Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I am a sacrifice to my Master.
Meditating on Him, a great joy wells up in my mind and body.
This one says joy is not something you build; it rises up by itself.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line. It is the center of the shabad, the hymn. Hovai anad ghanaa man tan jaapnay — remembering the One, great joy (anad) fills my mind and body.
The joy is not made in a factory. It rises on its own when the One is held in mind. Think of a spring in the ground. Nobody pumps it; the water just bubbles up. Joy is the natural overflow of that presence. That is why the verse begins ha-o vanjaa kurbaan — I give myself to my Master.
What good feeling rises in you naturally, without you forcing it?
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