Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have searched all the old holy books. They all say one thing.
Without the Guru, no one is set free. Look, and think it over in your own mind.
All the holy books agree on one thing: to be set free, you need the Guru.
Saasat bayd simrit sabh soDhay — I searched all the Shaastras, the Vedas and the Simritees. These are the old holy books of India. Sabh aykaa baat pukaaree — they all call out one thing. Without the Guru, the teacher who wakes the heart, no one finds mukat, freedom.
There is a lovely humility here. The holy books point past themselves, to the living teaching. Think of a map. It is very useful, but it keeps saying, "Go and walk the road." Reading the map is not the same as the trip.
The last words are an invitation: man vaykhhu kar beechaaree — look, and think it over in your own mind. It does not say "just believe me." It asks you to check for yourself.
When has reading about something finally sent you to actually *try* it? What did the trying teach you?
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