ਕਾਇਆ ਨਗਰ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਸੁ ਊਤਮੁ ਕਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਜਨ ਕਰਹੁ ॥
kaa-i-aa nagar meh raam ras ootam ki-o paa-ee-ai updays jan karahu.
Within the body-village is the Lord's supreme, sublime essence. How can I obtain it? Teach me, O humble Saints.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਫਲ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਅਹੁ ॥੨॥
satgur sayv safal har darsan mil amrit har ras pee-ahu. ||2||
Serving the True Guru, you shall obtain the Fruitful Vision of the Lord's Darshan; meeting Him, drink in the ambrosial essence of the Lord's Nectar. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Inside your own body — this little village you live in — is the finest essence of the One. 'But how do I reach it?' Teach me, kind friends.
Serve the True Guru, and you will meet the One face to face; then drink in that sweet nectar-essence to the full.
The finest treasure is already inside the little village of your own body.
Kaa-i-aa nagar — the body-village — is Gurbani's picture of the self as a town where the treasure already lives. The seeker asks the Guru's people (jan) for directions, and the answer is service and the amrit har ras, the sweet essence tasted within.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing is already inside you that you sometimes go looking for somewhere else?
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