ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਓਹੁ ਊਤਮੁ ਸੰਤੁ ਭਇਓ ਬਡ ਬਡਨਾ ॥
sabad pachhaan raam ras paavhu oh ootam sant bha-i-o bad badnaa.
One who realizes the Word of the Shabad, obtains the sublime essence of the Lord; such a Saint is lofty and sublime, the greatest of the great.
ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਵਧਾਈ ਓਹੁ ਘਟੈ ਨ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੀ ਘਟਾਈ ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਤਿਲਨਾ ॥੩॥
tis jan kee vadi-aa-ee har aap vaDhaa-ee oh ghatai na kisai kee ghataa-ee ik til til tilnaa. ||3||
The Lord Himself magnifies the glory of that humble servant. No one can lessen or decrease that glory, not even a bit. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When someone truly takes the teaching into their heart, they taste the sweetness of the One and grow gentle and great inside.
The One lifts their quiet dignity — and no one, no matter how they try, can shrink it by even the smallest bit.
The dignity the One gives you is not something anyone else can take away.
Sabad pachhaan — to recognize the Shabad, the teaching-word — is to taste (raam ras) the One. Such a person becomes ootam sant — noble not by rank but by inner depth. The verse's comfort is that this dignity is granted and guarded by the One, so it cannot be diminished by anyone's scorn: oh ghatai na kisai kee ghataa-ee.
A Question to Sit With
Has anyone ever tried to make you feel small — and what kept you standing?
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