ਜੇਤੇ ਪੁਨਹਚਰਨ ਸੇ ਕੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੇ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਗਹੇ ॥
jaytay punahcharan say keenHay man tan parabh kay charan gahay.
To enshrine the Feet of God in one's mind and body, is to perform all sorts of acts of atonement.
ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਭਉ ਨਾਠਾ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਦਹੇ ॥੧॥
aavan jaan bharam bha-o naathaa janam janam kay kilvikh dahay. ||1||
Coming and going, doubt and fear have run away, and the sins of countless incarnations are burnt away. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
To hold those gentle feet in your mind and body is worth every good deed you could ever try to do.
The restless coming and going, the doubt, the fear — they all run off, and the marks of many hard lifetimes burn clean away.
Nearness can do what a long list of chores never could.
jaytay punahcharan — all the acts of atonement equalled by simple nearness to the One. aavan jaan bharam bha-o naathaa — coming-and-going, doubt and fear fleeing. kilvikh dahay — old faults burned off, an image of thorough clearing.
A Question to Sit With
What worry tends to shrink when you get close to someone you trust?
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