Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 140
Verse 2 of 21

The One Who Lives in Every Heart

ਮੋਹਨ ਮਾਧਵ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਨ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ॥
mohan maaDhav krisan muraaray.
The Enticer of Hearts, the Lord of wealth, Krishna, the Enemy of ego.
ਜਗਦੀਸੁਰ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਅਸੁਰ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ ॥
jagdeesur har jee-o asur sanghaaray.
The Lord of the Universe, the Dear Lord, the Destroyer of demons.
ਜਗਜੀਵਨ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਘਟ ਘਟ ਵਾਸੀ ਹੈ ਸੰਗਾ ॥੨॥
jagjeevan abhinaasee thaakur ghat ghat vaasee hai sangaa. ||2||
The Life of the World, our eternal and ever-stable Lord and Master dwells within each and every heart, and is always with us. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The Enchanter of hearts, the Life of the whole world, the One who never ends and lives inside every single heart.

Whatever undoes cruelty and sets things right again, that is this One quietly at work.

And here is the wonder: this One is not far away in the sky. It is always right here, close beside you.

The wonder people sing about in grand stories lives quietly inside you.
The deeper layer

The One sung in every story lives in every heart and is always with us.

The names keep flowing: mohan, maaDhav, krisan. Asur sanghaaray, the one who overcomes the demons, is the power that undoes cruelty and sets things right. The warmest words come last: ghat ghat vaasee hai sangaa, dwelling in each heart and always beside us.

A Question to Sit With

Where do you feel closest to that sense of wonder?

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