ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ੫ ॥
dayvganDhaaree 5.
Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨੇਰੈ ਹੂ ਤੇ ਨੇਰੈ ॥
so parabh nayrai hoo tay nayrai.
God is the nearest of the near.
ਸਿਮਰਿ ਧਿਆਇ ਗਾਇ ਗੁਨ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਸਾਝ ਸਵੇਰੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
simar Dhi-aa-ay gaa-ay gun gobind din rain saajh savayrai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Remember Him, meditate on Him, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, day and night, evening and morning. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is the nearest of the near.
Remember it, dwell on it, sing its praises — day and night, morning and evening.
The One is the nearest of the near — you don't travel to reach it, you only keep remembering it's already here.
The Pause line states the raag's most comforting fact: the One is "the nearest of the near" — not far off to be reached by a long journey, but closer than anything. Since it is so near, the practice is simply constant turning toward it — "day and night, evening and morning." You do not travel to reach the nearest thing; you only keep remembering it is there.
A Question to Sit With
What good is 'nearest of the near' to you — so close you keep overlooking it?
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