Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the One who cradles the whole world grew tender toward me, my sorrow and heartache slipped away and fled. Not even a hot, scorching wind could touch me — the teaching itself kept me safe.
This one says that when grace turns kind, sorrow runs away.
Bha-ay kirpaal gusaa-ee-aa nathay sog santaap — the Lord of the world became kind, and sorrow and pain ran off. Kirpaal means kind, full of grace. That grace is given freely. It is not earned like a prize.
Then comes a famous picture: tatee vaa-o na lag-ee — not even a hot wind touches me. Picture a scorching desert wind. It stands for every burning trouble that could hurt you. Being untouched by it is Guru Arjan's picture of the shelter grace gives. It is like resting in a cool house while the hot wind blows outside.
This speaks of an inner refuge, and the strength to keep going when things are hard. It does not promise that hardship, danger, or grief will never come. Satgur rakhay aap — the True Guru, the teaching itself, keeps you safe. That shelter is real, and it is close.
When has something felt like a shelter that kept the "hot winds" of a hard time from reaching you?
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