Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You could give away gold and horses and every kind of treasure. You could give gifts beyond counting.
You could hand out food and clothes and land without end, and still not arrive at the One’s door.
Even huge gifts cannot open the One's door if the giving is really about the giver.
In the old days, rich people gave grand gifts to look holy. Kanik is gold. Haivar gaivar are horses and elephants. The verse names gifts of every kind. Ann bastar bhoom means grain, clothes and land, baho arpay, offered in huge amounts.
But nah milee-ai har du-aaraa: this does not bring you to the One's door. Think of someone who gives a big present so everyone will clap for them. The present is real. The heart behind it is still asking for attention. Giving that feeds the ego keeps the door closed. Giving from love is different.
Is a gift about how big it is, or about the love behind it?
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