ਸਾਹਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ ਸਾਹੈ ਪਾਸਿ ॥
saahi pathaa-i-aa saahai paas.
The Trader has sent me to the Banker.
ਅਮੋਲ ਰਤਨ ਅਮੋਲਾ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
amol ratan amolaa raas.
The jewel is priceless, and the capital is priceless.
ਵਿਸਟੁ ਸੁਭਾਈ ਪਾਇਆ ਮੀਤ ॥
visat subhaa-ee paa-i-aa meet.
O my gentle brother, mediator and friend
ਸਉਦਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਚੀਤ ॥੨॥
sa-udaa mili-aa nihchal cheet. ||2||
- I have obtained the merchandise, and my consciousness is now steady and stable. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Trader sent me on to the Banker.
The jewel is priceless, and the capital is priceless.
O kind broker and friend — I have the merchandise now, and my mind is steady and still.
Even the goodness you bring to the deal was itself a priceless gift.
The chain of the transaction: the Trader (Guru) sends the soul to the Banker (God), the ultimate source of the priceless jewel. Note that "the capital is priceless" too — even the virtue you bring was itself a gift of infinite worth. The result of the deal is a mind "steady and stable" — the Name purchased brings inner stillness.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing in you might have been given to you, before you ever "earned" anything?
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