Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When someone drifts far from the True Guru, they carry an ache inside — a heaviness that seems to follow them through the day.
They keep looking for home and cannot quite feel it, and the sorrow doubles back on itself. But no one is shut out forever; the door home is always there, waiting for the moment we turn back toward it.
Drifting away from the Guru brings an ache.
Satgur tay vichhurhay tinee dukh paa-i-aa — those cut off from the True Guru feel pain. The verse uses very strong pictures here. It speaks of being punished day and night, of faces blackened with shame, of sorrow upon sorrow. Dukh hee vich dukh paa-idaa — pain inside of pain.
These pictures show how heavy it feels to be far from home. Think of being lost in a big store as a little kid. Every aisle looks wrong. Nothing feels safe.
But the ache is a signpost, not a sentence handed down. It points the way back home. And the way home is always there, waiting for the moment we turn toward it.
What helps you find your way back when you feel far from what matters?
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