ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
ga-orhee bairaagan mehlaa 4.
Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:
ਜਿਸੁ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਅਨੰਦੁ ਸੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
jis mili-ai man ho-ay anand so satgur kahee-ai.
Meeting Him, the mind is filled with bliss. He is called the True Guru.
ਮਨ ਕੀ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਇ ਹਰਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਲਹੀਐ ॥੧॥
man kee dubiDhaa binas jaa-ay har param pad lahee-ai. ||1||
Double-mindedness departs, and the supreme status of the Lord is obtained. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Meeting him, the mind fills with joy -- that is why he is called the true teacher. Your two-mindedness leaves, and you reach the highest state of all.
You know the true teacher by the joy and clarity that meeting him brings.
The Guru is defined by his effect: meeting him fills the mind with bliss and dispels two-mindedness (cf. duality dispelled elsewhere). The verse names this the supreme status, which commentators traditionally identify with the fourth state beyond the three gunas. The teacher is known by the joy and clarity he brings.
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