ਮਧਸੂਦਨ ਜਗਜੀਵਨ ਮਾਧੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੇ ॥
maDhsoodan jagjeevan maaDho mayray thaakur agam apaaray.
Almighty Lord, Slayer of demons, Life of the World, my Lord and Master, inaccessible and infinite:
ਇਕ ਬਿਨਉ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਉ ਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਮੈ ਸਾਧੂ ਚਰਨ ਪਖਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
ik bin-o bayntee kara-o gur aagai mai saaDhoo charan pakhaaray. ||2||
I offer this one prayer to the Guru, to bless me, that I may wash the feet of the Holy. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The good is powerful and endless, beyond reach — yet it stays gentle and free.
My one prayer is simply to serve alongside good, humble people.
The good is vast and free — and a lovely thing to ask for is simply to serve alongside good people.
The verse pairs immensity with a humble wish: the One is "almighty... inaccessible and infinite" and "remains unattached," yet the prayer is small and sweet — "that I may wash the feet of the Holy," i.e. serve humbly among good people. For a child: the good is vast and free — and a lovely thing to ask for is simply to serve alongside good, humble people.
A Question to Sit With
What humble way of helping others would you be glad to do?
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