ਹਮਰਾ ਬਿਨਉ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਮ ਸਰਣਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਗੇ ॥
hamraa bin-o sunhu parabh thaakur ham saran parabhoo har maagay.
Hear my prayer, O God, my Lord and Master: I beg for the Sanctuary of the Lord God.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਲਜ ਪਾਤਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਸਿਰੁ ਬੇਚਿਓ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਆਗੇ ॥੫॥੧੦॥੨੪॥੬੨॥
jan naanak kee laj paat guroo hai sir baychi-o satgur aagay. ||5||10||24||62||
Servant Nanak's honor and respect is the Guru; he has sold his head to the True Guru. ||5||10||24||62||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Hear my prayer, my One; I beg for your shelter. My whole honor rests in the teacher -- I have handed myself over to the true teacher.
My whole honor rests in the teacher to whom I have given myself.
The close: refuge and the declaration that the soul's honor is the Guru -- one's standing rests entirely on the teacher (cf. preserve my honor). The repeated selling the head seals the shabad's theme of total surrender.
A Question to Sit With
Where do you locate your sense of worth -- and is that a steady place?
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