Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
They're completely at home inside themselves — settled, easy, at peace, with nothing to prove.
A quiet joy fills them that simply doesn't run out. They're the richest people alive, greater than any king — and the secret is that they rest their whole attention, humbly, at the teacher's feet.
This one says the richest, greatest people are the ones who bow the lowest.
It describes what it's like inside a person who is truly satisfied, and the first word is home. Tis ghar sahjaa so-ee suhaylaa — in that home, they are at ease and comfortable. The home here is their own inner self. Someone who has drunk from the real spring no longer needs to wander. They've arrived where they always were. This ease isn't laziness. It's the deep calm of someone who has stopped fighting and stopped chasing.
From that calm comes a joy that doesn't depend on what happens outside. Anad binod karay sad kaylaa — they are full of joy and delight, always playful and glad. Notice the word sad, always. This isn't the quick burst of happiness you get from a new toy, which fades once the toy is old. It is a steady gladness inside that nothing outside can put in or take away.
Then comes the great surprise: so Dhanvantaa so vad saahaa jo gur charnee man laavani-aa — they are the wealthy ones, the great kings, who rest their minds at the Guru's feet. The richest, greatest people are the ones bowing lowest. Their wealth isn't in a bank. It is the Name inside. Their kingdom isn't on a map. It is their own settled heart. And they reach their throne by kneeling, by placing all their attention humbly at the teacher's feet. The world thinks being a king and kneeling are opposites. Here they are the same thing. Think of the best team captain, the one who carries the water bottles and cheers everyone on. The one who bows lowest leads in the only way that matters.
Have you ever noticed that the people most at peace often have the least need to prove they're on top?
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