ਕਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
kaa-i-aa har mandar har aap savaaray.
The body is the temple of the Lord; the Lord Himself embellishes it.
ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਵਸੈ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ॥
tis vich har jee-o vasai muraaray.
The Dear Lord dwells within it.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਣਜਨਿ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਦਾ ॥੪॥
gur kai sabad vanjan vaapaaree nadree aap milaa-idaa. ||4||
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the merchants trade, and in His Grace, the Lord merges them with Himself. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Your body is a temple, and the One who lives in it makes it beautiful.
The Beloved is right inside, and those who trade in the Word, giving their time to it, are gathered by grace into the One.
Your body is a temple, and the Beloved already lives inside it.
The body as the Lord's temple is a recurring Maaroo theme. Grace completes the trade of devotion, drawing the devotee into the One.
A Question to Sit With
If your body is a temple, how would you like to treat it?
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