Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The house of not knowing, of doubt and of pain, comes down
for those in whose hearts the Guru's feet have come to stay.
When the Guru lives in your heart, the whole house of confusion and pain comes down.
The verse says agi-aan bharam binsai dukh dayraa. Agi-aan means not knowing. Bharam means doubt. Dukh means pain. Dayraa means a house or a camp. Together they are like a shaky shed built out of worries, where the heart has been living.
That shed falls jaa kai hirdai baseh gur pairaa, "for the one in whose heart the Guru's feet live." Hirdai means heart. The Guru's feet stand for the Guru's presence and guidance.
Think of moving out of a leaky old shed into a strong, warm home. Once the heart has a true center, the old shed is not needed. The whole structure of suffering melts away.
What helps quiet your mind when it feels crowded and confused?
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