Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He can fulfill any wish and shelter anyone - what He has written is what unfolds.
He unmakes and remakes in the blink of an eye; no one else holds the key to His ways.
He is joy itself - and I have heard that everything, everything is in His house. Among kings He is the King; among yogis, the Yogi; among those of hard practice, its Master; among householders, the one enjoying the meal.
Steady remembrance brings His lover peace - and still, no one has found His edge.
This one says that whatever is best in every kind of life is the One.
Look at the middle lines. Raaj meh raaj jog meh jogee — among kings, the King; among yogis, the Yogi. Tap meh tapeesar garihsat meh bhogee — among those who practice hard discipline, the Master of it; among families at home, the one who enjoys life. A bhogee is someone who enjoys the good things of life.
The One does not just rule all these lives from outside. The One is the best thing inside each one. Whatever is truly kingly in a king is the One. Whatever is truly deep in a yogi is the One. Whatever is truly joyful at a family dinner table is the One, too. The ninth ashtapadee said the One lives in many houses under many names. Here we see it from the inside.
Notice the pair joined on purpose. The person who gives up comforts and the person who enjoys family life. In India these two paths were often set against each other. The same One lives in both. Giving up and celebrating are both costumes the One wears, and neither owns the One. The second ashtapadee joined the same two.
There is also a sweet little line. Sarab thok sunee-ah ghar taa kai — I have heard that everything is in the One's house. It sounds like passing on wonderful news. Even the Guru speaks of that treasure house humbly, as something heard. No one has walked to its edges.
Where do you feel most yourself - being disciplined, or celebrating? Could the same One be inside both?
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