Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Dyed in the color of the nectar's love, they keep their attention lovingly fixed on the One. This sweetness comes to them as a gift of the Guru's grace — not something they grabbed for themselves. Their tongue speaks the sweet Name day and night, and both their mind and their body drink deeply of the nectar and are satisfied.
This verse says the sweetness is a gift. Once you receive it, your whole mind and body are satisfied.
It starts with a picture of dye. "Amrit rang rataa" — dyed in the color of the nectar's love. Think of a T-shirt dipped in dye. The tradition often says the world's colors are kachaa, they fade in the wash. The One's color, taken through real love, is pakkaa, it stays. The verse itself doesn't use those two words, but the idea fits. Here the dye is the nectar. To be colored by this love is to be soaked in a sweetness that won't wash out.
The second line keeps us humble. "Amrit gur parsaadee paa-ay" — the nectar comes by gur parsaad, the Guru's grace, a free gift. This matters. Loving focus and chanting day and night could start to sound like hard work to be proud of. This one line reminds us the sweetness was given, not earned. The chanting isn't how you win the nectar. It's what the nectar does once it's inside you.
The last line is full satisfaction. "Man tan amrit pee-aavni-aa" — mind and body both drink and are filled. Not just the soul while the body is forgotten. This is the spirit of grihast, everyday family life: the sweetness soaks the whole person, right in the middle of an ordinary day. The mind always hungry for the next thing, the body always reaching, both drink their fill and rest. When the real thirst is quenched, the grabbing stops on its own. The next verse will go on to the One's will. Here we simply rest in the picture of a person, mind and body, satisfied at last.
What does it feel like to be truly satisfied — not wanting the next thing for once? When have you felt that?
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