Savaiye in Praise of Guru Arjun (Bhatt Mathura), Verse 6 — the wandering ends, the way home opens
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Until the destiny written on my forehead woke up, I wandered around lost, running in every direction.
I was sinking in the wild, dark ocean of this age, and my regret would never have ended.
Mathura says: think about this, the heart of the matter. To carry the world across, the One came in a human form.
Whoever remembers Guru Arjun will not have to go through the painful womb of being born again and again.
Someone who was lost finds the way home when the good written for him wakes up and he meets the Guru.
Before bhaag lilaar udai, before the destiny written on his forehead woke up, the bard wandered. He ran this way and that and never arrived. It is like being lost in a big shopping mall, walking in circles, until someone shows you the way out.
He says he was sinking in the rough, dark ocean of this age, and his regret would never have ended.
Then comes the truth Mathura holds on to. To carry the world across, the One came in a human form. Whoever remembers Guru Arjun does not have to pass through jon garabh, the painful round of being born again and again. The wandering ends.
When did a period of feeling lost finally turn a corner for you?
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