ਕਰਨ ਕਾਰਨ ਸਮਰਥ ਦਇਆਰ ॥
karan kaaran samrath da-i-aar.
He is the Cause of causes, the All-powerful Merciful Lord.
ਸਰਬ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਮਹਾ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥
sarab niDhaan mahaa beechaar.
Contemplating Him is the greatest of all treasures.
ਨਾਨਕ ਬਖਸਿ ਲੀਏ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ॥
naanak bakhas lee-ay parabh aap.
God Himself has forgiven Nanak;
ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਏਕੋ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਪਿ ॥੪॥੧੩॥੧੫॥
sadaa sadaa ayko har jaap. ||4||13||15||
forever and ever, he chants the Name of the One Lord. ||4||13||15||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is the power behind all things, kind and able.
To reflect on the One is the greatest treasure there is.
The One has, by grace, wiped my slate clean.
So forever and ever, I hold the One in mind.
Reflecting on the One is a richer treasure than anything you could store up.
Karan kaaran samrath da-i-aar — the One is both the power behind everything and merciful; strength and tenderness are the same source. Sarab nidhaan mahaa beechaar names contemplation itself as the richest treasure — worth more than anything you could store up. The 'forgiveness' of bakhas lee-ay is the torn-up-ledger grace: the past released, freeing the heart to simply keep remembering.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you treasure that you can't hold in your hands?
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