Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who really sings the praises of the good, deep source — that gift comes when grace rains down on them.
They are at peace, and even being born was worth it for them. Everything in me bows to a person like that.
Notice the order: praise is not first a duty you perform, it is a gift that lands on you ("upon whom the Lord showers His Grace"). This is the gurprasad logic of the whole tradition — the good in us is not manufactured by willpower; it is what flowers when grace is noticed. Guru Arjan ends by bowing ("Nanak is a sacrifice to him") to such a person. The humility is the point: the Guru himself honors the ordinary human who has found peace, rather than setting himself above them.
Is there a difference between thanking someone because you have to and thanking them because you're genuinely moved?
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