Verse 107 of 152
Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 4), Salok 107 — nothing else fills the longing
ਜਿਨਾ ਪਿਰੀ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਿਉ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੀਐ ॥
jinaa piree pi-aar bin darsan ki-o taripat-ee-ai.
Those who are in love with their Beloved - how can they find satisfaction without His Darshan?
ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਲੇ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਰਹਸੀਐ ॥੭॥
naanak milay subhaa-ay gurmukh ih man rehsee-ai. ||7||
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs meet Him with ease, and this mind blossoms forth in joy. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who love their Beloved — how can they be satisfied without seeing the Beloved?
Nanak says: those who face the Guru meet the Beloved with ease, and this mind blossoms with joy.
Only the Beloved's presence satisfies the loving heart.
Love for the One is satisfied only by the One's presence, and those who face the Guru meet it with ease.
The salok belongs to a run of love-longing verses. Piree is the Beloved; darsan is seeing, being in the Beloved's presence. Gurmukh means one whose face is turned toward the Guru. The meeting comes subhaa-ay, naturally, with ease, and the mind rehsee-ai, blossoms with joy.
A Question to Sit With
Is there something you love so much that nothing else can quite take its place?
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