Savaiye in Praise of Guru Nanak, Verse 6 — the One without hate lives in his heart
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He enjoys raaj jog, ruling in both worlds, and the One who holds no hate lives inside his heart.
The whole world is lifted up and carried across by taking the Naam.
Sanak and Janak and the others sing his praises, age after age.
Blessed, blessed is the Guru, and blessed and fruitful is his birth into the world.
Kal the poet says: even in the worlds down below, his victory is cheered.
O Guru Nanak, you delight in the sweetness of the Naam of the One. You enjoy raaj jog — ruling in the world and joined with the One.
The One who holds no hate, nirvair, lives in Guru Nanak's heart, and through the Naam the whole world is carried across.
Nirvair, without hate, is also one of the words of the Mool Mantar, the opening of the Guru Granth Sahib. Sarisat sagal uDhree: the whole creation is lifted up. Paataal puree jaikaar Dhun: even the worlds below ring with cheers of victory. The praise reaches every level of creation, from top to bottom.
The verse ends by speaking straight to the Guru: har naam rasik naanak gur, Guru Nanak, lover of the sweetness of the Naam. The bard is Kal.
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