Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 32
Verse 1 of 5

The Cause of All Causes

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raamkalee mehlaa 5.
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
ਕਰਨ ਕਰਾਵਨ ਸੋਈ ॥
karan karaavan so-ee.
He is the Creator, the Cause of causes;
ਆਨ ਨ ਦੀਸੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
aan na deesai ko-ee.
I do not see any other at all.
ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਨਾ ॥
thaakur mayraa sugharh sujaanaa.
My Lord and Master is wise and all-knowing.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਨਾ ॥੧॥
gurmukh mili-aa rang maanaa. ||1||
Meeting with the Gurmukh, I enjoy His Love. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One is the Maker, the Cause behind everything that happens.

I do not see any other at all.

My Master is wise and knows everything.

Meeting someone who follows the Guru, I enjoy that love.

One wise source is behind everything — and it's loving.
The deeper layer

The One is behind everything that happens, wise and all-knowing, and that love is found through the Guru.

Karan karaavan so-ee — the One is the doer behind all doing. Aan na deesai ko-ee — I do not see any other. Think of a phone full of apps. Each one seems to run on its own. But every one of them runs on the same battery.

Sugharh sujaanaa means wise and all-knowing. And this love is found gurmukh, through the Guru's teaching. A gurmukh is someone whose face is turned toward the Guru.

A Question to Sit With

When do you feel most sure that something good and wise is behind things?

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