ਹਮਰਾ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
hamraa thaakur satgur pooraa man gur kee kaar kamaavai.
My Lord and Master is the Perfect True Guru. My mind works to serve the Guru.
ਹਮ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਧੋਵਹ ਪਾਵ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਨਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
ham mal mal Dhovah paav guroo kay jo har har kathaa sunaavai. ||2||
I massage and wash the Feet of the Guru, who recites the Sermon of the Lord. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My master is the perfect true teacher; my mind longs to serve the teacher. I would press and wash the teacher's feet, the teacher who speaks the One's word to me.
Devotion is humble and concrete -- gladly serving the one who speaks the Word.
Humble, embodied service -- washing the Guru's feet (cf. the dust of the feet). Service is concrete and lowly, and the Guru is the one who recites the Sermon (the Word). Devotion expressed in physical humility.
A Question to Sit With
What humble act of service have you offered, or received, that meant a lot?
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