Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Perfect Guru explains, and the mind becomes wise and good.
A cool, soothing peace settles within — and through the Name, there is peace.
This one says wisdom doesn't throw the mind away; it cools its fever.
After the high point comes the calm. Guru Amar Das uses a word from the body. Antar seetal saat — a cool peace inside, like a fever breaking. The world was burning in the pause line. The fire of craving was put out in the first verse. Now the cool inside is simply felt. Think of lying in bed sick, and then the fever finally drops.
Notice also what gets honored: the mind. Mat ootam ho-ee — the understanding (mat) becomes excellent (ootam). Devotion does not throw the thinking mind away. It makes it better. The mind was never the enemy; the fever was.
What does peace physically feel like in your body — and when did you last feel it?
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