Sikhism·Siree Raag·Ashtapadee 6
Verse 6 of 9

One Who Understands Himself Finds the Mansion Within

ਜਿਨੀ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਸੁਥਾਇ ॥
jinee aap pachhaani-aa ghar meh mahal suthaa-ay.
One who understands himself finds the Mansion of the Lord's Presence within his own home.
ਸਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਸਚੋ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
sachay saytee rati-aa sacho palai paa-ay.
Imbued with the True Lord, Truth is gathered in.
ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣਿ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਾਚੋ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੫॥
taribhavan so parabh jaanee-ai saacho saachai naa-ay. ||5||
God is known throughout the three worlds. True is the Name of the True One. ||5||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

One who understands himself finds the Mansion of the Lord's Presence within his own home.

Imbued with the True Lord, Truth is gathered in.

God is known throughout the three worlds. True is the Name of the True One.

Know yourself, and within yourself find the Mansion — self-knowledge opens the door to the divine within.
The deeper layer

This one says: get to know yourself, and you will find the One living right inside you.

Jinee aap pachhaani-aa ghar meh mahal suthaa-ay: those who understand themselves find the palace of the One inside their own home. That knowing isn't a clever study of your moods and habits. It is seeing that the One lives in you. The palace is ghar meh, in your own home. It isn't away at some far-off holy place.

Sachay saytee rati-aa: dyed with the True One. Think of a white T-shirt soaked in bright color. It doesn't just have a color on top — the color goes right through. When the True One's color soaks into you, sacho palai paa-ay, you gather Truth. Being soaked in the True One and gathering Truth happen at the same moment.

Taribhavan so parabh jaanee-ai: this God is known across all three worlds — earth, sky and everything below. True is the Name of the True One.

A Question to Sit With

What do you know about yourself that took time and difficulty to discover? And what did knowing it make possible that wasn't possible before?

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