Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My heart is gripped by longing for my One, and with my eyes I behold it.
The merciful teacher planted the Name in me; this is the path that leads to my One.
This part says the longing turns into seeing.
Mayrai hee-arai loch lagee parabh kayree — my heart is gripped by longing for my One. And then: har nainhu har parabh hayraa — with my eyes I see the One. The ache of being apart, viraha, is already being answered. The heart full of longing also sees the Beloved.
How does that happen? Satgur da-i-aal har naam drirh-aa-i-aa — the kind, true Guru planted the Name firmly in me. Har paaDhar har parabh kayraa — this is the path to my One. The Name the teacher plants is the road itself.
Think of missing a grandparent who lives far away, and then a video call connects you. The longing was real, and now you see their face. This is the steady teaching Guru Ram Das carried all through Jaitsree, now opening Todee. The longing is real. The seeing is possible. And the road between them is the Name the teacher plants in the heart.
Can a deep longing for something good actually be the beginning of finding it? What's the 'road' that leads from wanting to having?
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