ਕਰੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਬਾਲਿਕੁ ਰਖਿ ਲੀਨੋ ॥
kar mastak Dhaar baalik rakh leeno.
Placing His Hand on the child's forehead, He saved him.
ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਦੀਨੋ ॥੧॥
parabh amrit naam mahaa ras deeno. ||1||
God blessed me with the supreme, sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Like a hand laid gently on a child's forehead, the One reached down and kept the little one safe.
And into that heart He poured the Name — sweetest of all, the finest thing there is.
Care can feel like a warm hand on your forehead.
kar mastak Dhaar baalik rakh leeno — a hand placed on the child's brow, keeping the little one safe: one of Gurbani's tenderest parental images. amrit naam mahaa ras — the supreme sweetness of the Name.
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