Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Giving yourself to the teaching truly pays off — if you do it with your whole heart in it.
Then the things your heart most deeply wishes for come to you, and the grip of ego loosens and lets go.
The old ties that bound you snap, and you feel free, at home in what is real.
The Name is a rare treasure in this world — and it comes to live in the heart that turns toward the teaching.
Nanak says: I give my whole self, with love, to the one who serves the Guru.
Serving with your whole heart loosens the grip of ego and sets you free.
Satgur kee sayvaa safal hai means serving the True Guru bears fruit. But there is one condition: jay ko karay chit laa-ay, only if you really put your heart into it. The first shabad of this group said the same thing from the other side. Practice without heart just makes the ego grip tighter.
Here the bright side is shown. Whole-hearted service is what loosens ha-umai, the ego. BanDhan torhai mukat ho-ay: the ropes break, and the person is free. Think of helping a friend move house because you love them, not so they will owe you. It feels light, not heavy.
Is jag meh naam alabh hai means the Name is hard to find in this world. It is precious because it cannot be faked or forced. It simply comes to live where the heart is truly open.
What is something that only works when your heart is truly in it?
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