Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 110
Verse 2 of 3

Turned Toward Home

ਸੂਖ ਸਹਜ ਅਰੁ ਘਨੋ ਅਨੰਦਾ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਇਓ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰੀ ॥
sookh sahj ar ghano anandaa gur tay paa-i-o naam haree.
I have obtained peace, poise and great bliss from the Guru, through the Lord's Name.
ਐਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਬਰਨਿ ਨ ਸਾਕਉ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਮੇਰੀ ਉਲਟਿ ਧਰੀ ॥੧॥
aiso har ras baran na saaka-o gur poorai mayree ulat Dharee. ||1||
Such is the sublime essence of the Lord, that I cannot describe it. The Perfect Guru has turned me away from the world. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

From the Guru I found peace, a settled ease and great joy, through the Naam.

The taste of it is so sweet I cannot put it into words — the Perfect Guru gently turned me around, back toward home.

The Guru gently turns you back toward home.
The deeper layer

Peace, ease and great joy come from the Guru, through the Naam.

Sookh sahj ar ghano anandaa — peace, sahaj (a settled, natural ease) and great joy. Aiso har ras baran na saaka-o — the sweetness is so great I cannot describe it. Gur poorai mayree ulat Dharee — the Perfect Guru turned me around, the whole self facing the One again. Think of walking the wrong way down a street until a friend gently turns you by the shoulders, and there is home.

A Question to Sit With

What makes you feel turned in the right direction?

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