ਧਨਿ ਧਨਿ ਮੇਘਾ ਰੋਮਾਵਲੀ ॥
Dhan Dhan mayghaa romaavalee.
Blessed, blessed is the wool of the sheep;
ਧਨਿ ਧਨਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਓਢੈ ਕਾਂਬਲੀ ॥੧॥
Dhan Dhan krisan odhai kaaNblee. ||1||
blessed, blessed is the blanket worn by Krishna. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Blessed, blessed is the plain wool of the sheep,
blessed is the simple blanket the Beloved wraps around Himself.
The plainest, simplest thing becomes precious when love touches it.
The "blessed, blessed" (dhan dhan) litany spreads outward: even the ordinary wool, even the humble blanket the Beloved wears, is blessed by its nearness to Him. Nothing is too plain to be made holy by love. Namdev's genius is finding the sacred in the humblest things.
A Question to Sit With
What ordinary object feels special to you because of who it belongs to?
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