ਕਾਇਆ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਸਬਦੇ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥੧੮॥
kaa-i-aa kanchan sabday raatee saachai naa-ay pi-aaree. ||18||
Imbued with the Shabad, the body becomes golden, and loves only the True Name. ||18||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Colored through and through by the teaching, the whole self turns golden — bright and precious.
And it loves one thing above all: the True Name.
Soaked in the teaching, an ordinary life turns golden.
Kaa-i-aa kanchan sabday raatee — the body becomes kanchan (gold), dyed by the Shabad. This echoes the paaras of P2: what was ordinary metal is now gold. And the transformed self saachai naa-ay pi-aaree — loves only the True Name. Transformation and love arrive together.
A Question to Sit With
What is something ordinary that becomes precious when you pour your love into it?
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