Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
With my tongue I say the One's Name; with my ears I listen to the nectar-Word.
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who hold the Supreme One in mind.
A verse of the two humble organs of devotion — the tongue that says the Name and the ears that hear the Word (recalling Sukhmani's most democratic sentence: the price is a mouth and ears, which everyone owns). Nothing esoteric is required; the whole practice runs through faculties every person has. And the seeker offers himself "forever a sacrifice" to those who remember the One — the reverence of a lover for fellow lovers, wanting to honor and be near everyone who shares the love. Devotion here is embodied, simple, and warm toward all who practice it.
Isn't it striking that the deepest practice needs only a voice and open ears — things everyone already has?
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