Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 168
Verse 110 of 110

The One in Whom Everything Moves

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਵਡਾ ਆਪਿ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
vadaa aap agamm hai vadee vadi-aa-ee.
The Great Lord is Inaccessible; His glorious greatness is glorious!
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੇਖਿ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਆਈ ॥
gur sabdee vaykh vigsi-aa antar saaNt aa-ee.
Gazing upon Him through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I blossom forth in ecstasy; tranquility comes to my inner being.
ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੈ ਭਾਈ ॥
sabh aapay aap varatdaa aapay hai bhaa-ee.
All by Himself, He Himself is pervading everywhere, O Siblings of Destiny.
ਆਪਿ ਨਾਥੁ ਸਭ ਨਥੀਅਨੁ ਸਭ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਈ ॥
aap naath sabh nathee-an sabh hukam chalaa-ee.
He Himself is the Lord and Master of all. He has subdued all, and all are under the Hukam of His Command.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਸਭ ਚਲੈ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੩੬॥੧॥ ਸੁਧੁ ॥
naanak har bhaavai so karay sabh chalai rajaa-ee. ||36||1|| suDh.
O Nanak, the Lord does whatever He pleases. Everyone walks in harmony with His Will. ||36||1|| Sudh||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One behind everything is greater than you could ever fully grasp — and that is wonderful, not frightening. When you catch even a glimpse of it through the Guru's Word, you blossom, and a deep calm settles inside you.

Look closely and you begin to see the same One everywhere, in everything and everyone. Nanak says: whatever pleases the One is what happens, and all of life moves together in the One's will — and you are part of it. There is nothing to do but blossom, and belong.

Look closely enough and you find one gentle flow moving through everything — including you.
The deeper layer

Pauri 36 (Fourth Mehl) — the closing pauri of the whole Vaar, marked Sudh, meaning correct and complete. vadaa aap agamm — the Great One is inaccessible yet wholly good; gazing through the Shabad, one blossoms (vigsiaa) and inner tranquility (saant) comes. sabh aapay aap vartdaa — the One pervades all and is present in everyone (bhaaee). All move under the Hukam, the flow of existence (sabh chalai rajaaee). A serene, unified close: awe, blossoming, belonging.

A Question to Sit With

Where do you catch glimpses of everything being connected?

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