Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even a moment of really listening to true guidance can spare you a lot of later regret.
Good guidance is worth seeking out — it changes the whole direction of your steps.
The verse promises relief from regret: ghari ghari... sun satgur... khin — listen to the true teaching even for an instant and you'll have nothing to repent. It's a hopeful counterweight to the earlier 'regret' verses — the medicine that prevents the ache. And it insists on the real thing: bin satgur... gur naahi — without a true guide there's no guide at all. For a child this is simply the value of good, honest guidance: a moment of really listening to someone wise can change your whole direction, and it's worth going out of your way to find it.
Who is someone whose guidance is worth really listening to, even for a moment?
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