Sikhism·Raag Kaanraa·Shabad 4
Verse 2 of 5

Hidden In Every Heart

ਨਾਨਾ ਰੂਪ ਰੰਗ ਹਰਿ ਕੇਰੇ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਵਿਓ ਗੁਪਲਾਕ ॥
naanaa roop rang har kayray ghat ghat raam ravi-o guplaak.
There are so many forms and colors of the Lord. The Lord is pervading each and every heart, and yet He is hidden from view.
ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਸੰਤ ਮਿਲੇ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੇ ਉਘਰਿ ਗਏ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕੇ ਤਾਕ ॥੧॥
har kay sant milay har pargatay ughar ga-ay bikhi-aa kay taak. ||1||
Meeting with the Lord's Saints, the Lord is revealed, and the doors of corruption are shattered. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One has so many forms and colors. The One lives in every single heart, and yet stays hidden from view.

Meeting the saints of the One, I see the One revealed, and the doors that shut me in with wrongdoing break open.

The One is already inside everything; the saints help you see it.
The deeper layer

The One is hidden inside every heart, and among the One's saints the One comes into view.

Naanaa roop rang har kayray means "the One has many forms and colors." Ghat ghat raam ravi-o guplaak means "the One fills each heart, hidden." It is like the sun behind clouds: there all along, out of sight.

Ughar ga-ay bikhi-aa kay taak means "the doors of corruption were thrown open." Among the saints, what kept you shut in breaks open, and you see what was always there.

A Question to Sit With

Where might something wonderful be hiding in plain sight around you?

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