Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 63
Verse 3 of 5

The Teacher Leads the Long-Separated Into Embrace

ਮੇਰੈ ਹੀਅਰੈ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਇ ਕੀ ਗੁਰਿ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਪੰਥੁ ਬਤਾਇਆ ॥
mayrai hee-arai pareet raam raa-ay kee gur maarag panth bataa-i-aa.
My heart is filled with love for the Sovereign Lord King; the Guru has shown me the path and the way to find Him.
ਮੇਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਵਿਛੁੜਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
mayraa jee-o pind sabh satgur aagai jin vichhurhi-aa har gal laa-i-aa. ||2||
My soul and body all belong to the Guru; I was separated, and He has led me into the Lord's Embrace. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My heart is full of love for the sovereign One; the teacher showed me the way to find it. My soul and body belong to the teacher; I had been separated, and he led me into the One's embrace.

The teacher leads the long-separated soul into the One's embrace.
The deeper layer

Love awakened, the path shown, the reunion of the long-separated soul with the One's embrace (viraha). The Guru is the one who leads the separated soul home. Belonging to the Guru and union with the One are one movement.

A Question to Sit With

Who has led you back to something or someone you had drifted from?

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