Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let your mind be the bee, and the One's feet the lotus.
Nanak says: fasten your mind there, and blossom like the songbird when the raindrop finally comes.
Let your heart be drawn to the One, like a bee to a flower.
The mother's prayer ends with two lovely pictures. First comes bhavar, the bumblebee. Let your mind be the bee, and the One's feet be the lotus flower. A bee is not pushed to the flower by rules. It is pulled there by sweetness.
Second comes the chaatrik, a songbird from old stories. It waits with its beak open for one special raindrop. When the drop finally falls, it sings with joy. That is a longing answered perfectly.
So the prayer does not end with a chore for the child. It ends with a joy promised. Nanak says: fasten your heart to the One, and you will bloom the moment the sweetness comes.
Are you moving toward the good because you're drawn to its sweetness, or only because you feel you should?
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