ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਜਨੁ ਤਾਰਿਓ ॥
har har naam japat jan taari-o.
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, His servant has been carried across.
ਅਗਨਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਗੁਰਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਿਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
agan saagar gur paar utaari-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The Guru has lifted me up and carried me across the ocean of fire. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Keeping the One's name, the servant is carried across. The teacher lifted me up and carried me over the ocean of fire.
The teacher lifts you up and carries you across the ocean of fire.
The Rahao: the Name carries the soul across, and the Guru lifts and ferries it over the ocean of fire (the burning world of craving -- cf. the boat). Rescue is the Guru's act.
A Question to Sit With
Who has "carried you across" a hard passage in your life?
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