Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Like the love between a little child and its mother,
so my mind is dyed in the love of the One.
Namdev prays: I am in love with the One.
Gobind, the Lord of the World, lives in my mind.
The One can be as close as a mother is to her little child.
"jaisee pareet baarik ar maataa" — like the love between a child and its mother. It is a feeling of safe, complete belonging. "aisaa har saytee man raataa" — just so, my mind is dyed in the One. Raataa means colored through, like cloth soaked in dye.
"gobid basai hamaarai cheet" — Gobid, the One, lives in my awareness. Namdev signs his name here, in a closing prayer. Think of a toddler who looks up from play just to check that Mom is still there. That is how near the One feels.
When do you feel completely safe and at home?
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