ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਵਣੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥
antar naavan saach pachhaanai.
One who cleanses himself within, knows the True Lord.
ਅੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
antar kee gat gurmukh jaanai.
The Gurmukh knows the condition of his innermost being.
ਸਾਚ ਸਬਦ ਬਿਨੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥੩॥
saach sabad bin mahal na pachhaanai. ||3||
Without the True Word of the Shabad, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is not realized. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
One who cleanses himself within knows the True One;
the Gurmukh knows the condition of his innermost being. Without the True Word, the Mansion is not realized.
Clean the inside and know your own depths — that is how the Mansion opens.
Knowing the One requires inner cleansing and self-knowledge — "the Gurmukh knows the condition of his innermost being." Not outward ritual but honest inner work opens "the Mansion" (cf. Shabad 42).
A Question to Sit With
What might you find if you knew the true condition of your own inner being?
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