Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Getting pulled by wanting-more is a heavy, tricky current.
How do you cross such rough water? The true One gives the boat of the True Guru; holding the Naam, you are carried safely across.
Life can feel like rough water, but the One gives us a boat.
Maa-i-aa moh means clinging to money and things. The verse says it is bikham, hard and tricky, and very heavy. Ki-o taree-ai dutar sansaaree — how can anyone cross this rough sea of the world?
The answer comes as a picture. The True One gives the bohith, the boat, of the Satguru, the true Teacher. Saying the Name, one is carried across.
Think of a river too wide and fast to swim. You do not have to be the strongest swimmer. You just need to get into the boat and stay in it. The Guru is the boat, and holding the Name keeps you in it.
Who or what feels like a steady boat when things get rough?
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