Salok Sehskritee, Salok 55 — Carried Across the Rough Water
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have come to the shelter of the One's lotus feet, and there I sing the praise of the Lord of the World.
Nanak says: in the Sangat, I am carried across the terrifying world-ocean that is so hard to cross.
Nobody has to cross life's rough water alone; in the Sangat, we are carried.
The speaker has come to rest at the One's lotus feet, a picture for staying close in love. There, he sings praise, called keertan. And in the Sangat he is carried across a huge and frightening ocean.
That ocean is life itself, with all its big waves and far-off shore.
Think of a lifeguard carrying a tired swimmer to the beach. The swimmer did not win by strength. They were carried. That is the comfort here. The crossing is not a solo race. We are carried.
When life feels overwhelming, like too much to handle, who or what helps carry you through?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI