The One Is the Ground of All; the Last Word Is Forgiveness
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The source of bliss, the life of the world, the great Giver — brings joy to everyone who holds the One in mind.
You are the great Giver, all beings are yours; Nanak says, you forgive the teaching-faced ones and blend them into yourself.
The close names the One as "the source of bliss, the Life of the world, the Great Giver" — and universalizes the gift: "all beings belong to You." The One is not a tribal deity but the ground of everyone. And the final movement is forgiveness-then-merger: the Gurmukhs are "forgiven" and "merged into Yourself." Forgiveness comes first — the slate cleared — and then the embrace. The block that began with an insect at the door ends with all beings owned, forgiven, and gathered into the One.
What would it feel like to know that being forgiven comes first, before you're gathered in?
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