Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
The earth bends low under the weight of the water, under the high mountains and the caves far below.
When I think deeply on the Guru's Word, the oceans grow calm. The way to freedom opens when ego (haumai — the feeling of being a separate self) is overcome.
The Guru's Word can calm even an ocean, and the way to freedom opens when ego steps aside.
The verse begins with huge pictures: the earth bowed under the weight of water, high mountains, caves deep below. Saagar seetal — the ocean grows cool and calm — through gur sabad veechaar, thinking deeply on the Guru's Word. There are oceans inside you too, waves of worry and anger. Maarag muktaa haumai maar — the path to freedom, mukti, opens when ego is overcome.
What calms the stormy ocean inside you when you're upset?
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