Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mother, I have come to know no other but the One.
My very breath rests in the One — the same One whose praises Shiva and Sanak and countless others sing.
Meeting the teacher, my heart lit up with understanding, and I found stillness in the wide open sky within.
The sicknesses of craving, fear, and feeling trapped simply ran away, and my mind came home to a peace that was always its own.
When love settles on the One, fear and craving lose their grip and the heart comes home.
The song opens like a child talking: maa-ee, "O mother." It is how you tell the person you trust most about something wonderful.
The rahao, the "pause" line at the center, is a promise of whole-hearted love. Maa-ee mohi avar na jaani-o — mother, I know no other than the One. It also says that Shiva and the sage Sanak, great figures of the Hindu tradition, sing this same One's praises. It says this with respect and welcome.
Meeting the Guru, the teacher, brings light to the heart. Gagan mandal, the sky of the tenth gate, means that wide, open stillness inside.
Fear and craving are called rog, sicknesses to heal, not crimes to punish. Think of a fever breaking. You do not earn feeling well; you simply feel like yourself again. The mind does not win peace. It comes home to a peace that was always its own.
Where do you feel most "at home" inside yourself — settled and unafraid?
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