ਜਨਮ ਦੋਖ ਪਰੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਾਛੈ ਅਬ ਪਕਰੇ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਸਾਧੂ ਪਾਇ ॥
janam dokh paray mayray paachhai ab pakray nihchal saaDhoo paa-ay.
I have left behind the sins of countless incarnations, now that I have grasped the feet of the eternal Holy Guru.
ਸਹਜ ਧੁਨਿ ਗਾਵੈ ਮੰਗਲ ਮਨੂਆ ਅਬ ਤਾ ਕਉ ਫੁਨਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥੩॥
sahj Dhun gaavai mangal manoo-aa ab taa ka-o fun kaal na khaa-ay. ||3||
My mind sings the celestial melody of bliss and death shall no longer consume it. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have left behind the wrongs of countless lifetimes now that I have grasped the feet of the eternal Guru.
My mind sings the heavenly melody of bliss, and death will no longer devour it.
One true turning can set down the weight of a very long past.
Grasping the Guru's feet (humble surrender) clears "the sins of countless incarnations" — the past unburdened in a single turning. The mind "sings the celestial melody" (the Anhad), and "death shall no longer consume it" — the deathlessness of the soul rooted in the One.
A Question to Sit With
What would it feel like to finally set down a burden you've carried a long time?
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