mai bahurh na tarisnaa bhukh-rhee ha-o rajaa taripat aghaa-ay jee-o.
I shall never again feel hunger or thirst; I am satisfied, satiated and fulfilled.
ਜੋ ਗੁਰ ਦੀਸੈ ਸਿਖੜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥
jo gur deesai sikh-rhaa tis niv niv laaga-o paa-ay jee-o. ||3||
When I see a Sikh of the Guru, I humbly bow and fall at his feet. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In plain words
Whenever I meet someone who truly walks this path, I bow low and gladly learn from them. I tell them the ache inside me and ask them to point me toward the Teacher.
Show me the road, I say, and I will give this restless mind over — I do not want it wandering off everywhere. I have come a long way to reach this shelter, holding one hope in my heart: let all my pain be lifted.
And the answer comes: walk this path, do what the Teacher tells you, set aside your own cleverness and your split-in-two wants. Then you will see the One, and not even a hot wind of worry will touch you. I never really knew how to speak on my own — everything good I say is a gift. Now I am full; I will never go hungry inside again.
The richest kind of goodness is humble enough to bow and learn from anyone further along.
The deeper layer
This is the Gunvantee, the third of the three bride-portraits, and this one is by Guru Arjan (Mehl 5). Gunvantee means the one rich in virtue — but notice her virtue is humility: jo deesai gursikhrhaa, tis niv niv laaga-o paa-ay — she bows to anyone walking the path. The teaching she asks for is simple: tiaagen man kee matrhee — set down your own cleverness; visaaren doojaa bhaa-o — release the pull of duality, the being-tugged-two-ways. Her reward is trisnaa gone — the endless thirst finally satisfied. Three songs, three doors: owning your faults, resting in the will, and walking humbly with others who seek. Together they are one journey home.
A Question to Sit With
Who is someone a little further along than you that you could learn from — and what would you ask them?
