Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru's words are all the sacred sound and all the holy books rolled into one.
My mind is tuned to the One, the Lord of all. The One is my pilgrimage, my fast and my discipline. Whoever meets the Guru, the One carries safely across.
For a mind tuned to the One, the Guru's words hold every sacred thing at once.
Sabh naad bayd gurbaanee — the Guru's Word is all the sacred sound and all the holy books. Naad is the sacred inner sound the yogis listened for. Bayd are the Vedas, the ancient Hindu scriptures. Gurbaanee is the Guru's own words. Guru Nanak gathers them all into the living teaching.
Tah tirath varat tap saaray — there are all the pilgrimages, fasts and hard disciplines. A tirath is a sacred place people travel to. The verse says a mind raataa, dyed in the One like cloth in color, already holds them all.
Think of a playlist that already has every song you love. You do not need to hunt for each one. The outer journey has turned inward.
What is one place or practice that makes you feel connected to something larger?
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