ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
bilaaval mehlaa 4.
Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:
ਮੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਅਗਮ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕਾ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਸਰਧਾ ਮਨਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਉਠਈਆ ॥
mai man tan paraym agam thaakur kaa khin khin sarDhaa man bahut utha-ee-aa.
My mind and body are filled with love for my Inaccessible Lord and Master. Each and every instant, I am filled with immense faith and devotion.
ਗੁਰ ਦੇਖੇ ਸਰਧਾ ਮਨ ਪੂਰੀ ਜਿਉ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਬੂੰਦ ਮੁਖਿ ਪਈਆ ॥੧॥
gur daykhay sarDhaa man pooree ji-o chaatrik pari-o pari-o boond mukh pa-ee-aa. ||1||
Gazing upon the Guru, my mind's faith is fulfilled, like the song-bird, which cries and cries, until the rain-drop falls into its mouth. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind and body are full of love for the One, and every moment my trust rises higher.
When I see the Guru, that trust is answered -- like the little rainbird that cries and cries until at last the raindrop falls right into its open beak.
*Keep your heart open, and what you long for can fall right in.*
The opening verse. chaatrik pari-o pari-o boond mukh -- the classic image of the rainbird waiting for its one drop. sardhaa man pooree -- trust fulfilled on meeting the Guru. Longing and its answer held in a single picture.
A Question to Sit With
What are you waiting for with your whole heart right now?
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