Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The person no one wants to come near —
the whole world comes to wash the dust of his feet.
This one says grace turns someone unwanted into someone honored.
The verse starts with a person no one wants to be near. Then everything flips. Sagal sarisat u-aa kay charan mal dho-ee — the whole world comes to wash the dust from that person's feet. Washing someone's feet is a sign of deep respect.
Grace does more than let the left-out person in. It makes them honored. The lowest, touched by the Name, becomes the one others look up to.
Think of a new kid who sits alone at lunch. A year later, that same kid is the one everyone goes to for help, because they are so kind.
Shabad 135 shows this same turnaround.
What changes a person from avoided to admired?
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