Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 3), Salok 45 — Loving Service, Gladly Given
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A devoted wife in her husband's home longs with all her heart to serve him with love.
She prepares dishes of many tastes for him and adds every sweet flavor.
In the same way, the devotees praise the Guru's Bani — the Guru's words — and fix their minds on the Naam of the One.
They place mind, body and wealth before the Guru; they hold nothing back, not even their own head.
In loving awe, the devotees long to worship; the One fulfills their longing and brings them close.
My Lord needs nothing from anyone. What could the One eat to be satisfied?
Whoever walks in the True Guru's Will and sings the praises of the One — with that, the One is satisfied.
Nanak says: blessed, blessed are they in this dark age, the Kaljug, who walk in the True Guru's Will.
Love gives gladly, and what satisfies the One is a life lived in step with the Guru.
The salok starts with a picture from home. A loving wife longs to serve her husband. She cooks many dishes, with every sweet flavor. Her joy is in the giving. Think of someone baking a birthday cake for a person they love, getting every detail just right.
In the same way, the devotees, the people who love the One, praise the Guru's Bani, the Guru's words. They offer mind, body, and wealth. sir vaychi-aa — they "sell their heads," meaning they hold nothing back. The One fulfills their longing and brings them close.
Then comes a lovely question. The One is vayparvaahu, needing nothing. kit khaaDhai tiptaa-ay — what could the One need to eat? What pleases the One is a life that walks in the Guru's Will and sings with love.
Blessed are those who walk in step with the True Guru, even in Kaljug, the dark age we live in.
Have you ever given something with your whole heart and found that the giving itself made you happy?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI