Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
By the Divine Guru's grace, you meet the One. By the Divine Guru's grace, you are carried across to the other shore.
By the Divine Guru's grace, you swim across to heaven. By the Divine Guru's grace, you die to yourself while still alive: the grabbing "me" goes quiet, and you live on, lighter.
When the Divine Guru comes into your life, door after door opens: you meet the One and you cross over.
This song is by Bhagat Namdev, a poet-saint whose words are part of the Guru Granth Sahib. Every line starts with ja-o gurday-o, "when the Divine Guru comes." Gurday-o means the Guru as a living light that leads you from darkness into seeing. The words repeat like steps on a staircase.
Ta milai muraar — then you meet the One. Ta utrai paar — then you are carried across to the other side. Ta baikunth tarai — then you reach baikunth, a heaven of peace.
Ta jeevat marai — then you "die while living." This does not mean dying at all. It means the small, grabbing "me" goes quiet while you stay fully alive. Think of letting go of a heavy backpack. You are still you, only lighter.
Who or what helps you feel most awake and at home in yourself?
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