ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
dayvganDhaaree mehlaa 5.
Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਇਹੈ ਮਨੋਰਥੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥
parabh ihai manorath mayraa.
God, this is my heart's desire:
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਮੋਹਿ ਦੀਜੈ ਕਰਿ ਸੰਤਨ ਕਾ ਚੇਰਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kirpaa niDhaan da-i-aal mohi deejai kar santan kaa chayraa. rahaa-o.
O treasure of kindness, O Merciful Lord, please make me the slave of your Saints. ||Pause||
ਪ੍ਰਾਤਹਕਾਲ ਲਾਗਉ ਜਨ ਚਰਨੀ ਨਿਸ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਦਰਸੁ ਪਾਵਉ ॥
paraatehkaal laaga-o jan charnee nis baasur daras paava-o.
In the early hours of the morning, I fall at the feet of Your humble servants; night and day, I obtain the Blessed Vision of their Darshan.
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਅਰਪਿ ਕਰਉ ਜਨ ਸੇਵਾ ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵਉ ॥੧॥
tan man arap kara-o jan sayvaa rasnaa har gun gaava-o. ||1||
Dedicating my body and mind, I serve the humble servant of the Lord; with my tongue, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
One, this is my heart's wish:
treasure of kindness, merciful One — make me the servant of Your Saints.
The deepest ambition here points downward — to serve the good; the most wanted thing is the humblest place among them.
The Pause line's "heart's desire" is striking: not wealth, not rescue, but "make me the slave of your Saints." The deepest ambition is downward — to serve the good. This is the raag's radical humility as the very content of longing: what the devotee most wants is the lowest, gladdest place among those who love the One.
A Question to Sit With
If you could have one 'heart's desire,' would service to the good be anywhere on your list? Where?
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