Sikhism·Raag Malaar·Shabad 13
Verse 6 of 6

One, And Only One

ਏਕੋ ਏਕੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
ayko ayk vasai man su-aamee doojaa avar na ko-ee.
Our One and Only Lord and Master dwells within the mind; there is no other at all.
ਏਕੋੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹੈ ਮੀਠਾ ਜਗਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਈ ॥
ayko naam amrit hai meethaa jag nirmal sach so-ee.
The One Name is Sweet Ambrosial Nectar; it is Immaculate Truth in the world.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੋਈ ॥੫॥੪॥
naanak naam parabhoo tay paa-ee-ai jin ka-o Dhur likhi-aa ho-ee. ||5||4||
O Nanak, the Name of God is obtained, by those who are so predestined. ||5||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Our one and only Master lives within the mind; there is no other at all.

The one Naam is sweet nectar; it is the spotless Truth in the world.

Nanak says: the Naam of the One is received by those for whom it was written from the very beginning.

In the end there is One, and only One.
The deeper layer

Only the One lives within, and the one Naam is sweet nectar and spotless Truth.

Ayko ayk vasai man: only the One dwells within; doojaa avar na koee, there is no other. The one Naam is amrit, sweet nectar, and nirmal sach, spotless Truth. It comes to rest in the hearts it was written for from the beginning (dhur likhi-aa).

A Question to Sit With

What does it feel like to know that deep down, everything is connected as one?

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