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Verse 102 of 152

Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 4), Salok 102 — wonder upon wonder

ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਸੋਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu satgur purakh hai jin sach jaataa so-ay.
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the True Guru, the Primal Being, who has realized the True Lord.
ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਤਿਖ ਉਤਰੈ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
jit mili-ai tikh utrai tan man seetal ho-ay.
Meeting Him, thirst is quenched, and the body and mind are cooled and soothed.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਤਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਸਮਤੁ ਸਭ ਕੋਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu satgur sat purakh hai jis no samat sabh ko-ay.
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the True Guru, the True Primal Being, who looks upon all alike.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਤੁਲਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu satgur nirvair hai jis nindaa ustat tul ho-ay.
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the True Guru, who has no hatred; slander and praise are all the same to Him.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
vaahu vaahu satgur sujaan hai jis antar barahm veechaar.
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the All-knowing True Guru, who has realized God within.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥
vaahu vaahu satgur nirankaar hai jis ant na paaraavaar.
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the Formless True Guru, who has no end or limitation.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਜਿ ਸਚੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ਸੋਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu satguroo hai je sach drirh-aa-ay so-ay.
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the True Guru, who implants the Truth within.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਜਿਸ ਤੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
naanak satgur vaahu vaahu jis tay naam paraapat ho-ay. ||2||
O Nanak, Blessed and Great is the True Guru, through whom the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is received. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Wow! Wow! Great is the True Guru, the first Being, who knows the True One.

Meeting the Guru, thirst goes away, and body and mind become cool and calm.

Wow! Wow! Great is the True Guru, the True Being, who looks on everyone the same.

Wow! Wow! Great is the True Guru, who hates no one; blame and praise weigh the same to the Guru.

Wow! Wow! Great is the wise True Guru, who holds the One within.

Wow! Wow! Great is the True Guru, without form, without end or limit.

Wow! Wow! Great is the True Guru, who plants Truth deep inside.

Nanak says: wow, wow, the True Guru, through whom the Naam is received.

Wonder upon wonder: through the True Guru, the Naam is received.
The deeper layer

The True Guru, met with wonder, cools the thirsty heart and plants Truth within.

Vaahu vaahu is the gasp of awe — the same wonder heard in the word Waheguru. The qualities pile up: samat sabh ko-ay, looking on all alike; nirvair, without hatred, echoing the Mool Mantar; nindaa ustat tul, blame and praise weighing the same — an unshakable calm. Nirankaar, without form, and without end.

The last line gathers it up: through the True Guru the Naam is received.

A Question to Sit With

When was the last time something made you say "wow" from the bottom of your heart?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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