Sikhism·Raag Sorath·Shabad 77
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It Is His Very Nature to Save

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
sorath mehlaa 5.
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
ਦੁਰਤੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪੇ ਸਭੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਉਬਾਰਿਆ ॥
durat gavaa-i-aa har parabh aapay sabh sansaar ubaari-aa.
The Lord God Himself has rid the whole world of its sins, and saved it.
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ਅਪਣਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਸਮਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
paarbarahm parabh kirpaa Dhaaree apnaa birad samaari-aa. ||1||
The Supreme Lord God extended His mercy, and confirmed His innate nature. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One Himself lifted the whole world’s wrongdoing away and carried everyone to safety.

The Supreme One poured out mercy, staying true to His own kind nature.

It is the One’s very nature to lift and to save.
The deeper layer

This one says that saving people is simply who the One is.

Sabh sansaar ubaari-aa — the whole world was lifted up and carried to safety. Nobody is left out. Then, apnaa birad samaari-aa: the One stayed true to His birad. A birad is someone's steady nature, the thing they always do. For the One, that nature is to save.

Think of a lifeguard at the pool. She doesn't watch the swimmers only when she's in a good mood. Keeping people safe is her whole job, every minute. Mercy is like that for the One. It is not a now-and-then thing. It is who the One is.

A Question to Sit With

What does it mean that kindness can be someone’s nature, not just their mood?

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