ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਤਾ ਕਰਮਿ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥
gurmukh jaataa karam biDhaataa.
The Gurmukh knows that the Lord is the Architect of karma.
ਜੁਗ ਚਾਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥
jug chaaray gur sabad pachhaataa.
Throughout the four ages, he recognizes the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਜਨਮੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥
gurmukh marai na janmai gurmukh gurmukh sabad samaahaa hay. ||10||
The Gurmukh does not die, the Gurmukh is not reborn; the Gurmukh is immersed in the Shabad. ||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The awakened heart knows the One shapes how actions ripple and return.
Through every age it recognizes the Guru's Word.
Merged in the Word, it rests beyond all the coming and going.
Understanding how actions ripple helps a heart rest.
Karam bidhaataa — the One as the architect of karma, how deeds ripple out and return. Gurmukh marai na janmai — beyond the round of coming and going. It is a restful merging in the Word.
A Question to Sit With
How do you think a kind action might ripple outward?
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