Sikhism·Raag Sorath·Shabad 21
Verse 3 of 4

Drink From the One and Stay Quietly Full

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥
satgur sayvay so vadbhaagee jis no aap milaa-ay.
One who serves the True Guru is very fortunate; as the Lord so wills, he meets with the Guru.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀ ਜਨ ਸਦਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਸੇ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥੩॥
har ras pee jan sadaa tariptaasay vichahu aap gavaa-ay. ||3||
Drinking in the sublime essence of the Lord, His humble servants remain ever satisfied; they eradicate self-conceit from within themselves. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

How lucky to be drawn toward the teaching — grace opens that door.

Those who drink from the One stay quietly full, and the grasping self simply eases away.

Drink from the One, and you stay quietly full — the grasping self eases away.
The deeper layer

This one says those who drink from the One stay quietly full, and the grasping self eases away.

Vadbhaagee means very fortunate. The verse says the lucky ones are those the One draws close: jis no aap milaa-ay. This is not luck you earn. It is grace, and grace is always on offer, like a door left open.

Triptaasay means deeply full and satisfied. Think of finishing a warm dinner after a long day of play. You stop looking around for snacks. You are simply full.

Once you are full like that, the grasping self does not need a fight. Vichahu aap gavaa-ay: the "me first" feeling just fades from within.

A Question to Sit With

What fills you up so completely that you stop reaching for more?

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