Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My Master plants the truth firmly inside me, like a seed pressed deep into good soil. By the Guru's grace, my attention gets fixed on what is real. And then I begin to see it: the Truest of the true is spread out *everywhere*, in every place and every thing — and the ones who become true simply melt back into that Truth.
This verse says the One plants truth deep in us. When we become true, we melt into the Truth that is everywhere.
The key word is drirh-aa-ay: to plant firmly, to press in deep so it takes root. Mayraa thaakur sach drirh-aa-ay — my Master plants the Truth. Sach, truth, isn't shown to us once and then left to blow away. The Master plants it so it grows roots. It's like learning your times tables: a fact you glimpse once is gone by Friday, but a fact that takes root stays for life. And notice who does the work. The Master plants. Gur parsaadee sach chit laa-ay — by the Guru's grace, the mind holds on to the Truth. Even staying focused on the real is a gift, not a feat of willpower.
Then comes a wide, open line: sacho sach vartai sabhnee thaa-ee — the Truest of the True is present in every place. This is Ik Onkar, the One who is everywhere. There is no corner of life — no person, no situation, no ordinary moment — where the Real is missing. It links back to the pause line: the spotless One shines even in the soot. Here it is said plainly: the Real is everywhere, with no exceptions.
And then: sachay sach samaavani-aa — the true ones merge in Truth. Here is Guru Amar Das's beautiful logic. When truth has taken root in you, you don't go somewhere else to find the One. You simply melt into the Truth that was already all around you and inside you. Becoming real is how you join the Real. That's why the shabad before this one praised sach kamaa-ay, living the truth. The truer your life becomes, the clearer you are, like a clean window, until nothing is left between you and the Truth that fills all things.
What's one small way you could be more truthful — in your words, or just with yourself — today? Could that be a step toward becoming "real"?
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