ਠਾਕੁਰ ਜਾ ਸਿਮਰਾ ਤੂੰ ਤਾਹੀ ॥
thaakur jaa simraa tooN taahee.
O Lord Master, wherever I remember You, there I find You.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸਰਬ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਹੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kar kirpaa sarab partipaalak parabh ka-o sadaa salaahee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Show Mercy to me, O God, Cherisher of all, that I may sing Your Praises forever. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Master, wherever I remember You, right there I find You.
Be merciful, Cherisher of all, so I can sing Your praises always.
You don't call out to a distant place — wherever you remember the One, you find it already there.
The Pause line states the raag's non-dual intimacy at its most portable: "wherever I remember You, there I find You." The One is not located in a shrine you must reach but found in the act of remembering, wherever you are. Remembering is not calling out to a distant place; it is turning to face a Presence already there. This makes devotion available in any moment — the finding is built into the remembering.
A Question to Sit With
Where do you assume you'd have to *go* to find peace that might actually be available right where you are?
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