Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Trips to the Ganges, to Gaya and to the Godavari are only worldly business.
Namdev says: if Narayan, the One, is fully pleased with me, I will get to be the One's servant.
Trips to famous holy rivers belong to the busy everyday world, and the gift worth wanting is to serve the One.
He names great pilgrimage places: the Ganga, Gaya and the Godavari. People travel far to visit them. Namdev calls these trips sansaar kay kaamaa — worldly business, like any other errand.
What does he want instead? To be the One's sayvak, a servant and helper. It is like a child who does not need a fancy outing to feel close to a parent. Just helping in the kitchen together is enough. That closeness can happen anywhere, right where you are.
What is something meaningful you can do right where you are, without going anywhere?
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