Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The God-aware person hangs every hope on the One alone - and such a person can never be destroyed.
Soaked in humility, they take delight in doing good - it is their version of fun.
Untangled from the world's nets, they hold the wandering mind steady, and everything they do serves everyone.
Around them, people ripen and are carried. Nanak says: through one such person, a whole world learns to remember.
A God-aware person enjoys doing good, and their goodness spreads to everyone around them.
Two lines show how such a person lives among others. Barahm gi-aanee par-upkaar omaahaa — they delight in doing good for others. Par-upkaar means kindness to others. For them, goodness is not a chore, a rule, or a show. It is something they truly enjoy, like a favorite food.
Barahm gi-aanee kai ho-ay so bhalaa — what they do serves the good of all. A God-aware person is not hidden away alone. With the ego gone, they are free to be there for everyone. Japji Sahib says the same: the one in tune with the One lifts up the people around them. A hymn in Raag Aasaa about the Saalagraam, a sacred stone, points the same way, toward what lives inside.
Watch how the pauri grows, line by line. It starts with one person's hope, placed in the One. Then humility. Then the people around them, where sagal uDhaar — all are carried across. Then the whole world: naanak barahm gi-aanee japai sagal sansaar — through such a person, the whole world remembers the One.
One changed person is like a WiFi router. Everyone nearby picks up the signal, and the signal is simply the way they live.
What good deed have you done lately just because it felt wonderful - not because you had to?
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