Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One forgives and gives greatness to whoever He chooses. By the Guru's grace, the One comes to live in that mind.
Turned toward the Guru, a person does good deeds and comes to understand this mind. The mind runs wild like an elephant drunk on its own strength.
The Guru lays a gentle harness on it and brings it back to life.
A wild mind is not crushed; it is gently guided.
This part holds the Rahao, the "pause" line and center of the shabad, with the second verse. The pause line says jis no bakhsay har day vadi-aa-ee — the One blesses whoever He will. Gur parsaad, by the Guru's grace, the One comes to live in the mind.
The verse gives the shabad's picture to remember. Man mai mat maigal mikdaaraa — the mind is like a maigal, an elephant, drunk and charging about. The Guru uses the ankas, the tool an elephant's keeper uses to guide it. Like a gentle harness, it steers. Then the Guru jeevaalanhaaraa, brings the mind back to life. The point is not to crush the mind. It is to guide its great strength, the way a good coach guides a strong player.
How is guiding a strong feeling different from trying to crush it?
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