Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I serve the teaching, I find myself holding the Name close, naturally.
This isn't something you win by being clever -- it comes to a heart that is ready for it. And when it comes, the One settles right inside, and my mind and body grow calm, cool, and steady.
This one says that living the Guru's teaching makes the mind cool and steady.
Guru Arjan links three things in a chain. First comes gur sayvaa, serving the Guru, which means living the teaching. That leads to naam, holding the Name close. And that leads to seetal nihchal, a mind that is cool and cannot be shaken. Think of a row of dominoes: tip the first one, and the others follow.
The phrase jis mastak bhaagaa means "on whose forehead destiny is written." It can sound like fate, as if it were all decided. Read another way, it means readiness. The Name settles in a heart that is ready for it. It is not a prize for being clever.
The fruit is something you can feel in the body. Seetal means cooled, like the relief when a fever breaks. Nihchal means steady, with no wobble.
What is something that only comes to you when you stop trying to force it?
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