ਸੋਲਹ ਕਲਾ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਫਲਿਆ ॥
solah kalaa sampooran fali-aa.
The sixteen powers, absolute perfection and fruitful rewards are obtained,
ਅਨਤ ਕਲਾ ਹੋਇ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਚੜਿਆ ॥
anat kalaa ho-ay thaakur charhi-aa.
when the Lord and Master of infinite power is revealed.
ਅਨਦ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਭੁੰਚਨਾ ॥੧੬॥੨॥੯॥
anad binod har naam sukh naanak amrit ras har bhunchanaa. ||16||2||9||
The Lord's Name is Nanak's bliss, play and peace; he drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord. ||16||2||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
All sixteen powers, every perfection and every reward are received
when the Master of endless power is revealed.
Nanak says, the Naam is my joy, my play, my peace; I drink in the sweet nectar of the One.
When the One is revealed, everything is full.
'Solah kalaa sampooran' (the sixteen powers, complete) uses the ancient image of the full moon's sixteen phases: total fullness. Maaroo, the raag of the battlefield, closes this shabad not in struggle but in overflowing sweetness ('amrit ras').
A Question to Sit With
When have you felt completely full, with nothing you needed to add?
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