Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The teacher placed the Name in my heart, like a gift I could always carry.
Leaning on that one support, the things I was struggling with came right.
Guru Arjan says the Guru gave him the Name to carry, and with it, his struggles came right.
Satgur mantar dee-o har naam: the True Guru gave the Name as a mantar, a living word to keep close, like a seed. Ih aasar: this support. Pooran bha-ay kaam: by leaning on it, his tasks were completed.
The teaching does not hand you a rule. It gives you a companion to lean on. Think of a walking stick on a steep trail. It doesn't walk for you, but with it you get to the top.
What is one thing you can carry with you — a word, an idea — that steadies you anywhere?
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