All of It Given; Gratitude Notices the Ordinary

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

Having marveled at consciousness (P1), this pauri grounds gratitude in the ordinary, physical comforts of daily life. Jis daa ditaa sabh kichh lainaa — "everything we receive is the gift of the One whose it all is." The grammar matters: it is not "things we earned" or "things we own," but "things we receive from the one to whom they belong." Everything is on loan, given, never possessed.

Then the homely list: chhateeh amrit bhojan — "the thirty-six [varieties of] delicious food" (a traditional way of saying "every kind of good food"). Sej sukhaalee — "a comfortable bed." Seetal pavnaa — "cool, fresh air/breeze." Sahj kel rang — "easy joy, play, and delight." Notice these are not grand or rare blessings — they are the small comforts of an ordinary good day: a good meal, a soft bed, fresh air, a bit of fun. The verse is teaching that gratitude lives most truly in noticing these, the things so constant we stop seeing them.

The word seetal (cool) returns — the cooling breeze — carrying the section's recurring relief-imagery, and sahj appears too: sahj kel, "effortless play, natural delight." Even our pleasures, rightly seen, are the One's effortless gift, not our achievement. For two boys, this is a gentle and concrete practice: the bed you sleep in, the food on your plate, the cool air, the games you enjoy — all of it is given. To eat, to rest, to breathe, to play, and to remember who it all comes from — that is the whole spiritual life hidden inside an ordinary day. The verse turns the smallest comforts into doorways of gratitude.