Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 3), Salok 36 — All the Learning in the World
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I might be a scholar, a reader of the stars, or someone who can recite the four Vedas.
I might be famous in all nine regions of the earth for my wisdom and careful thinking.
Even the greatest learning is not the whole journey.
The salok imagines being a pandit, a scholar, and a jotkee, a reader of the stars. It imagines reciting the four Vedas, the oldest holy books of India. With all that, a person could be navaa khanda vich jaanee-aa — known in all nine regions of the earth.
This learning is treated with respect. Knowledge is worth having, like a top student's prizes at school.
The salok stops at the "if." The saloks around it ask the next question: with all that learning, has the heart found the One?
What is the difference between knowing a lot of facts and understanding what matters?
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