ਜੈਸੇ ਗਾਇ ਕਾ ਬਾਛਾ ਛੂਟਲਾ ॥
jaisay gaa-ay kaa baachhaa chhootlaa.
Like the cow's calf, which, when let loose,
ਥਨ ਚੋਖਤਾ ਮਾਖਨੁ ਘੂਟਲਾ ॥੨॥
than chokh-taa maakhan ghootlaa. ||2||
sucks at her udders and drinks her milk -||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the calf is finally let loose, it runs straight to its mother and drinks its fill of warm milk.
That is the joy I long for — to run home and be filled.
The longing has an answer: to run home to the One and be completely filled.
The famous calf-and-milk image. After the ache of separation, here is the picture of reunion and nourishment — than chokh-taa maakhan ghootlaa, drinking deeply, satisfied. Namdev balances the longing with its promise: the same love that aches now will one day be fed. It belongs to the block's gentle motif of the One as close as a mother's milk.
A Question to Sit With
When have you finally reached something you had been longing for — and how did it feel?
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