ਕੋਟਿ ਪਰਾਧ ਮਹਾ ਅਕ੍ਰਿਤਘਨ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਹੀਐ ॥
kot paraaDh mahaa akrit-ghan bahur bahur parabh sahee-ai.
Again and again, God puts up with the millions of sins of the supremely ungrateful ones.
ਕਰੁਣਾ ਮੈ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਰਨਹੀਐ ॥੨॥੧੭॥
karunaa mai pooran parmaysur naanak tis saranhee-ai. ||2||17||
The embodiment of mercy, the Perfect Transcendent Lord - Nanak longs for His Sanctuary. ||2||17||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Again and again, the One bears with the countless failings of even the deeply ungrateful.
Mercy itself, the Perfect One — Nanak longs for its shelter.
A mercy patient even with the deeply ungrateful is a safe place for anyone, however flawed.
The close marvels at the One's patience: it "puts up with the millions of sins of the supremely ungrateful ones." This is grace at its most astonishing — patient even with those who never thank it. Such endless forbearance is exactly why the speaker longs for its shelter: a mercy this patient is a safe place for anyone, however flawed.
A Question to Sit With
Does it change how you approach the good to know its patience outlasts even your ingratitude?
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