Verse 9 of 9
Even Feeling Small, Remembering the Good Comforts You
ਤਉ ਗੁਨ ਈਸ ਬਰਨਿ ਨਹੀ ਸਾਕਉ ਤੁਮ ਮੰਦਰ ਹਮ ਨਿਕ ਕੀਰੇ ॥
ta-o gun ees baran nahee saaka-o tum mandar ham nik keeray.
I cannot describe Your Glorious Virtues, Lord; You are the temple, and I am just a tiny worm.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਮੇਲਹੁ ਮੈ ਰਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਮਨੁ ਧੀਰੇ ॥੮॥੫॥
naanak kirpaa karahu gur maylhu mai raam japat man Dheeray. ||8||5||
Bless Nanak with Your Mercy, and unite him with the Guru; meditating on my Lord, my mind is comforted and consoled. ||8||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Your goodness is greater than I could ever describe — You're the whole temple, and I'm so small.
"Be kind to me and bring me to wisdom" — and remembering the good, my heart is comforted.
Even feeling very small, remembering the good comforts and consoles your heart.
The Ashtapadee closes in humble comfort: "You are the temple, and I am just a tiny worm... meditating on my Lord, my mind is comforted and consoled." The self-image (tiny worm) is honest smallness, met by the comfort of remembrance. The colophon (||8||5||) closes. For a child: even feeling very small, remembering the good comforts and consoles your heart.
A Question to Sit With
What good thought comforts and consoles you when you feel small?
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