Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O caring One, keeper of the whole world — the wisdom You share is clear and clean, without a speck of falseness.
Color my heart in Your love, the way cloth soaks up a bright dye.
And let my mind rest gently on You, steady and still, the way you would rest at the feet of someone you love and trust.
Gopal, gobind, damodar — a small garland of affectionate names for the One. Nirmal kathaa gian is teaching that is immaculate, unclouded by falseness. The prayer har kai rang raagahu asks to be dyed in the One's love — the fast color that does not wash out, a recurring Gurbani image for true, lasting devotion (sach, not jhooth). Charan kamal sang dhian is meditation resting gently at the One's feet. Guru Arjan signs the shabad.
What is something you love so steadily that it has become part of who you are?
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