ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀਨੋ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੁ ॥
satgur keeno par-upkaar.
The True Guru has blessed me with His generosity.
ਕਾਢਿ ਲੀਨ ਸਾਗਰ ਸੰਸਾਰ ॥
kaadh leen saagar sansaar.
He has lifted me up, out of the world-ocean.
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਸਿਉ ਲਾਗੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ॥
charan kamal si-o laagee pareet.
I have fallen in love with His Lotus Feet.
ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਬਸੈ ਨਿਤਾ ਨਿਤ ਚੀਤ ॥੨॥
gobind basai nitaa nit cheet. ||2||
The Lord of the Universe dwells continually within my consciousness. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The true Teacher has been so generous with me —
lifting me up and out of the wide, churning ocean of the world.
I've fallen in love with the Beloved's feet,
and the One who holds all things lives in my thoughts, day after day.
The true Teacher lifts you out, and rescue arrives as love.
Kabir credits the satgur — the true Teacher — for lifting him from the overwhelming "world-ocean." The gift lands as love: he has fallen for the One, who now dwells continually in his awareness (chit). Rescue, here, feels like falling in love.
A Question to Sit With
When has a good teacher or guide helped you rise above something that felt too big?
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