Savaiye in praise of Guru Ram Das, Verse 16 — the same door open to everyone
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, repeat "Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru."
Serving the Guru, Shiva and the Siddhas, the seekers, the gods and the demons, their helpers and the thirty-three million gods all cross over, listening to the Guru's teaching with their ears.
The saints and loving devotees cross over too, repeating "Guru, Guru." Prahlaad and the silent sages met the Guru and crossed over.
Naarad, Sanak and the others who turned to the Guru crossed over. Holding on to the One Naam, they let go of other tastes, and they crossed over.
The servant prays: the one who turns to the Guru receives the Naam. O my mind, repeat "Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru."
Everyone who has ever crossed over came the same way, holding on to the Guru and the One Naam.
This verse closes the first long set of these Savaiye (the count reaches 29). It is a roll-call: Shiva, the Siddhas, gods and demons, the thirty-three million gods of old tradition, sages like Naarad and Sanak, and the devoted child Prahlaad, all drawn from Hindu tradition. The door is wide. Tajahu ras ann, letting other tastes go, comes from finding a greater sweetness: the smaller wants simply matter less.
When something bigger and better shows up, smaller wants fade on their own. When have you felt that?
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