ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mehlaa 3.
Third Mehl:
ਸੋ ਤਪਾ ਜਿ ਇਹੁ ਤਪੁ ਘਾਲੇ ॥
so tapaa je ih tap ghaalay.
He alone is a man of disciplined meditation, who practices this self-discipline.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
satgur no milai sabad samaalay.
Meeting with the True Guru, he contemplates the Word of the Shabad.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਪੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
satgur kee sayvaa ih tap parvaan.
Serving the True Guru - this is the only acceptable disciplined meditation.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋ ਤਪਾ ਦਰਗਹਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਾਣੁ ॥੨॥
naanak so tapaa dargahi paavai maan. ||2||
O Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation is honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The true person of discipline is the one who practices this discipline:
they meet the Guru and keep the Word close in their heart.
Serving the Guru is the discipline that is accepted.
Nanak says: such a person of discipline is honored in the One's court.
The discipline that counts is living the Word.
Tap, austere discipline, moves away from bodily harshness and toward keeping the Shabad close and serving the True Guru, that is, living the teaching. Honor in the Court of the Lord means being honored where it matters most, by the One, rather than winning any outward reward.
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