ਏਹੁ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਿ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਪਰਭਵਣੁ ਕਰਹਿ ॥
ayhu jog na hovai jogee je kutamb chhod parbhavan karahi.
This is not Yoga, O Yogi, to abandon your family and wander around.
ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਸਰੀਰ ਮਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਅਪਣਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਲਹਹਿ ॥੮॥
garih sareer meh har har naam gur parsaadee apnaa har parabh laheh. ||8||
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is within the household of the body. By Guru's Grace, you shall find your Lord God. ||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Yogi, leaving your family behind and wandering from place to place is not yoga.
The Naam of the One lives in the home of your own body. By the Guru's grace, you find your own Beloved right there.
You don't have to leave your life to find what matters — it's already home.
A cornerstone of Guru Amar Das's teaching and of the wider Sikh path: garih sareer — the household of the body. Union is not found by abandoning family (kutamb chhod) and wandering, but within the home of the body and everyday life. By Grace (gur parsaadee), one finds the One already present there.
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