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The Celebration Begins When Me-First Melts Away

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਛੰਤ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 3 chhant ghar 1.
Aasaa, Third Mehl, Chhant, First House:
ਹਮ ਘਰੇ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
ham gharay saachaa sohilaa saachai sabad suhaa-i-aa raam.
Within my home, the true wedding songs of rejoicing are sung; my home is adorned with the True Word of the Shabad.
ਧਨ ਪਿਰ ਮੇਲੁ ਭਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
Dhan pir mayl bha-i-aa parabh aap milaa-i-aa raam.
The soul-bride has met her Husband Lord; God Himself has consummated this union.
ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਸਚੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਤੀ ॥
parabh aap milaa-i-aa sach man vasaa-i-aa kaaman sehjay maatee.
God Himself has consummated this union; the soul-bride enshrines Truth within her mind, intoxicated with peaceful poise.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੀ ਸਚਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਸਦਾ ਰਾਵੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ॥
gur sabad seegaaree sach savaaree sadaa raavay rang raatee.
Embellished with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and beautified with Truth, she enjoys her Beloved forever, imbued with His Love.
ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਪਾਏ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ॥
aap gavaa-ay har var paa-ay taa har ras man vasaa-i-aa.
Eradicating her ego, she obtains her Husband Lord, and then, the sublime essence of the Lord dwells within her mind.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਸਫਲਿਉ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
kaho naanak gur sabad savaaree safli-o janam sabaa-i-aa. ||1||
Says Nanak, fruitful and prosperous is her entire life; she is embellished with the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My home is filled with songs of celebration — everything in it shines, because the One I love has come.

When the 'me-first' feeling melts away, the meeting happens, and a deep sweetness settles into the heart and stays.

The celebration begins when the 'me-first' feeling melts away and love comes home.
The deeper layer

A wedding-song Chhant in the bride's voice: the soul as bride, the One as Beloved, and the meeting as a joyful homecoming that fills the house with songs of rejoicing. The key line names how the meeting becomes possible: ha-umai maar — the ego (the me-first feeling) is dissolved, and then the Beloved is obtained. Pride is the one thing that stands between the soul and the joy; let it soften, and the celebration begins. The whole verse glows with sahj — a peaceful, intoxicated poise, the settled happiness of a heart finally at home in love.

A Question to Sit With

How does letting go of needing to be right or first make room for closeness?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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