Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I was born into a humble, low-ranked family — and still I found the wise teachings of the Guru.
By the kindness of good and holy people, I met the One.
Naam Dayv closes with a beautiful, dignified statement about caste and grace: You gave me birth in the house of a calico-printer — traditionally a 'low-caste' trade, looked down on in his society — but I have found the Teachings of the Guru. He names his humble birth plainly, without shame, and then declares that it did not keep him from the One at all. Despite being born 'low,' by the Grace of the Saint, Naam Dayv has met the Lord. This is the whole Bhagat section's radical message in one verse: the One is found not by high birth or status but by grace and a turned heart — available to anyone, of any rank. A humble cloth-printer met the One as fully as any king or priest ever could. For Prabhjyot's boys: no one is too 'low,' too ordinary, or too humble to be close to the One. The door is open to every heart, equally.
What does it mean that the One is found by a turned heart and grace, and not by high birth or status?
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