ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਹਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਬਿਬੇਕ ਸਤ ਸਰੁ ॥
gur kee mahimaa ki-aa kahaa gur bibayk sat sar.
How can I chant the Glorious Praises of the Guru? The Guru is the ocean of Truth and clear understanding.
ਓਹੁ ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦੀ ਜੁਗਹ ਜੁਗੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ॥੩॥
oh aad jugaadee jugah jug pooraa parmaysar. ||3||
He is the Perfect Transcendent Lord, from the very beginning, and throughout the ages. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How can I sing the Guru's praises? The Guru is the ocean of Truth and clear understanding,
the perfect One beyond all, from the very beginning and throughout the ages.
The Guru is an ocean of truth — so vast that praise can only point, never measure.
The Guru exceeds praise: "how can I chant the Glorious Praises of the Guru?" — He is "the ocean of Truth and clear understanding," the "Perfect Lord beyond all" present "from the very beginning." The Guru-God identity again: the Guru is so transparent to the One that praising Him is praising the eternal One (cf. Shabad 158).
A Question to Sit With
What is so deep that you could praise it forever and never reach its bottom?
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