Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 108
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Praising the One Too Deep to Fathom

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 3.
Maaroo, Third Mehl:
ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰੈ ॥
sach saalaahee gahir gambheerai.
I praise the true, profound and unfathomable Lord.
ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਹੈ ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੈ ਚੀਰੈ ॥
sabh jag hai tis hee kai cheerai.
All the world is in His power.
ਸਭਿ ਘਟ ਭੋਗਵੈ ਸਦਾ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਆਪੇ ਸੂਖ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਹੇ ॥੧॥
sabh ghat bhogvai sadaa din raatee aapay sookh nivaasee hay. ||1||
He enjoys all hearts forever, day and night; He Himself dwells in peace. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I sing of the One, true and deep beyond all measuring.

The whole world rests inside its care.

It delights in every heart, day and night, and rests, itself, in perfect peace.

Some things are too deep to fully understand, and wonderful to praise anyway.
The deeper layer

The One is agam and agaadh (unreachable and unfathomable), and the right response is wonder. The whole world is held in its care, and it delights quietly in every heart.

A Question to Sit With

What is something so big or deep it fills you with wonder?

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