Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A Bairaagi, one who is free from clinging, is one who turns their whole self toward the One.
In the Tenth Gate, the quiet sky of the mind, they set up their pillar.
Night and day they stay in deep attention within.
A Bairaagi like that becomes just like the True One.
Bhart'har says: the One is Truth itself. The highest reality has no outline and no form.
A bairaagee is someone free from grabbing and clinging, and the one worth the name turns their whole self toward the One.
Gagan mandal meh ropai thamm means "in the sky of the mind, he sets up a pillar." The yogis spoke of the dasam duaar, the Tenth Gate. It is a hidden inner doorway, a quiet place above the busy thinking mind. The seeker plants himself there, firm like a pillar.
Ahinis antar rahai dhi-aan means "night and day, he stays in deep attention within." Dhi-aan means focused, loving attention. Think of a tree with deep roots. Wind moves the branches, but the trunk stays still.
Such a person becomes like the True One. This line is spoken in the name of Bhart'har, a king in the old stories who became a yogi. Across these verses, Guru Nanak takes all the yogis' special words and fills them with love and devotion to the One, who has no shape or form.
What do you become a little more like when you spend real time with it?
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