Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Day four. I listened to all the wise old books and thought hard about what is truly real, and this is what I found: the whole treasure of joy and comfort is in keeping the One in mind.
That remembrance calms suffering; countless troubles ease; the fear of endings loosens its grip when you sink into singing the One's praise. Fear fades, a sweetness like nectar rises, and you glow with love for the formless One.
Pain, lack, and everything that felt tarnished quietly lift away when the Name is your support. Angels, seers, and silent sages all search for this ocean of peace. And the heart grows clear and the face bright when you become humble as the dust — willing to serve, taking nothing for granted.
Chaturath is the fourth day, echoing chaaray bayd ("the four Vedas"). The seeker has done the honest work — heard all four Vedas, weighed the tat (essence) — and arrives at simplicity: the treasure is the Name. The source line meech hutai jam tay chhutai speaks of escaping death and the Messenger of Death; per wellbeing rules this is softened to "the fear of endings loosens its grip," keeping the comfort and dropping the terror. Saadh ravaal — "the dust of the feet of the holy" — is a humility image; rendered here as becoming humble and glad to serve rather than any literal lowliness. Amrit (nectar) and rang (color/love) give the verse its glow: this is a bright, reassuring day-verse, not a fearful one.
What is something you learned the hard way that turned out to be simple all along?
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