ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
aapay hee parabh deh mat har naam Dhi-aa-ee-ai.
God Himself bestows wisdom; meditate on the Name of the Lord.
ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
vadbhaagee satgur milai mukh amrit paa-ee-ai.
By great good fortune, one meets the True Guru, who places the Ambrosial Nectar in the mouth.
ਹਉਮੈ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਇ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥
ha-umai dubiDhaa binas jaa-ay sehjay sukh samaa-ee-ai.
When egotism and duality are eradicated, one intuitively merges in peace.
ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਾਇ ਲਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
sabh aapay aap varatdaa aapay naa-ay laa-ee-ai. ||2||
He Himself is All-pervading; He Himself links us to His Name. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One itself gives wisdom -- so keep the Name in mind. By good fortune you meet the true teacher, who places the nectar right on your tongue. When ego and division are cleared out, you melt naturally into peace. The One fills everything, and it is the One that ties us to its Name.
From wisdom to the nectar to the Name itself -- every step toward the One is a gift.
Every step is grace: wisdom bestowed, the Guru met by fortune, the nectar placed in the mouth (a gift, not a grasp), and the One that links us to the Name. The condition for effortless peace is the eradication of ego and duality.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing in your life was placed in your hands rather than seized by them?
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