You are beyond all measure, present in everything — let my one gift be to serve the good.
The Arc
This shabad moves from relief to wonder to humble service. The heart is settled at home with the One, and the old sense of being separate has melted. Then it turns to praise: the One is beautiful, wise, and so vast that all the seekers together cannot measure a fraction of it. Present and shining in everything, the One is the true King — and the seeker's one request is simply the gift of serving those who live in love.
Key Vocabulary
man maanaa — the mind settled and at home with the One.
dusat bigaanaa — the illusion of duality and separateness, here dissolved.
keemat na jaanaa — the One's worth beyond all measuring; apophatic wonder.
sant sayvaa — service to the holy, asked for as the highest gift.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The immeasurability of the One (keemat na jaanaa) is a recurring note of humility in Gurbani — the mind that stops trying to contain the One and simply serves. The dissolving of duality connects to the wave-and-ocean oneness of the neighboring shabad.
For Raag Saarang
Saarang's longing here becomes praise and service: the yearning heart, finding the One too vast to hold, asks only to serve those who love it.
Translation Notes
The literal dusat bigaanaa (demon of duality) is rendered as the illusion of separateness melting away, not a literal demon, keeping the focus on the inner shift rather than a frightening figure; chhatrapat (canopied king) is paired with omnipresence so the One is near, not a distant ruler.
You are beyond all measure, present in everything — let my one gift be to serve the good.
The Arc
This shabad moves from relief to wonder to humble service. The heart is settled at home with the One, and the old sense of being separate has melted. Then it turns to praise: the One is beautiful, wise, and so vast that all the seekers together cannot measure a fraction of it. Present and shining in everything, the One is the true King — and the seeker's one request is simply the gift of serving those who live in love.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The immeasurability of the One (keemat na jaanaa) is a recurring note of humility in Gurbani — the mind that stops trying to contain the One and simply serves. The dissolving of duality connects to the wave-and-ocean oneness of the neighboring shabad.
For Raag Saarang
Saarang's longing here becomes praise and service: the yearning heart, finding the One too vast to hold, asks only to serve those who love it.
Translation Notes
The literal dusat bigaanaa (demon of duality) is rendered as the illusion of separateness melting away, not a literal demon, keeping the focus on the inner shift rather than a frightening figure; chhatrapat (canopied king) is paired with omnipresence so the One is near, not a distant ruler.