Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
One may read the scriptures and perform all sorts of rituals;
yet without the sight of You, God, there is no peace at all.
Holy books and good practices matter, but real peace comes from seeing the Beloved.
Simrit saastar are the Simritees and Shaastras, old holy books of Indian learning. Baho karam kamaa-ay means doing many religious rituals. A person may do all of this carefully. Yet prabh tumray daras bin sukh naahee — without the sight of You, God, there is no peace.
Daras (Darshan) means seeing, being in the presence of the Beloved. Think of reading every letter a faraway friend ever sent. The letters are precious. But what your heart really wants is to see your friend's face. Books and practices point the way. Peace comes in the meeting itself.
Can the right actions feel empty without the heart's true object?
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