Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wear the kind of beauty that actually pleases the Beloved — the inner kind. I only truly understand when the One helps me understand.
He Himself shows the road and sets my feet on it, gently drawing my heart along. He Himself moves us toward good deeds — and who could ever price such a mystery?
I know nothing of magic spells or fancy rituals; I simply hold the One in my heart, and my mind is content. The real eye-ointment is the Name, understood by the one who comes to know the One through the Teacher's Word.
anjan naam — the Name as anjan, the eye-ointment that lets you see truly. The pauri sets this against tant mant pakhand — spells, mantras, and hollow ritual — which Guru Nanak sets aside: raam ridai man maani-aa, holding the One in the heart is enough, and the heart is satisfied. Note aap jaanaavai — He himself grants the understanding; even the seeking is His gift. The critique of magical technique applies across traditions: it is not the outward tools but the inward knowing that opens the eyes.
What is a kind of beauty in a person that has nothing to do with how they look?
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