Sikhism·Raag Gond·Shabad 32
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The One Fills The Sky And Never Perishes

ਗੋਂਡ ॥
gond.
Gond:
ਆਕਾਸਿ ਗਗਨੁ ਪਾਤਾਲਿ ਗਗਨੁ ਹੈ ਚਹੁ ਦਿਸਿ ਗਗਨੁ ਰਹਾਇਲੇ ॥
aakaas gagan paataal gagan hai chahu dis gagan rahaa-ilay.
The Celestial Lord is in the Akaashic ethers of the skies, the Celestial Lord is in the nether regions of the underworld; in the four directions, the Celestial Lord is pervading.
ਆਨਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਸਦਾ ਪੁਰਖੋਤਮੁ ਘਟੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਗਗਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇਲੇ ॥੧॥
aanad mool sadaa purkhotam ghat binsai gagan na jaa-ilay. ||1||
The Supreme Lord God is forever the source of bliss. When the vessel of the body perishes, the Celestial Lord does not perish. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

High in the sky, deep below, in every direction I turn — the One is already there, filling all of it.

The One is the very source of joy, and never comes to an end. When this body finally wears out, that endless One goes right on being.

The One fills sky, depths, and every direction — and when the body ends, the One does not.
The deeper layer

A soaring cosmic verse. Gagan (the sky, the vast expanse) is used again and again: the One pervades the heights, the depths, and all four directions. Anand mool — the root of bliss. And the key line: when ghat (the vessel of the body) breaks, the gagan does not break. What you most truly are is not the fragile pot but the boundless sky it briefly held.

A Question to Sit With

When you look up at the night sky, what does it feel like to know the same vastness is inside you?

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