Sikhism·Raag Malaar·Shabad 45
Verse 2 of 3

The Doors Of Doubt Swing Open

ਧਾਰਿ ਅਨੁਗ੍ਰਹੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਕੇ ਖੁਲੇ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਪਾਟ ॥
Dhaar anoograhu paarbarahm raakhay bharam kay khulHay kapaat.
Showering me with His Kindness, the Supreme Lord God has saved me; the doors of doubt have been opened wide.
ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰ ਸਾਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਲਾਹਾ ਚਰਨ ਨਿਧਿ ਖਾਟ ॥੧॥
baysumaar saahu parabh paa-i-aa laahaa charan niDh khaat. ||1||
I have found God, the Banker of Infinity; I have earned the profit of the wealth of His Feet. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Pouring out kindness, the Supreme One has saved me, and the doors of doubt are thrown wide open.

I have found the One, the Banker whose riches have no end, and I have earned the profit: the treasure of the One's feet.

Kindness can throw open the doors that doubt has shut.
The deeper layer

Kindness throws open the doors of doubt, and nearness to the One is the profit.

Dhaar anoograhu paarbarahm raakhay means the Supreme One poured out kindness and saved me. Kindness showering down is Malaar's rain again. Then the doors of bharam, doubt, were thrown wide open, and light came in. It is like opening the curtains on a sunny morning.

Baysumaar saahu parabh paa-i-aa means I found the One, the endlessly rich Banker. The trading picture goes on: the One is a partner with no limit. Laahaa charan niDh khaat: I earned the profit, the treasure of the One's feet. The profit is being close to the One.

A Question to Sit With

What doubt would you love to see swing open like a door letting in light?

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