Sikhism·Raag Sorath·Shabad 42
Verse 2 of 4

Even the Wish to Love Is Itself a Gift

ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਵਹੁ ਪੁਰਖ ਗਿਆਨੀ ॥
har ras peevhu purakh gi-aanee.
Drink in the sublime essence of the Lord's Name, O man of spiritual wisdom.
ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਮਹਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਸਾਧੂ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਾਨੀ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sun sun mahaa taripat man paavai saaDhoo amrit baanee. rahaa-o.
Listening to the Ambrosial Words of the Holy Saints, the mind finds absolute fulfillment and satisfaction. ||Pause||
ਮੁਕਤਿ ਭੁਗਤਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖਾ ਕਾ ਦਾਤਾ ॥
mukat bhugat jugat sach paa-ee-ai sarab sukhaa kaa daataa.
Liberation, pleasures, and the true way of life are obtained from the Lord, the Giver of all peace.
ਅਪੁਨੇ ਦਾਸ ਕਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਦਾਨੁ ਦੇਵੈ ਪੂਰਨ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥੨॥
apunay daas ka-o bhagat daan dayvai pooran purakh biDhaataa. ||2||
The Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny, blesses His slave with the gift of devotional worship. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Drink in the sweetness of the One, you who are learning to see.

Listening again and again to the deep, life-giving words of the good, the mind finds real contentment.

Freedom, true delight, and the right way to live all come from the Giver of every peace.

The perfect Maker of everything hands devotion to their own as a gift.

Even the wish to love the One is itself a gift — you receive it, you don't manufacture it.
The deeper layer

The Rahau: har ras peevhu — drink the ras, the sweet essence, and through sun sun, listening and listening (Suniai — deep receptive listening), the mind reaches mahaa tripat, deep fulfillment. The triad mukat bhugat jugat — liberation, enjoyment, and the way of living — all from one Source. And bhagat daan dayvai — even devotion is a gift given, not a feat performed. Grace all the way down.

A Question to Sit With

What is a good habit that once felt like work but now feels like a gift?

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