ਚਤੁਰ ਦਸ ਹਾਟ ਦੀਵੇ ਦੁਇ ਸਾਖੀ ॥
chatur das haat deevay du-ay saakhee.
The fourteen realms and the two lamps are the witnesses.
ਸੇਵਕ ਪੰਚ ਨਾਹੀ ਬਿਖੁ ਚਾਖੀ ॥
sayvak panch naahee bikh chaakhee.
The Lord's servants, the self-elect, do not taste the poison of corruption.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਵਸਤੁ ਅਨੂਪ ਨਿਰਮੋਲਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧੩॥
antar vasat anoop nirmolak gur mili-ai har Dhan paa-i-aa. ||13||
Deep within, is the priceless, incomparable commodity; meeting with the Guru, the wealth of the Lord is obtained. ||13||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The fourteen worlds stretch out, with sun and moon as two great lamps that watch over all.
The One's true helpers do not swallow what pulls a heart off course.
Deep inside is a treasure beyond price, and meeting the Guru, that wealth is found.
The priceless thing you seek across fourteen worlds is hidden right inside you.
Chatur das haat are the fourteen realms, and the sun and moon are the two lamps, an old picture of the universe, full of wonder. Bikh (poison) is whatever pulls a heart off course. The priceless, incomparable thing (anoop nirmolak vasat) turns out to be within.
A Question to Sit With
What treasure inside you is worth protecting?
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