ਬੂਡਤ ਜਾਤ ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਕਾਢੇ ॥
boodat jaat poorai gur kaadhay.
I was sinking down, and the Perfect Guru pulled me out.
ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਟੂਟੇ ਗਾਢੇ ॥੩॥
janam janam kay tootay gaadhay. ||3||
I was cut off from the Lord for countless incarnations, and now the Guru united me with Him again. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I was going under, sinking -- and the complete teacher reached down and pulled me out. Whatever had been broken and disconnected for so long, the teacher joined back together.
Sinking, the singer was reached and pulled out, and what had long been broken was mended.
Boodat jaat poorai gur kaadhay -- sinking, the perfect teacher pulled me out. Janam janam kay tootay gaadhay -- what was broken across ages is rejoined. The drowning-and-rescue image is powerful and hopeful. Tootay gaadhay -- long-broken things mended, connection restored. We keep the rescue vivid and the reconnection warm.
A Question to Sit With
When have you felt like you were sinking, and someone reached out and pulled you back up?
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