ਇਕ ਬਾਤ ਅਨੂਪ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਨਰ ਭਾਈ ॥
ik baat anoop sunhu nar bhaa-ee.
Listen to this incomparably beautiful story, O my brothers, O Siblings of Destiny.
ਇਸੁ ਧਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਿਨੈ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥
is Dhan bin kahhu kinai param gat paa-ee. ||4||
Tell me, without this wealth, who has ever obtained the supreme status? ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Here is a beautiful thing worth hearing, friends.
Every great-hearted person has carried this inner treasure.
No one has ever reached the highest, freest state of heart without it.
Every great-hearted person carried this same inner treasure.
Param gat, the supreme state, is reached by no one lacking this inner wealth. The incomparably beautiful story (baat anoop) is simply this good news. The teaching is inclusive: the treasure is the shared secret of every awakened heart across time.
A Question to Sit With
Who is someone you admire for their inner riches, not their outer ones?
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