Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Around the clock, keep the Name in mind. Within that living remembrance are all the sacred rivers and cleansing pools people travel far to find.
Take shelter in the One who is beyond all limits, and countless old mistakes lift away in a single moment.
Keeping the One in mind all day is itself the holy journey.
Aath pahar means "eight watches." The old day was split into eight watches, so it means all day and all night. Remembering the One is woven into ordinary time, not saved for special hours.
Then comes a bold claim. The Name already holds anik tirath — the many pilgrimage places — and their cleansing baths. A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place. Guru Arjan speaks gently here, and to every tradition alike. Turning inward to the One is the real pilgrimage. No long trip or special water is needed. It is like searching the whole house for your glasses while they sit on your head.
Kot kalank khin meh mit jaahi — millions of stains wiped away in an instant. This is the language of release, not punishment. The past does not have to be carried.
Is there something you feel you have to travel far to find, that might already be right where you are?
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