Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
By grace, my heart opens like a flower turning upward, and light pours into what was dark.
Through the teaching I come to know the One who made me, and my once-restless mind grows quiet and sure.
The Guru says that by the Teacher's kindness, a closed heart opens like a flower to the light.
Gur parsaad ooradh kamal bigaas — by the Guru's grace, the upside-down heart-lotus blooms. A lotus is a flower that grows in ponds. Picture a flower that had been hanging down, closed tight. Now it turns up and opens in the sunshine.
Andhkaar meh bha-i-aa pargaas — light shines in the darkness. Andhkaar is darkness, and pargaas is light. It is like switching on a lamp in a dark room.
Jin kee-aa so gur tay jaani-aa — through the Guru, we come to know the One who made us.
The verse calls the mind mugadh, which means foolish or muddled. By the Guru's kindness, that muddled mind maani-aa, comes to trust. Understanding is a gift that comes through the Teacher.
What has helped a closed or worried part of you open up again?
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