Sikhism·Raag Goojaree·Shabad 53
Verse 5 of 10

The Whole Universe Is One Dancing Thing

ਖੰਡ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਨਾਚੇ ਜਿਨ ਲਾਗੀ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥
khand barahmand tarai gun naachay jin laagee har liv tumaaree.
The planets and solar systems dance in the three qualities, as do those who bear love for You, Lord.
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭੇ ਹੀ ਨਾਚੇ ਨਾਚਹਿ ਖਾਣੀ ਚਾਰੀ ॥੫॥
jee-a jant sabhay hee naachay naacheh khaanee chaaree. ||5||
The beings and creatures all dance, and the four sources of creation dance. ||5||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The planets and star-systems dance in the three qualities, and so do all who love You.

Every being and creature dances, and the four sources of life all dance.

From the wheeling galaxies to the smallest creature, the whole universe is one dancing thing, moved by the same One.
The deeper layer

The whole universe is one big dance.

The picture reaches its highest point. Khand barahmand — planets and whole star systems dance. They dance in the tarai gun, the three qualities that mix in all of nature: calm, busy and dull. Every being and creature dances. Naacheh khaanee chaaree — the four sources of life dance. Those are the four ways living things were said to be born in old teaching: from eggs, from the womb, from the earth, and from warmth and moisture.

From spinning galaxies to the smallest bug, everything is one dancing whole, moved by the same One. This is vismaad, wonder, in motion. The world is not a dull machine. It is alive and dancing. When you see it that way, you feel the pull to join in.

A Question to Sit With

If you saw everything — stars, animals, people — as part of one dance, how might you move through your day?

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