Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: she who understands the One's Will wears awe of the One like sandalwood oil.
She wins her Beloved's heart with her goodness, and so reaches Him.
The friends give their answer.
Hukam pachhaanai — understand the Hukam, the One's Will, the way everything is meant to flow. Bha-o chandan laavai — wear awe of the One like sandalwood oil, a sweet perfume. And be good, because goodness is what wins the Beloved's heart.
The way to the Beloved isn't tricks or grabbing. It is becoming fragrant. You live in awe and goodness, and you are drawn close naturally. Think of a flower. It doesn't chase the bees. It just blooms and smells sweet, and the bees come.
You don't seize the Beloved. You become the kind of soul the Beloved delights in.
What 'fragrance' — what quality lived out — would make you the kind of person the good is drawn to?
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