Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Through the Guru's Word the Name rings out; and so, says Nanak, you find the One's own home right inside your heart.
Guided by the Guru, bathe in the Pool of Truth,
and all the grime of meanness and wrong is washed away.
The One's home is right inside your heart, and the truest bath is there too.
Through the Bani, the Guru's words, the Name rings out. Through the Word, you find the One's mahal, or mansion, inside the home of your own heart. Another shabad in this raag calls this inner place the Tenth Gate.
Gurmat sat sar har jal naa-i-aa — with the Guru's guidance, bathe in the pool of truth, in the One's water. Sar means pool. Many people travel to holy rivers to bathe. Here the verse points to a pool within. Think of washing your hands with soap. The water cleans the outside. The pool of truth cleans the inside, where meanness and wrongdoing sit. That is where the real grime gets washed away.
What truly leaves you feeling clean on the inside?
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