Sikhism·Raag Soohee·Shabad 33
Verse 1 of 5

You Are My Very Life

ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
soohee mehlaa 5.
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
ਤੂੰ ਜੀਵਨੁ ਤੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥
tooN jeevan tooN paraan aDhaaraa.
You are my Life, the very Support of my breath of life.
ਤੁਝ ਹੀ ਪੇਖਿ ਪੇਖਿ ਮਨੁ ਸਾਧਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
tujh hee paykh paykh man saaDhaaraa. ||1||
Gazing upon You, beholding You, my mind is soothed and comforted. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You are my life itself — the very support of every breath I take.

Just seeing You, again and again, settles and soothes my mind.

The sight of what you love steadies you more than anything you own.
The deeper layer

tooN jeevan tooN paraan aDhaaraa — the One as the ground of life and breath. peykh peykh man saaDhaaraa — the repeated gazing that comforts. The tone is not fear but tender dependence, like a child steadied by the sight of someone they trust.

A Question to Sit With

Whose presence makes you feel instantly calmer and safer?

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