Sikhism·Raag Prabhaatee·Raag Parbhaatee, Shabad 13
Verse 5 of 6

The Rare Ones With Wisdom Inside

ਜਗੁ ਖੋਟੌ ਸਚੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੌ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀਂ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
jag khotou sach nirmalou gur sabdeeN veechaar.
The world is false and polluted; only the True One is Pure. Contemplate Him through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਤੇ ਨਰ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥੪॥
tay nar virlay jaanee-ahi jin antar gi-aan muraar. ||4||
Those who have God's spiritual wisdom within, are known to be very rare. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The world is fake and stained; only the True One is pure. Think on the True One through the Guru's Word.

The people who carry the One's wisdom inside are known to be rare.

Much of what the world chases fades; only what is true stays spotless.
The deeper layer

Only the True One stays pure, and the Guru's Word helps you think on that One.

Jag khotou sach nirmalou, gur sabdeeN veechaar: the world is counterfeit and passing, only the True One is pure; contemplate this through the Shabad. This is the sach and jhooth distinction, the lasting set against the false and passing. Tay nar virlay jaanee-ahi, jin antar gi-aan muraar, rare are those who carry the One's wisdom within. Rare, and still open to anyone who turns toward the Guru's Word.

A Question to Sit With

What is something that seemed super important once but stopped mattering later?

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