Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 120
Verse 6 of 16

As You Give Understanding, So I Become

ਹੁਕਮੈ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੁ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਲਾਹੇ ॥
hukmai boojhai so hukam salaahay.
One who realizes Your Command, praises Your Command.
ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੇ ॥
agam agochar vayparvaahay.
You are Inaccessible, Unfathomable and Self-Sufficient.
ਜੇਹੀ ਮਤਿ ਦੇਹਿ ਸੋ ਹੋਵੈ ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਾਇਦਾ ॥੬॥
jayhee mat deh so hovai too aapay sabad bujhaa-idaa. ||6||
As is the understanding You give, so do I become. You Yourself reveal the Shabad. ||6||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Whoever senses the great flow can only sing in praise of it.

The One needs nothing, yet gives us understanding, and I become whatever understanding it grows in me.

I become whatever understanding the One grows in me.
The deeper layer

Recognizing the flow turns into praise. The One is self-sufficient, and we are shaped by the understanding given, a humbling and grace-centered view of the self.

A Question to Sit With

What is an understanding you have grown into over time?

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