Sikhism·Raag Kaanraa·Shabad 17
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Devotion Is Their Nature

ਕਾਨੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
kaanrhaa mehlaa 5.
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:
ਭਗਤਿ ਭਗਤਨ ਹੂੰ ਬਨਿ ਆਈ ॥
bhagat bhagtan hooN ban aa-ee.
Devotion is the natural quality of God's devotees.
ਤਨ ਮਨ ਗਲਤ ਭਏ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਆਪਨ ਲੀਏ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tan man galat bha-ay thaakur si-o aapan lee-ay milaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Their bodies and minds are blended with their Lord and Master; He unites them with Himself. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Devotion comes naturally to the One's devotees.

Their bodies and minds melt into their Master, and the One draws them close and makes them one.

For those who love the One, devotion is second nature.
The deeper layer

For people who love the One, devotion is simply who they are.

This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Bhagat bhagtan hooN ban aa-ee: devotion comes naturally to devotees. Think of how a bird sings. Nobody makes it practice. Singing is just what it does. Tan man galat bha-ay: their body and mind melt into the One, the way sugar melts into warm milk. Aapan lee-ay milaa-ee: and the One draws them close and makes them one.

Love here is second nature, and the joining together is something the One does.

A Question to Sit With

What is something you love so much it feels like part of who you are?

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