Imbued with the Love of my Beloved, I have become Gurmukh, and carefree. ||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In plain words
The shyness that used to hold me back has fallen away — now I walk with my face open to the light.
The doubts my wild, fretful mother-in-law kept hanging over my head have lifted right off.
My Beloved called me close with joy, and the Word filled my mind with happiness.
Colored deep in my Beloved's love, I glow now — turned toward the Guru, and free of worry.
When love reaches you, the old fears simply fall away.
The deeper layer
The seeker is a bride meeting the Beloved. Ghooghat khol — casting off the veil means dropping fear and false modesty. The fretful mother-in-law (saas) stands for Maya, the worldly pull that keeps a heart doubting; it is a picture of an inner weight, never of anyone's real family. Nichind — carefree.
A Question to Sit With
What worry would you love to feel lift right off your head?
