ਰਸਨਾ ਏਕ ਅਨੇਕ ਗੁਣ ਪੂਰਨ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਕੇਤਕ ਉਪਮਾ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
rasnaa ayk anayk gun pooran jan kee kaytak upmaa kahee-ai.
I have only one tongue, and the Lord's humble servant is filled with countless virtues; how can I sing his praises?
ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਸਦ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਸੰਤਨ ਕੀ ਲਹੀਐ ॥੩॥
agam agochar sad abhinaasee saran santan kee lahee-ai. ||3||
The inaccessible, unapproachable and eternally unchanging Lord is obtained in the Sanctuary of the Saints. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have only one tongue, and the good are full of more virtues than I could ever count — how could I sing them all?
The One beyond reach and beyond words, unchanging forever, is found in the shelter of the good.
The One that's beyond all reach is met in the simplest place: good company.
A humble hyperbole: rasnaa ayk — one tongue against anayk gun, endless virtues. The paradox that closes it is central to Gurbani: the agam agochar — the unreachable, unknowable One — becomes reachable precisely saran santan kee, in the company of the good. The One beyond all is met through the very human warmth of good fellowship.
A Question to Sit With
What virtue in someone you admire would you most like to grow in yourself?
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