Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Inner-Knower — you who see into every heart — O Primal Being, Architect of everything: please fulfill this one longing.
Let me be the dust of the feet of the Saints. That is what Nanak asks for. That is happiness.
The lowest place as the highest aspiration. Dust at the feet. Not the leader of the congregation, not the most accomplished, not the most praised. The dust that settles below the feet of those who are genuinely holy.
This is not false modesty. It is a precise understanding of how connection to the oneness works. Those who are genuinely close to the oneness — the Saints — carry it with them. Being at their feet, in their presence, absorbs what they carry. The dust at a Saint's feet is the most nourishing place to be.
The "Architect of Destiny" — Pradhaan Purakh — is addressed directly here. The oneness designed the structure of existence. And within that structure, Guru Arjan asks only for the humblest place in the best company.
Is there someone in your life whose feet you would happily sit at — not because you have to but because being near them genuinely makes you better? What is it about them?
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