Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The teaching itself, turning us gently toward the Word, is what makes the difference. It is love of “the second” — the feeling of being cut off and above others — that undoes a person. Those turned toward the teaching, living truly, are carried safely through.
Aapay satgur shabad beechaaray — the Guru, contemplating the Word, is the real actor. Doojai bhaay dait sanghaaray — “love of duality” (the separation-illusion, doojaa) is what ruins the ‘demons.’ We interpret this inwardly: it is not people but the state of doojaa that undoes us. Gurmukh saach bhagat nistaaray — the true-living are carried across.
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