Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Only the one who loves the Master is truly a minstrel.
Standing at the One's door, they serve and reflect on the Word. The minstrel reaches the One's gate and home, and holds the True One to the heart. The minstrel's rank is high; they love the Name. Their whole service is to remember the One — and by the One they are set free.
The nineteenth Pauree exalts the minstrel — the humble singer at the door — and gives him "exalted" status. This is the Vaar's recurring democratic image: the one who simply stands and sings, loving the One, holds a rank higher than the powerful. Devotion, not position, is the true nobility. The minstrel's "service" is nothing but remembrance — and it is enough.
What humble, loving role might actually be 'exalted' in the ways that matter most?
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