ਆਪੇ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਖੀ ਸੇਵਕ ਕੀ ਆਪਿ ਕੀਓ ਬੰਧਾਨ ॥
aapay pat raakhee sayvak kee aap kee-o banDhaan.
He Himself saves the honor of His servants; He Himself blesses them with stability.
ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸੇਵਕ ਕੀ ਰਾਖੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਨ ॥੨॥੪੦॥੬੩॥
aad jugaad sayvak kee raakhai naanak ko parabh jaan. ||2||40||63||
From the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages, He saves His servants. O Nanak, how rare is the person who knows God. ||2||40||63||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One looks after the good name of those who love it, and gives them a steadiness that holds even when things shake.
From the very beginning, through every age, the One has looked after them. Nanak says: how rare is the person who knows this One.
The One’s steadying care has held from the beginning and never stops.
Pat raakhee — preserving honor — and bandhaan, stability, describe the steadiness of one rooted in the One. Aad jugaad — from the primal beginning through the ages — stresses that this care is not new or occasional but woven into the nature of things. Ko prabh jaan — rare is the one who knows — is an invitation, not a boast.
A Question to Sit With
What gives you a steadiness that holds even when things around you are shaking?
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