ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਅਵਿਲੋਕੇ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥
saastar bayd puraan avilokay simrit tat beechaaraa.
I have studied and contemplated the essence of the Shaastras, the Vedas and the Puraanas.
ਦੀਨਾ ਨਾਥ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਪਤਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਭਵਜਲ ਉਧਰਨਹਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
deenaa naath paraanpat pooran bhavjal uDhranhaaraa. ||1||
Protector of the meek, Lord of the breath of life, O Perfect One, carry us across the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I've studied and pondered the heart of all the scriptures.
Protector of the meek, Lord of my breath, Perfect One — carry us across the frightening sea.
All the learning, rightly digested, resolves into a simple plea — the scriptures point past themselves to the One who carries you.
The verse has the scholar's conclusion: after studying "the Shaastras, the Vedas and the Puraanas," the essence distilled is a simple plea — "carry us across." All the learning resolves into dependence. The scriptures, rightly read, point past themselves to the One who must do the carrying; knowledge culminates in humble asking.
A Question to Sit With
Where has a lot of study finally led you to a simple, humble request rather than more complexity?
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