Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 168
Verse 104 of 110

Gifts That Grow Larger Every Day

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਕੀ ਦਾਤਿ ਨਿਤ ਦੇਵੈ ਚੜੈ ਸਵਾਈਆ ॥
gur pooray kee daat nit dayvai charhai savaa-ee-aa.
The Perfect Guru bestows His gifts, which increase day by day.
ਤੁਸਿ ਦੇਵੈ ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਨ ਛਪੈ ਛਪਾਈਆ ॥
tus dayvai aap da-i-aal na chhapai chhapaa-ee-aa.
The Merciful Lord Himself bestows them; they cannot be concealed by concealment.
ਹਿਰਦੈ ਕਵਲੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸੁ ਉਨਮਨਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈਆ ॥
hirdai kaval pargaas unman liv laa-ee-aa.
The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and the mortal is lovingly absorbed in the state of supreme bliss.
ਜੇ ਕੋ ਕਰੇ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਰੀਸ ਸਿਰਿ ਛਾਈ ਪਾਈਆ ॥
jay ko karay us dee rees sir chhaa-ee paa-ee-aa.
If anyone tries to challenge him, the Lord throws dust on his head.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਪੜਿ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਸਕਈ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ॥੩੪॥
naanak aparh ko-ay na sak-ee pooray satgur kee vadi-aa-ee-aa. ||34||
O Nanak, no one can equal the glory of the Perfect True Guru. ||34||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The Perfect Guru's gifts do not run out — they keep growing, more and more every single day. And when the Kind One gives them gladly, they cannot stay hidden; they show up as a light in you that everyone can feel.

Deep inside, something opens like a flower and you float in a quiet, wide happiness. Trying to rival it gets you nowhere. Nanak says: no one can reach the greatness of the Perfect Guru — it is beyond measuring.

The best gifts keep growing, and they are impossible to hide.
The deeper layer

Pauri 34 (Fourth Mehl). The Perfect Guru's gift (daat) increases day by day (charhai savaa-ee-aa) and cannot be concealed. hirdai kaval pargaas — the heart-lotus blossoms; unman liv laa-ee-aa — absorbed in the state of elevated, supreme bliss. jay ko karay us dee rees — whoever tries to rival it ends up with dust on their own head; the greatness of the Perfect Guru is beyond measure.

A Question to Sit With

What good thing in your life keeps getting bigger the more you live it?

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