ਤਾ ਕਉ ਬਿਘਨੁ ਨ ਕੋਊ ਲਾਗੈ ਜੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਅਪੁਨੈ ਰਾਖੇ ॥
taa ka-o bighan na ko-oo laagai jo satgur apunai raakhay.
No misfortune afflicts one who is protected by the True Guru.
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਬਸੇ ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖੇ ॥੩॥
charan kamal basay rid antar amrit har ras chaakhay. ||3||
The Lotus Feet of God come to abide within his heart, and he savors the sublime essence of the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
No trouble can really knock down the one the teaching keeps safe.
With the beautiful presence living in their heart, they taste a sweetness like the coolest, clearest water.
A deep root is not the absence of storms — it is what keeps you standing in them.
Taa ka-o bighan na ko-oo laagai jo sat-gur apunai raakhay — the one held by the teaching is not knocked over by obstacles. This is not a promise that hard things never come; it is a promise of an unshakable root. Charan kamal basay rid antar — the "lotus feet" dwelling in the heart is the image for that inner anchor; amrit har ras is the sweetness — like fresh water — that such a heart tastes from within.
A Question to Sit With
What is the strong, steady thing inside you that hard days cannot take away?
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