Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 130
Verse 15 of 16

True, True, True

ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਤਾ ॥
sat sat sat parabh jaataa.
True, True, True is God.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਦਾ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ॥
gur parsaad sadaa man raataa.
By Guru's Grace, my mind is attuned to Him forever.
ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਹਿ ਜਨ ਤੇਰੇ ਏਕੰਕਾਰਿ ਸਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥
simar simar jeeveh jan tayray aykankaar samaa-ee hay. ||15||
Your humble servants live by meditating, meditating in remembrance on You, merging in You, O One Universal Creator. ||15||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

True, true, true — that is the One I have come to know.

By the Guru's grace my mind stays soaked in that color, all the time. Those who love You live by remembering You, and melt right back into the One.

The One is true, true, true — and those who remember live.
The deeper layer

sat sat sat — the threefold emphasis on Sach, what is true. raataa means dyed, colored through. simar simar jeeveh — the devotees live by remembrance, merging (samaaee) into the aykankaar, the One.

A Question to Sit With

What in your life feels the most solid and true?

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