Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Carry me across the wide ocean of this world, O Gobind, Lord of the Universe.
Carry me across, Beethula, my Beloved Father.
When the world feels like a wide, rough ocean, you can ask the One to carry you across like a loving father.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Sansaar samunday taar gobinday: carry me across the world-ocean, Gobind, Lord of the Universe. Taar lai baap beethulaa: carry me across, Beloved Father. Beethula (Vithal) is a tender name for the One that Namdev loved.
Think of a small child lifted onto a parent's shoulders to cross a cold stream. The child does not have to know the way. The cry is simple trust.
When has someone strong helped carry you through something hard?
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