Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wearing purity as a yogi wears a plain loincloth, the Guru rests in the One who fills everything.
The Guru's tongue delights in the taste of that love.
A yogi's plain cloth can become something worn inside.
A kupeen was the simple cloth a yogi wore around the waist. It was a sign of holding back from worldly wants. Guru Nanak says the cloth that counts is worn on the inside.
Sat banDh kupeen — let truth and self-control be your cloth. And self-control comes from being bharipur leenaa, soaked in the One who fills everything, everywhere.
Then: jihvaa rang raseenaa — the tongue is full of the taste of love. Jihvaa means tongue.
Think of how a sponge dropped in water fills up all the way. Nothing has to be squeezed in. A heart soaked in the One is like that. The outer sign becomes an inner fullness.
What does it feel like to want less because you already feel full?
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