Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The thirst that never stops, the wanting that keeps on going, is quenched through the Naam.
Through the Guru's word comes a deep, settled contentment, and my whole attention rests on the One.
The wanting that never stops finally goes quiet through the Name.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Tarisnaa means thirst. Here it is the restless kind that pulls the mind from one thing to the next. You get the new sneakers, and right away you want the next thing. Bujhai har kai naam — that thirst is put out by the Name, like water on a small fire.
What grows in its place? Mahaa santokh, a great, settled contentment. And pooran Dhi-aan, attention that is fully gathered, like a flashlight beam that stops jumping around and rests on one spot.
Both come from the Guru's bachan, the Guru's living word.
What is something you kept wanting more of, until something quieter finally satisfied you?
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