ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਆਧਾਰ ॥
har kay charan kamal aaDhaar.
I have the support of the Lotus Feet of the Lord.
ਸੰਤ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਪਾਇਓ ਸਚ ਬੋਹਿਥੁ ਚੜਿ ਲੰਘਉ ਬਿਖੁ ਸੰਸਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sant parsaad paa-i-o sach bohith charh langha-o bikh sansaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
By the Grace of the Saints, I have found the boat of Truth; embarking on it, I sail across the ocean of poison. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I lean on the One’s feet, soft and sure as lotus flowers.
By the kindness of good and holy people I found the boat of Truth, and I sail safely across a hard, stormy world.
Truth is a boat that carries you across rough water.
Sach bohith — the boat of Truth. The old phrase bikh sansaar, an “ocean of poison,” is rendered as a stormy sea to cross rather than a place of dread. The boat itself is sant parsaad, the grace found through good company.
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