Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 114
Verse 23 of 66

With Every Breath and Every Bite

ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਏਕੋ ਜਪੀਐ ਮਨੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਇਕਸ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾਇ ॥
ayko japee-ai manai maahi ikas kee sarnaa-ay.
Meditate on the One Lord within your mind, and enter the Sanctuary of the One Lord alone.
ਇਕਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਪਿਰਹੜੀ ਦੂਜੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਾਇ ॥
ikas si-o kar pirharhee doojee naahee jaa-ay.
Be in love with the One Lord; there is no other at all.
ਇਕੋ ਦਾਤਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
iko daataa mangee-ai sabh kichh palai paa-ay.
Beg from the One Lord, the Great Giver, and you will be blessed with everything.
ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਇਕੋ ਇਕੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
man tan saas giraas parabh iko ik Dhi-aa-ay.
In your mind and body, with each breath and morsel of food, meditate on the One and only Lord God.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਸਚੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
amrit naam niDhaan sach gurmukh paa-i-aa jaa-ay.
The Gurmukh obtains the true treasure, the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਤੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਨ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਵੁਠਾ ਆਇ ॥
vadbhaagee tay sant jan jin man vuthaa aa-ay.
Very fortunate are those humble Saints, within whose minds the Lord has come to abide.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੋਈ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
jal thal mahee-al rav rahi-aa doojaa ko-ee naahi.
He is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; there is no other at all.
ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਚਰਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਖਸਮ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
naam Dhi-aa-ee naam uchraa naanak khasam rajaa-ay. ||2||
Meditating on the Naam, and chanting the Naam, Nanak abides in the Will of his Lord and Master. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Meditate on the One in your mind, and take shelter with the One alone.

Love the One alone; there is no other place to go.

Ask from the One Giver, and everything comes into your hands.

In mind and body, with every breath and every bite, meditate on the one and only Lord.

The Gurmukh finds the true treasure, the sweet nectar of the Naam.

Very fortunate are those humble saints in whose minds the One has come to live.

The One fills the water, the land and the sky; there is no other at all.

Nanak says: I meditate on the Naam and speak the Naam, living in my Master's will.

The One is as close as your next breath.
The deeper layer

Everything turns on the One (ikas, iko). Remembrance is woven into the most ordinary rhythms — each breath (saas), each morsel of food (giraas). The One is present in water, land, and sky, with no other at all: immanence again. To abide in the Will (bhaana) while remembering is the whole of it.

A Question to Sit With

Could you remember one good thing with every breath for a whole minute? Try it.

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