ਪਾਰਸ ਪਰਸੇ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਹੋਏ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਅਪਣੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
paaras parsay fir paaras ho-ay har jee-o apnee kirpaa Dhaaree. ||2||
Touching the philosopher's stone, they themselves become the philosopher's stone; the Dear Lord Himself blesses them with His Mercy. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is an old story of a magic stone that turns metal into gold just by touching it.
Touching that stone, they become the magic stone themselves.
The Dear One pours out mercy on them.
Nearness to the One does not just enrich you; it changes what you are.
Paaras is the philosopher's stone, believed to turn iron into gold at a touch. Touching the paaras, you do not just gain gold — you become paaras yourself. Contact with the One is transforming, not transactional. And it happens apnee kirpaa dhaaree — by His own mercy.
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