Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 114
Verse 44 of 66

Beautiful Is the Whole Self That Turns Toward You

ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਪਾਵ ਸੁਹਾਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਤਉ ਧਿਰਿ ਜੁਲਦੇ ਸੀਸੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਚਰਣੀ ॥
paav suhaavay jaaN ta-o Dhir julday sees suhaavaa charnee.
Beautiful are those feet which walk towards You; beautiful is that head which falls at Your Feet.
ਮੁਖੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਜਾਂ ਤਉ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ਪਇਆ ਤਉ ਸਰਣੀ ॥੨॥
mukh suhaavaa jaaN ta-o jas gaavai jee-o pa-i-aa ta-o sarnee. ||2||
Beautiful is that mouth which sings Your Praises; beautiful is that soul which seeks Your Sanctuary. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Beautiful are the feet that walk toward You; beautiful is the head that bows at Your feet.

Beautiful is the mouth that sings Your praises; beautiful is the soul that comes to You for shelter.

You become beautiful in the direction you turn.
The deeper layer

Beauty lives in which way you face, not in how you look. Feet, head, mouth, soul: each becomes beautiful when it turns toward the One, doing what it was made for. The list walks through the whole person, like the roll-call of the body's parts in Anand Sahib.

A Question to Sit With

What is one small way you could point yourself toward something good today?

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