Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Why wander everywhere? Why keep searching? The Guru's Shabad reveals Him right here.
Leaving ego and attachment behind, I have arrived at my own home.
This one says you do not need to search far away, because the One is shown right here.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line. It is the center of the shabad. ki-aa bhavee-ai ki-aa dhoodhee-ai — why wander, why keep searching? gur sabad dikhaa-i-aa — the Guru's Shabad, the Guru's Word, shows the One to us.
Then the singer says, "I have come to my own home." Not a faraway holy place, but home. It means the heart's own true place.
What got left at the door? Only two heavy bags: ego, which is thinking only of "me," and clinging to things. Think of coming home from a long trip and finally dropping your backpack. The seeker does not go somewhere new. The seeker finally comes back.
What would it feel like to stop searching — not by giving up, but by arriving?
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