Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This hermit begs for loving devotion to the One, and walks through life in awe and wonder.
They are filled by a treasure money cannot buy: contentment. Becoming meditation itself, they find the true way to sit, and their whole attention rests, deep and still, on the True Name.
A true seeker asks for love, not things.
Yogis often lived by bhikhi-aa, asking for food from door to door. Guru Nanak turns that word around. Bhikhi-aa bhaa-ay bhagat — the real seeker asks for loving devotion. And they walk bhai, in awe of the One. Bhai is often said as "fear of God." Here it is not being scared. It is the wonder you feel looking up at a huge night sky.
Such a person is full of santokh, contentment. It is a treasure money cannot buy.
Yogis also cared about the aasan, the right way to sit. Here the real posture is to become stillness itself. Dhi-aan roop ho-ay aasan paavai — they become meditation, not just do it. And their deep focus, their taarhee, rests on the sach naam, the True Name.
Think of a child who asks a parent for a hug instead of a toy. The toy gets old. The hug fills them up. That is the kind of asking this verse means.
What is one treasure you have that money could never buy?
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