Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When you learn to take in what once seemed impossible to swallow, you grow whole and wise.
And when love's arrow finally lands deep in you, every doubt just falls away.
When love truly reaches you, every doubt falls away.
This shabad is a panchpadaa, a hymn of five verses. It opens with a surprising phrase: achar charai taa siDh ho-ee — "eat the uneatable, and you become complete." To "eat the uneatable" means to do what seemed impossible. Here, it means calming the restless mind. A steady mind becomes siDh, whole inside. SiDhee tay buDh paa-ee — and from that wholeness comes wisdom, buDh.
Then comes a strong picture: paraym kay sar laagay tan bheetar — the arrows of love, paraym, land deep inside. Being struck by love is what clears away bharam, doubt. Think of a girl worried that the new kid in class won't like her. No reasoning calms her down. Then the new kid smiles and saves her a seat, and the worry is gone. Love, not argument, ends the doubting.
What once seemed impossible to accept that you've slowly grown able to take in?
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