Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone sets out from home with a heartfelt wish and comes to the company of awakened hearts.
There, their endless coming-and-going, their restlessness, is brought to an end.
Every hope, every deep desire of theirs is fulfilled the moment they meet the teacher and behold that sight.
This verse says: get up, go toward good company with a sincere wish, and you'll find more than you asked for.
"Mansaa Dhaar jo ghar tay aavai" — whoever leaves home carrying a heartfelt wish. Mansaa means a wish or intention. It's an everyday picture. Someone gets up, walks out the door, and goes to the Saadh Sangat, the company of good and holy people. The spiritual journey starts with one simple step out the front door.
The reward comes next. "SaaDhsang janam maran mitaavai" — in that good company, the round of birth and death is wiped away. Janam maran means being born and dying, over and over. It's also the restless coming and going of a mind that never settles. An earlier song in this raag says the same: the restless wheel stops.
Then the promise. "Aas manorath pooran hovai" — every hope and heart's wish comes true. When? "Bhaytat gur darsaa-i-aa" — on meeting the Guru and seeing the Guru's darshan, the blessed sight.
Notice the quiet surprise. The seeker came with one wish, a mansaa. What they receive fulfills all of them. We often set out wanting one thing. What we find turns out to answer a deeper hope under all our small wishes. It's like going to a friend's house to borrow a book and coming home with a best friend.
This is hopeful for anyone, young or old. You don't have to arrive already wise. You just get up and go, with an honest wish, toward good company. The step out the door is enough. The meeting does the rest.
The journey begins simply: leaving home with a wish in your heart, heading toward good company. Is there a good "company" or place you could take a step toward, even if you don't feel ready?
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