within my mind and body, I meditate on You.
ਮਰਮੁ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
maram tumaaraa gur tay paa-i-aa.
I have obtained Your secret from the Guru.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਿਆ ਇਕੁ ਏਕੈ ॥
satgur tay darirhi-aa ik aykai.
Through the True Guru, the One and only Lord was implanted within me;
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਟੇਕੈ ॥੪॥੧੮॥੮੭॥
naanak daas har har har taykai. ||4||18||87||
servant Nanak has taken to the Support of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||4||18||87||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Deep inside my mind and body, it's You I hold close. The secret of who You are, I received through the teaching.

Through the true teacher, one thing took root in me: the One, only the One. And on that One, this heart has come to rest.

All the love in the world points to one thing, and the heart finally rests there.
The deeper layer

The closing verse (||4||18||87||): man tan antar tuhee dhi-aa-i-aa — deep within, I hold You; maram tumaaraa gur tay paa-i-aa — Your maram (secret, mystery) received from the gur (teaching). Satgur tay daririh-aa ik aykai — the One, only the One, planted firmly within. Har har har taykai — the heart takes its rest (tayk, support) on the One. The love-song resolves into the discovery of oneness — all those tender names were pointing at the single reality found within.

A Question to Sit With

When you love many people and things, is there one deeper thing they might all be pointing to?

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