ਗੋਂਡ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
gond mehlaa 4.
Gond, Fourth Mehl:
ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਉ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਬਹੁ ਤਪਤੈ ਜਿਉ ਤ੍ਰਿਖਾਵੰਤੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਨੀਰ ॥੧॥
har darsan ka-o mayraa man baho taptai ji-o tarikhaavaNt bin neer. ||1||
My mind yearns so deeply for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, like the thirsty man without water. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My heart aches to catch even one glimpse of the One — the way a thirsty person aches for water.
A deep longing for the One is itself a kind of nearness.
Guru Ram Das says his heart longs to see the One the way a thirsty person longs for water.
Har darsan ka-o mayraa man baho taptai — my mind burns with longing for har darsan, a true sight of the One. Ji-o tarikhaavat bin neer — like a thirsty person without water.
Think of coming in from a long, hot soccer game. All you can think about is a cold glass of water. That is the whole verse. It is not sadness for its own sake. It is a longing that already knows what it is reaching for.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you long for so much you can almost taste it?
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