Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A deep ache grows inside the body, and nothing from outside can shake it loose.
Forgetting the One brings great pain. Nanak says, this is the heart of it, plainly seen.
Forgetting the One is like an ache, and remembering is the medicine.
Asaadh rog means a sickness that is very hard to cure. The verse says it has grown inside the body, and nothing outside can fix it.
What is that sickness? The last line gives the answer. Parabh bisrat mahaa dukh paa-i-o: "forgetting God, a person gets great pain." The ache comes from forgetting.
Think of a phone that has lost its signal. You can tap every app and shake it all you like. Nothing works right until it connects again.
The pride and forgetfulness inside us are like a sickness to heal. And the Name is the medicine. Nanak says this is the tat, the very heart of it: to forget is to ache, and to remember is to heal.
What helps you feel whole again when something feels off inside?
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