Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O so-fortunate mind, hold the jewel of true understanding close.
When the teaching puts wisdom in your hand like a bright sword, even the fear of death loses its power over you. Understanding cuts fear away.
The kharhag (sword) of gur gi-aan (the Guru's wisdom) is a classic Gurbani image: understanding is a blade that cuts through what binds us. The verse literally speaks of killing jamkaal, the Messenger of Death. Per our wellbeing rules we soften the terror-figure: the point is not a horror-story about death but the liberating truth that a mind rooted in understanding is no longer ruled by fear of death. The sword does not destroy a person; it dissolves the fear itself.
What is a fear that got smaller once you truly understood something?
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