ਏਕੋ ਸਚੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਾ ॥
ayko sach vartai sabh antar sabhnaa karay partipaalaa.
The One True Lord is pervading and permeating everywhere; He cherishes everyone.
ਨਾਨਕ ਇਕਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਸਭਨਾ ਦੀਵਾਨੁ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥੫॥੫॥
naanak ikas bin mai avar na jaanaa sabhnaa deevaan da-i-aalaa. ||5||5||
O Nanak, without the One Lord, I do not know any other; He is the Merciful Master of all. ||5||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one true One is everywhere, quietly caring for everybody.
Beyond that One I know of nothing else — it is the kind heart behind it all.
Behind every story and every power, there's one kind heart, everywhere, caring for everyone.
The shabad closes in pure oneness: "the One True Lord is pervading everywhere; He cherishes everyone." After showing even the gods caught in Maya, Guru Amar Das points past all forms to the single, all-cherishing Source: "without the One, I do not know any other; He is the Merciful Master of all." For a child: behind every story and every power, there's one kind heart caring for everyone.
A Question to Sit With
What does it feel like to imagine one caring heart behind absolutely everything?
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