ਨਾਗਨਿ ਹੋਵਾ ਧਰ ਵਸਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਸੈ ਭਉ ਜਾਇ ॥
naagan hovaa Dhar vasaa sabad vasai bha-o jaa-ay.
If I were to become a snake, living in the ground, the Shabad would still dwell in my mind, and my fears would be dispelled.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਜਿਨ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੨॥੧੯॥
naanak sadaa sohaaganee jin jotee jot samaa-ay. ||4||2||19||
O Nanak, they are forever the happy soul-brides, whose light merges into His Light. ||4||2||19||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even if I were a snake living underground, the Word would still live in my mind, and my fears would melt away. Forever joyful are the souls whose light slips into the great Light.
No life is too low for union -- the soul's light can always merge into the great Light.
Even the snake -- the feared, the lowly -- is no obstacle: with the Shabad in mind, fear is dispelled (the awe-and-fearlessness theme again). The shabad ends in its goal: the happy, united soul-bride whose light merges into His Light -- the drop into the ocean, separation undone. No form is too low for union.
A Question to Sit With
When has remembering something you love made a fear smaller?
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