Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When you hold the One close, it becomes like a guardian standing quietly beside you. You do not have to be afraid.
Trying to go it completely alone, fighting the connection, only tires a person out. The effort spins in circles and finds no rest.
The Name becomes our guard.
Raam naam ho-aa rakhvaaraa — "the Name of the One has become my protector." Picture a lifeguard at the pool who never looks away. You can swim without fear.
Then the verse looks at the saakat, the one who turns away from the One. Jhakh maara-o means thrashing about for nothing. It is like spinning a bike's wheels in the mud: lots of effort, no moving forward. That tiredness is simply what comes from being cut off. It is not a curse placed on anyone.
When do you feel most protected and safe?
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