Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: when the One's kind glance falls on you,
you're carried safely across, holding fast to the One's Name.
The shabad closes on grace and safe passage: if the One casts His Glance of Grace, one is carried across the deep water, holding fast to the Name. Notice how the two halves fit — you do your part (hold fast to the Name, keep steadily churning) and the One does its part (the Glance of Grace, the carrying-across). The homely butter-churning of the whole shabad ends where the raag so often ends: safely across, by a combination of faithful effort and freely-given grace. For a child, the whole shabad is deeply encouraging: you don't have to be a great scholar or do anything dramatic. Just keep gently, patiently turning your heart toward the One — churn the butter, day by day — and hold on. The nectar comes, and you're carried home.
What's one small, steady thing you could 'churn' each day that would slowly make your heart richer?
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