ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
ga-orhee gu-aarayree mehlaa 4.
Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:
ਕਿਰਸਾਣੀ ਕਿਰਸਾਣੁ ਕਰੇ ਲੋਚੈ ਜੀਉ ਲਾਇ ॥
kirsaanee kirsaan karay lochai jee-o laa-ay.
The farmers love to work their farms;
ਹਲੁ ਜੋਤੈ ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਪੁਤੁ ਧੀ ਖਾਇ ॥
hal jotai udam karay mayraa put Dhee khaa-ay.
they plow and work the fields, so that their sons and daughters may eat.
ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਛਡਾਇ ॥੧॥
ti-o har jan har har jap karay har ant chhadaa-ay. ||1||
In just the same way, the Lord's humble servants chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and in the end, the Lord shall save them. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farmers love working their land, plowing and laboring so their children can eat. In just that way, the One's servants keep its name alive -- and in the end, the One saves them.
Like a farmer working for the harvest, the devotee's steady remembrance bears fruit in the end.
A labor-simile: the farmer's devoted, future-directed work for the children's sake mirrors the devotee's steady chanting that bears fruit in the end (cf. the farming image elsewhere). Spiritual practice is honest, patient labor with a harvest.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing are you patiently "working the field" for right now?
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