ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mehlaa 3.
Third Mehl:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲੇ ਸੋਇ ॥
satgur mili-ai sadaa sukh jis no aapay maylay so-ay.
Meeting the True Guru, everlasting peace is obtained. He Himself leads us to meet Him.
ਸੁਖੈ ਏਹੁ ਬਿਬੇਕੁ ਹੈ ਅੰਤਰੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
sukhai ayhu bibayk hai antar nirmal ho-ay.
This is the true meaning of peace, that one becomes immaculate within oneself.
ਅਗਿਆਨ ਕਾ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
agi-aan kaa bharam katee-ai gi-aan paraapat ho-ay.
The doubt of ignorance is eradicated, and spiritual wisdom is obtained.
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੋ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਇਆ ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
naanak ayko nadree aa-i-aa jah daykhaa tah so-ay. ||3||
Nanak comes to gaze upon the One Lord alone; wherever he looks, there He is. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Meeting the Guru brings peace that lasts. The One brings you to meet the Guru.
This is what peace means: to become clean and clear inside.
The fog of not-knowing is cut away, and wisdom comes.
Nanak says: I see only the One. Wherever I look, there the One is.
Clear the fog inside, and you find the One was in every direction all along.
Field, then sorrow, then peace. Peace here is inward, becoming clean within oneself, rather than any outward calm. Doubt born of not-knowing is cut away and wisdom takes its place. The last line is one of the great statements of the One's presence everywhere in Gurbani: jah dekhaa tah so-ay, wherever I look, there the One is.
A Question to Sit With
Where have you looked lately and, surprisingly, found something sacred?
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