Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 1), Salok 13 — Struck by the Arrow of Love
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: whoever is struck by the One's arrow falls at once, dying to the old life; no strength is left to live as before.
Whoever dies by such a blow — that blow is accepted.
Only the one the One strikes is struck; then that stroke is accepted.
The arrow of love, shot by the All-knowing One, can never be pulled out.
When love for the One strikes, the old self falls away, and that is a blessing.
Naanak lagee tur marai: whoever is struck dies at once. This is the death of the ego-self, the old way of living for oneself, overcome by love. Chotai saytee jo marai lagee saa parvaan: whoever dies by that blow is accepted.
Jis no laa-ay tis lagai: the arrow strikes only the one the One aims it at. Piram paikaam na niklai: the arrow of love, shot by the All-knowing, sujaan, never comes out.
Have you ever loved something or someone so much that it changed who you are, and how?
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