ਆਪੇ ਮਛੁਲੀ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਲਾ ॥
aapay machhulee aapay jaalaa.
You Yourself are the fish, and You Yourself are the net.
ਆਪੇ ਗਊ ਆਪੇ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ॥
aapay ga-oo aapay rakhvaalaa.
You Yourself are the cows, and You yourself are their keeper.
ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਜਗਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਜੈਸੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੧॥
sarab jee-aa jag jot tumaaree jaisee parabh furmaa-ee hay. ||11||
Your Light fills all the beings of the world; they walk according to Your Command, O God. ||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are the fish, and also the net. You are the cow, and also the one who keeps it safe.
Your light is glowing inside every living thing.
And each of us moves along the way life gently guides us.
The same light shines in every creature, including me.
The One is shown as both the vulnerable creature and its protector. The universal indwelling light (jot) means no being is outside the divine presence, and all move by hukam.
A Question to Sit With
If a light shines in every living thing, how might that change the way you treat animals?
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