A Place Without Him Is Not Rare; It's Impossible
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Infinite is inside - and outside as well. Deep in every single heart, the One is present.
In the earth, in the skies, in the deeps below - in all the worlds, the perfect Cherisher.
In forests, fields and mountains - the One. As He orders, so each creature moves. He is in the winds and the waters,
in the four corners and the ten directions. Without Him, there is no place at all. By grace, this seeing brings peace.
The One is everywhere, so there is no place at all without Him.
The verse moves like a camera panning across the whole world. Earth, sky, the deep places below. Forests, fields and mountains. Winds and waters. The four corners and the ten directions. Under every picture sits the same caption: the One is here.
Then comes the line to give a child whole. Tis tay bhinn nahee ko thaa-o — there is no place apart from Him. That says more than "He is in every place." It means place itself is made of His presence. A spot empty of the One is not rare. It is impossible, like a square circle. Earlier in Sukhmani, the One filled even the gaps between things. Here that idea stretches over the whole universe.
Two details keep this big picture personal. First, the One is called pooran partipaal, the perfect Cherisher. He is not just sitting in all these places. He is caring for everything in them, the way a parent feeds and keeps a child. Second, the last line: gur parsaad naanak sukh paa-o — by the Guru's grace, peace is found. This seeing is a gift. What it brings is more than facts. It brings sukh, peace. A map of the world turns into comfort.
Think of the loneliest place you can imagine. What changes if even that place is made of His presence?
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