Gaathaa, Salok 2 — no power saves you without the Holy One
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even if I could make myself as small as a speck of dust, and fly through the skies, past every world and land, in the blink of an eye —
Nanak says: without the Holy One, no one is saved.
No amazing power can take the place of the Holy One.
Parmaano parjant aakaaseh: shrinking to the size of an atom and racing across the skies. Gachhayn nain bhaarayn: going everywhere in the blink of an eye. People in Guru Arjan's time told stories of yogis with powers like these.
Binaa saadhoo na siDh-yatai: without the saadhoo, the Holy One who shows the way, nothing is won. Even the most wonderful tricks do not bring a person to the One.
Who are the people whose goodness quietly rubs off on you?
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