Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 130
Verse 2 of 3

No Empty Corner Anywhere

ਚਾਰਿ ਕੁੰਟ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਜਲ ਨਿਧਿ ਊਨ ਥਾਉ ਨ ਕੇਹੁ ॥
chaar kunt dah dis jal niDh oon thaa-o na kayhu.
On all four sides and in the ten directions, the Lord is an ocean. There is no place where He does not exist.
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਨਿਧਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪੂਰਨ ਜੀਅ ਦਾਨੁ ਸਭ ਦੇਹੁ ॥੧॥
kirpaa niDh gobind pooran jee-a daan sabh dayh. ||1||
O Perfect Lord God, Ocean of Mercy, You bless all with the gift of the soul. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Look in any direction — up, down, near, far — and the One is there like an endless ocean. There is not a single empty spot anywhere, no place the One has left out.

And the same One, an ocean of kindness, is what gives every living thing its life. The breath in you right now is a gift handed to you from that ocean.

There is no empty corner anywhere — the One fills it all, and gives you your very breath.
The deeper layer

chaar kunt, dah dis means the four quarters and the ten directions — a way of saying absolutely everywhere. jal nidh is the treasure-ocean, and oon thaa-o na kayhu means no place is empty of the One. jee-a daan is the gift of life itself, given freely to all beings. Your own aliveness is on loan from the ocean that fills everything.

A Question to Sit With

If the One is in every direction, is there anywhere you could go to be alone — or are you always accompanied?

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