Sikhism·Raag Nat Naaraayan·Shabad 23
Verse 8 of 9

One Loving Heart Can Bless the Whole World

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਉ ਜਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਿਦ ਲੋਚੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਨ ਕੇ ਸਾਸ ਨਿਹਾਰੇ ॥
parabh ka-o jan antar rid lochai parabh jan kay saas nihaaray.
God's humble servant longs for Him within his heart; God watches over each breath of His humble servant.
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ਜਨ ਪੀਛੈ ਜਗੁ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥੭॥
kirpaa kirpaa kar bhagat drirh-aa-ay jan peechhai jag nistaaray. ||7||
Mercifully, mercifully, He implants devotion within his humble servant; for his sake, God saves the whole world. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The good watches over every breath of the one who loves it.

It plants love in a devoted heart — and for that heart's sake, blesses the whole world.

The good watches over your every breath — and one loving heart can be a blessing to the whole world.
The deeper layer

A tender verse: "God watches over each breath of His servant... for his sake, God saves the whole world." The good tends a loving heart breath by breath — and, beautifully, one loving heart becomes a blessing the whole world benefits from. For a child: the good watches over your every breath — and one loving heart can be a blessing to the whole world.

A Question to Sit With

How might one loving person be a blessing far beyond themselves?

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