ਕਾਨੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
kaanrhaa mehlaa 4.
Kaanraa, Fourth Mehl:
ਮਨ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਚਾਲ ਚਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥
man gurmat chaal chalaavaigo.
O mind, walk on the Path of the Guru's Teachings.
ਜਿਉ ਮੈਗਲੁ ਮਸਤੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਤਲਿ ਕੁੰਡੇ ਗੁਰ ਅੰਕਸੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ji-o maigal masat deejai tal kunday gur ankas sabad darirh-aavaigo. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Just as the wild elephant is subdued by the prod, the mind is disciplined by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, walk the path of the Guru's teaching.
A wild, excited elephant is brought under control by its driver's prod. In the same way, the Guru's Word steadies the mind.
The Guru's Word steers a strong, restless mind the way a driver steers an elephant.
A strong, restless mind can be steered, the way a driver steers a huge elephant.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Maigal mast: a wild, excited elephant. Ankas: the driver's prod, a small hooked stick. One small tool in the right hands steers a huge animal. Gur ankas sabad: the Guru's Word is that prod for the mind, small and steady, keeping all that strength on the path.
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