ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਲੈ ਜਗਿ ਆਇਆ ॥
chaar padaarath lai jag aa-i-aa.
He came into the world to obtain the four great blessings.
ਸਿਵ ਸਕਤੀ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
siv saktee ghar vaasaa paa-i-aa.
He came to dwell in the home of the Shiva and Shakti, energy and matter.
ਏਕੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੇ ਤਾ ਪਿੜ ਹਾਰੇ ਅੰਧੁਲੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੬॥
ayk visaaray taa pirh haaray anDhulai naam visaaraa hay. ||6||
But he forgot the One Lord, and he has lost the game. The blind person forgets the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You came into a world full of good things to reach for and grow toward.
You arrived in a home made of energy and matter, of movement and stuff, all woven together.
The one thing worth holding onto is remembering the One who gave it all. Forget that, and the deepest treasure slips quietly out of sight — so keep it near.
In a world full of gifts, remembering the Giver is the greatest gift of all.
Each of us comes into the world with chaar padaarath, four great blessings, and makes a home in siv saktee — energy and matter woven together. Forgetting the One who gave it all is like losing sight of a treasure you were holding the whole time.
A Question to Sit With
What is one gift in your life you never want to take for granted?
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