ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
ਭੂਲੇ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਜਿਨਹਿ ਬਤਾਇਆ ॥
bhoolay maarag jineh bataa-i-aa.
He places the one who strays back on the Path;
ਐਸਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
aisaa gur vadbhaagee paa-i-aa. ||1||
such a Guru is found by great good fortune. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Everyone wanders off sometimes — takes a wrong turn, gets lost. The Guru gently shows the lost one the road again, no scolding, just: here, this way.
To find a Guru like that is the greatest good fortune there is.
Getting lost is ordinary; the great gift is a Guru who quietly points you home again.
Bhoolay maarag jineh bataa-i-aa — the one who strays is shown the path again. Straying is ordinary, and no punishment follows it; the Guru simply points the way home. Aisaa gur vadbhaagee paa-i-aa — such a Guru is found by great good fortune, that is, by grace rather than by earning.
A Question to Sit With
Who in your life helps you find your way back when you have gone off track — without making you feel bad about it?
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