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ਥਾਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਤਿੰਨਿ ਵਸਤੂ ਪਈਓ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੋ ॥

Thaal vich tinn vasatoo paeeo sat santokh veechaaro.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 1429 · Mundavani · Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDB

ਥਾਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਤਿੰਨਿ ਵਸਤੂ ਪਈਓ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੋ ॥

Thaal vich tinn vasatoo paeeo sat santokh veechaaro.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

On this platter three things have been placed: truth, contentment and contemplation.

ਇਸ ਥਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਿੰਨ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਰੱਖੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ: ਸੱਚ, ਸੰਤੋਖ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1429, in Mundavani.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1429
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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