Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I carry water for my teacher's household, glad to help with the plainest chores. Because from that guidance I learned the one thing worth knowing — the way to the One.
This one puts the humblest help right beside the deepest wisdom.
Tis gur kai garihi dhova-o paanee — "I carry water in that Guru's home." It is one more plain act of service.
Jis gur tay akal gat jaanee — "from that Guru I came to know the way of the One." Akal means whole, not made of parts. It is a name for the undivided One.
Service and wisdom sit together in one verse. The plain chore and the highest knowing belong side by side.
Think of helping set the table at a family meal. While you carry the plates, you hear the best stories. The helping and the learning happen together.
What is a small, ordinary task that has taught you something big?
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