ਸਚ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਜਾਇ ਨ ਤਰਿਆ ॥
sach bin bhavjal jaa-ay na tari-aa.
Without the Truth, the terrifying world-ocean cannot be crossed.
ਏਹੁ ਸਮੁੰਦੁ ਅਥਾਹੁ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਭਰਿਆ ॥
ayhu samund athaahu mahaa bikh bhari-aa.
This ocean is vast and unfathomable; it is overflowing with the worst poison.
ਰਹੈ ਅਤੀਤੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਲੇ ਊਪਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਕੈ ਘਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੬॥
rahai ateet gurmat lay oopar har nirbha-o kai ghar paa-i-aa. ||6||
One who receives the Guru's Teachings, and remains aloof and detached, obtains a place in the home of the Fearless Lord. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without truth, the great waters cannot be crossed.
They are wide and deep, and there is much that can pull a heart off course.
But the one who takes the Guru's wisdom and stays gently free finds a home with the Fearless One.
Staying gently free of what pulls you off course leads home to the Fearless One.
The world-ocean is again the great waters. This ocean is athaahu, bottomless, and full of what can pull a heart off course. The reward is a home with the Fearless One (nirbha-o).
A Question to Sit With
What pulls you off course, and what helps you steer back?
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