Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One's wealth is my cleansing bath, the One's wealth is my wisdom; I rest my mind on the One.
The One's wealth is my raft, my boat, my ship to carry me across.
The boat that carries you across is the thing you already love.
The song keeps turning every tool into this one wealth. har Dhan isnaan — it is my holy bath. har Dhan gi-aan — it is my wisdom. And then, beautifully, it is the boat. har Dhan tulhaa har Dhan bayrhee — it is my raft, it is my boat.
This raag often speaks of life as a scary ocean to cross. Here the boat is not a skill you must learn. It is the same joyful wealth: the remembered One. Think of a sleepy little kid carried home in a parent's arms. You do not build this boat by hard work. You are carried by what you already treasure.
When you've made it through something hard, what carried you? Was it something you already loved?
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