Verse 10 of 450
Gaathaa, Salok 10 — a deep song only a few pause to hear
ਗਾਥਾ ਗੂੜ ਅਪਾਰੰ ਸਮਝਣੰ ਬਿਰਲਾ ਜਨਹ ॥
gaathaa goorh apaaraN samjhanaN birlaa janah.
This Gaat'haa is profound and infinite; how rare are those who understand it.
ਸੰਸਾਰ ਕਾਮ ਤਜਣੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਰਮਣੰ ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗਮਹ ॥੧੦॥
sansaar kaam tajnaN naanak gobind ramnaN saaDh sangmah. ||10||
They forsake sexual desire and worldly love, O Nanak, and praise the Lord in the Saadh Sangat. ||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This Gaathaa is deep and endless. Only a rare person understands it.
Nanak says: such people let go of selfish wanting and the pull of the world, and sing of the Lord of the World in the Sangat.
The deepest song is the one most people are too busy to hear.
These verses go very deep, and the few who understand them let go of the world's grabbing and sing of the One.
Gaathaa goorh apaara(n): the Gaathaa is deep and without end. Samjhana(n) birlaa janah: only a rare person understands it.
Sansaar kaam tajna(n): such people give up the wanting that the world stirs up. Gobind ramna(n) saaDh sangmah: they sing of the Lord of the World together with the holy.
A Question to Sit With
What is something deep that you would notice if you slowed down?
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