Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 133
Verse 5 of 10

The Tenth Gate

ਦਸਮ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਪਰਮ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੀ ਘਾਟੀ ॥
dasam du-aaraa agam apaaraa param purakh kee ghaatee.
The Tenth Gate is the home of the inaccessible, infinite Supreme Lord.
ਊਪਰਿ ਹਾਟੁ ਹਾਟ ਪਰਿ ਆਲਾ ਆਲੇ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਥਾਤੀ ॥੪॥
oopar haat haat par aalaa aalay bheetar thaatee. ||4||
Above the store is a niche, and within this niche is the commodity. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The Tenth Gate, a hidden doorway high inside you beyond the body's nine ordinary openings, is the home of the Highest One, who is beyond reach and has no end.

Above the shop is a little shelf, and inside the shelf sits the treasure.

The greatest treasure is tucked away in a quiet inner room.
The deeper layer

Deep inside you there is a hidden door, where the Infinite One lives.

Dasam du-aaraa means the Tenth Gate. Your body has nine ordinary openings, like the eyes, ears, nose and mouth. The Tenth Gate is a quiet inner center beyond all of them. It is the home of the agam apaaraa: the One who cannot be reached by force and has no end.

Then Baynee gives a homely picture. Above a shop there is a small shelf, and on that shelf sits the treasure. The greatest thing of all is tucked on a quiet high shelf inside you.

A Question to Sit With

What treasure might be hidden inside you, waiting to be noticed?

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