Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When a restless kind of letting-go rises in someone, they may wander everywhere looking for peace, in every direction.
But wandering never fills the wanting. Joining the Sangat leads them at last to a house full of kindness.
Wandering cannot fill an empty heart. Some seekers felt a strong pull to leave the world behind. Digambar ho-aa — one such seeker gives up even his clothes and wanders. Digambar means "clothed only by the sky."
Yet man dah dis chal chal gavan kara-ee-aa — his mind still roams in the ten directions. The ten directions means everywhere at once. Picture flicking from app to app on a restless evening, looking for something to fill it. The next thing never quite does.
The verse names what does. Mil sang saadh da-i-aa ghar lahee-aa — joining the Sangat, he finds the house of kindness. No seeker is mocked here. Restlessness is answered by belonging, not by more roaming.
Where do you go, or who do you go to, when you want to feel at home?
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