ਸੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੇ ॥
so thaakur ki-o manhu visaaray.
Why forget the Lord and Master from your mind?
ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਦੇ ਸਾਜਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
jee-o pind day saaj savaaray.
He blessed you with body and soul, creating and embellishing you.
ਸਾਸਿ ਗਰਾਸਿ ਸਮਾਲੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਪਣਾ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥੨॥
saas garaas samaalay kartaa keetaa apnaa paavnaa. ||2||
With every breath and morsel of food, the Creator takes care of His beings, who receive according to what they have done. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Why let the One slip out of your mind?
That One gave you your body and your very breath, and shaped you with care.
With every breath and every bite of food, the Maker is looking after you, and what you plant is what you gently grow, the way karma works.
It is easy to forget the One who never once forgets you.
Why forget the One who made you? Keetaa apnaa paavnaa: each being receives according to what it has done, the way karma works. What you plant is what you grow. And the care comes first: with every breath and every bite, the Maker is looking after you.
A Question to Sit With
Who is someone who takes care of you that you might thank today?
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