Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 89
Verse 15 of 17

Even the Great Sages Serve the One

ਨਾਰਦ ਸਾਰਦ ਸੇਵਕ ਤੇਰੇ ॥
naarad saarad sayvak tayray.
Naarad and Saraswati are Your servants.
ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣਿ ਸੇਵਕ ਵਡਹੁ ਵਡੇਰੇ ॥
taribhavan sayvak vadahu vadayray.
Your servants are the greatest of the great, throughout the three worlds.
ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਤੂ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਸਭੁ ਤੇਰੋ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕੀਨਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥
sabh tayree kudrat too sir sir daataa sabh tayro kaaran keenaa hay. ||15||
Your creative power permeates all; You are the Great Giver of all. You created the whole creation. ||15||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Even the wisest sages and the bright goddess of learning are servants of the One.

Those who serve the One with love become the greatest of the great, honoured everywhere.

The One's creative power flows through everything — it is the Great Giver who brought the whole of creation into being.

Even the greatest wisdom is a servant of the One that gives it.
The deeper layer

Naarad the sage and Saardaa, Saraswati of learning, are the One's servants (sayvak tayray). Even the most honoured figures serve the source. The One is sir sir daataa, the Giver to every head, and the whole creation is the One's making.

A Question to Sit With

What is something you are good at that could be used to serve or help others?

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