Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Meet the teacher and the One settles naturally into your mind. The One is great beyond any measuring. Through the Word I praise the One who has no edge or end. The One forgives -- so I ask: forgive me too.
This one says that once you meet the Guru, the One settles in naturally, and the One is great beyond measure.
Two ideas are woven together here. First: gur mili-ai har man vasai subhaa-ay — meeting the Guru, the One lives in the mind naturally. Subhaa-ay means naturally, without forcing, in sahaj, easy calm. Think of a seed in good soil. Once it is planted, it grows by itself.
Second: the One is so vast that no one can put a price on it. Mayraa parabh bhaaraa keemat nahee paa-ay — my God is great, and no one can find the value. Keemat means value or price. The One has no end and no edge.
The verse ends by asking to be forgiven. Mayraa parabh bakhsay bakhsanhaar — my God is the Forgiver. Guru Amar Das often speaks tenderly of the One as the Forgiver, always ready to forgive.
What does it feel like to be forgiven? What might you need to ask forgiveness for?
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