Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In a clean and open heart, the True Name settles in — though only a few really live that clean and honest way.
And then the small drop is joined to the great ocean it came from. Nanak rests in Your shelter.
Guru Nanak ends with a beautiful picture: a clean heart, where the small drop joins the great ocean again.
Soochai bhaadai saach samaavai: in a clean vessel, the True Name settles in. The vessel is the heart, made honest and open. Virlay soochaachaaree: only a few truly live that clean, honest way.
Tantai ka-o param tant milaa-i-aa: word for word, the small thread is joined to the Supreme thread. It is like a raindrop falling back into the ocean it came from. It isn't lost. It becomes part of something huge.
Think of pouring a cup of water into a clear lake. You can't find the cup's water anymore, because it is now the whole lake.
The shabad began with a long list of what the One is beyond. It ends with something very simple: a clean heart, and the drop going home. And the last word is saran, shelter. Naanak saran tumaaree: Nanak rests in Your shelter.
What helps your heart feel clear and open — and when did you last feel part of something much bigger?
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