ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਅਲਖ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਨਰਹਰਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਲੇਖਾ ਛੁਟੀਐ ॥
mayray man sayvhu alakh niranjan narhar jit sayvi-ai laykhaa chhutee-ai.
O my mind, serve the Unknowable and Immaculate Lord, the Man-lion; serving Him, your account will be cleared.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪੂਰੇ ਕੀਏ ਖਿਨੁ ਮਾਸਾ ਤੋਲੁ ਨ ਘਟੀਐ ॥੫॥੫॥੧੯॥੫੭॥
jan naanak har parabh pooray kee-ay khin maasaa tol na ghatee-ai. ||5||5||19||57||
The Lord God has made servant Nanak perfect; he is not diminished by even the tiniest particle. ||5||5||19||57||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind, serve the unknowable, pure One -- mighty as a man-lion -- and your account is wiped clean. The One has made me complete; not the tiniest bit of me is missing.
Serve the One and your account is cleared -- and you are made whole, lacking nothing.
The One as the man-lion (a fierce protective form) -- unknowable yet near. Serving it clears the account (the karmic ledger, cf. the Banker shabads). The close: the One has made the servant perfect and whole -- not diminished by a particle. Completeness is the gift of grace.
A Question to Sit With
What would it feel like to know you are complete, with nothing missing?
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