Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The world's shimmer tugs at the mind, pulling it this way and that, and it's easy to get wrapped up chasing it.
But Nanak says: when the endless wanting to grab more is quietly stilled in you, something better takes its place — you come to love the Naam itself. When the grasping eases, a truer delight moves in.
When the One stills your wanting, love for the Naam moves in.
Maa-i-aa dolai... man lapti-o — Maya makes the mind waver and it gets wrapped up. The tender turn: maagan tay jih tum rakhahu — when the One holds you back from asking for more — so naameh rang, that one comes to love the Naam. The stilling of craving is itself a gift of grace: the One holds you back. The "Mamma" Pauri follows, on what is worth asking for.
When the wanting for one more thing finally quiets down, what better feeling sometimes takes its place?
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