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Sikhism·Raag Soohee·Shabad 114
Verse 4 of 4

One Resting Place, Shown by the Guide

ਇਕਤੁ ਸੇਜੈ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੋ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜਿਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਦਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲੇਈ ॥
ikat sayjai har parabho raam raaji-aa gur dasay har maylay-ee.
My Lord God, my Sovereign Lord, is on the one bed. The Guru has shown me how to meet my Lord.
ਮੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਹੈ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜਿਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇਈ ॥
mai man tan paraym bairaag hai raam raaji-aa gur maylay kirpaa karay-ee.
My mind and body are filled with love and affection for my Sovereign Lord. In His Mercy, the Guru has united me with Him.
ਹਉ ਗੁਰ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੁਮਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜਿਆ ਜੀਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਦੇਈ ॥
ha-o gur vitahu ghol ghumaa-i-aa raam raaji-aa jee-o satgur aagai day-ee.
I am a sacrifice to my Guru, O my Sovereign Lord; I surrender my soul to the True Guru.
ਗੁਰੁ ਤੁਠਾ ਜੀਉ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜਿਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲੇਈ ॥੪॥੨॥੬॥੫॥੭॥੬॥੧੮॥
gur tuthaa jee-o raam raaji-aa jan naanak har maylay-ee. ||4||2||6||5||7||6||18||
When the Guru is totally pleased, O servant Nanak, he unites the soul with the Lord, the Sovereign Lord. ||4||2||6||5||7||6||18||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

There is one resting place where the One is found, and the Teacher shows the way to it.

My mind and body are full of love and longing; in kindness, the Teacher brings me close.

I would give anything for my Teacher; I offer my whole self. And when the Teacher is glad, the soul and the One are joined.

There is one true resting place, and glad self-offering is how you reach it.
The deeper layer

ikat sayjai har prabho — on the one bed: a single true resting place, the heart united with the One. jee-o satgur aagai day-ee: offering the jee-o, the very self, to the Teacher — not loss but glad surrender. This shabad closes a set; the running tally seals Guru Ram Das's Soohee chhants on the theme of union through the Teacher's grace.

A Question to Sit With

What does it feel like to fully trust someone enough to let your guard down?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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