Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When peace lights up a heart, that heart sings the truth — the treasure of everything good. It grows so humble it wants to serve even the humblest, and though it lives right in the middle of home and family, it holds them with an open, unclutching love.
A peaceful heart sings, looks for the humblest place, and loves its family with open hands.
Hirdai sookh bha-i-aa pargaas — peace dawns in the heart like morning light. Such a heart sings of the True One as guntaas, a treasure chest of every good quality.
Daasan daas nit hoveh daas — becoming "the servant of the servants of the servants." That is humility so deep it looks for the lowest place in the room. The Gurus used this to break down the old idea that some people rank higher than others by birth, the system called caste.
Then garih kutamb meh sadaa udaas. Garih kutamb means home and family. Udaas here is not sadness. It means loving without clutching. Think of holding a bird in an open palm instead of a tight fist. You are fully there for your family, and you do not try to own them. This is the Sikh way of the householder, living fully at home while staying close to the One.
What does it look like to love your family fully but hold them with open hands, not a tight grip?
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