ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
ga-orhee bairaagan mehlaa 4.
Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:
ਹਮਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਆਸ ਨਿਤ ਕਿਉ ਦੇਖਾ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸੁ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ॥
hamrai man chit har aas nit ki-o daykhaa har daras tumaaraa.
Within my conscious mind is the constant longing for the Lord. How can I behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, Lord?
ਜਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਾਈ ਸੋ ਜਾਣਤਾ ਹਮਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥
jin pareet laa-ee so jaantaa hamrai man chit har bahut pi-aaraa.
One who loves the Lord knows this; the Lord is very dear to my conscious mind.
ਹਉ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਵਿਛੁੜਿਆ ਮੇਲਿਆ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਿਰਜਨਹਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
ha-o kurbaanee gur aapnay jin vichhurhi-aa mayli-aa mayraa sirjanhaaraa. ||1||
I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has re-united me with my Creator Lord; I was separated from Him for such a long time! ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Deep in my mind is a constant ache for the One. How can I see you? Only someone who loves the One understands this. I would give anything for my teacher, who joined me back to my Maker after I had been separated for so very long.
The teacher reunites the soul with the One it was long separated from.
Pure viraha (longing): the constant ache for darshan, understood only by one who loves. The Guru reunites the long-separated soul with its source -- the bridal reunion. The long separation is traditionally read as this whole wandering existence.
A Question to Sit With
Have you ever been reunited with someone after a long time apart? What did it feel like?
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