Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Please drink this milk, O Gobind, my King.
Drink this milk, and my mind will be at peace.
If You don't, my father will be cross with me.
Love asks simply, with the whole heart: please take what I bring.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Doodh pee-o gobinday raa-ay: please drink this milk, O Gobind, my King. Mayro man patee-aa-ay: then my mind will be at peace. Naahee ta ghar ko baap risaa-ay: if not, my father at home will be cross.
In the old story, Namdev's father had asked him to make the offering that day. The plea comes out the way a boy's would: honest, a little worried, and sure that the One is listening.
When have you hoped someone would accept a gift from you?
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