ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ ॥
kaho naanak so jan parvaan.
Says Nanak, that humble being is accepted,
ਜਾ ਕੈ ਰਿਦੈ ਵਸੈ ਭਗਵਾਨੁ ॥੪॥੪੭॥੧੧੬॥
jaa kai ridai vasai bhagvaan. ||4||47||116||
within whose heart the Lord God abides. ||4||47||116||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
That person is truly accepted, complete, at home -- the one in whose heart the One has come to live. It is that simple, and that deep.
What makes a life complete is presence living in the heart.
The closing couplet. So jan parvaan jaa kai ridai vasai bhagvaan -- accepted is the one in whose heart the divine dwells. The shabad returns to parvaan and answers it: what makes a life complete is not achievement but indwelling presence. The heart is the true dwelling place of the One.
A Question to Sit With
What does it feel like to carry someone or something you love right in your heart?
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