ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸਨਿ ਉਧਰੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥
gur darsan uDhrai sansaaraa.
Through the Guru's system, the world is saved,
ਜੇ ਕੋ ਲਾਏ ਭਾਉ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥
jay ko laa-ay bhaa-o pi-aaraa.
if it is embraced with love and affection.
ਭਾਉ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਲਾਏ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋਇ ॥
bhaa-o pi-aaraa laa-ay virlaa ko-ay.
How rare is that person who truly loves the Guru's Way.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਦਰਸਨਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
gur kai darsan sadaa sukh ho-ay. ||2||
Through the Guru's system, everlasting peace is obtained. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru's way saves the world — but only for those who take it up with real love.
How rare is the person who truly loves this path.
Yet for the one who does, a peace arrives that never ends.
The path works through love, not going through the motions — and that kind of love is rare.
A crucial qualifier: the Guru's way "saves the world" only "if it is embraced with love and affection." The path is not a mechanism that works on anyone who goes through the motions; it works through love. And love of the path is "rare" — not because it is hidden, but because real love always is. The reward is everlasting peace.
A Question to Sit With
What is the difference between following the rules of something and truly loving it?
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