ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸ੍ਰਬ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸੀਐ ॥
mayray man sayvhu so parabh sarab sukh-daata jit sayvi-ai nij ghar vasee-ai.
O my mind, serve God, the Giver of all peace; serving Him, you shall come to dwell in your own home deep within.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਇ ਲਹਹੁ ਘਰੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਘਸਿ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਘਸੀਐ ॥੨॥
gurmukh jaa-ay lahhu ghar apnaa ghas chandan har jas ghasee-ai. ||2||
As Gurmukh, go and enter your own home; anoint yourself with the sandalwood oil of the Lord's Praises. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind, serve the One who gives all peace, and you will come to live in your own true home, deep inside. Turned toward the teaching, step into that home, and anoint yourself with the fragrant oil of the One's praises.
Serving the One brings you home to yourself -- and praise anoints you like fragrant oil.
The home within (cf. the mansion within): serving the One brings you to dwell in your own deep home. The sandalwood oil of praise is a lovely image of self-anointing -- making yourself fragrant with the One.
A Question to Sit With
What makes a place -- or a state of mind -- feel truly like "home"?
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