The Sikhs traveled with the Guru, the True Guru, on the path, along the road.
Night and day, devotional worship services were held, each and every instant, with each step.
Devotional worship services to the Lord God were held, and all the people came to see the Guru.
Whoever was blessed with the Darshan of the Guru, the True Guru, the Lord united with Himself.
The True Guru made the pilgrimage to the sacred shrines, for the sake of saving all the people.
The Sikhs traveled with the Guru, the True Guru, on the path, along the road. ||2||
# Raag Tukhaari, Shabad 10 — Walking the Road With the Guru
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Down the road we went, walking alongside the Guru, step after step.
All day and all night it felt like one long song, every single step a kind of prayer.
The singing filled the air, and people came from everywhere just to see.
Everyone who caught sight of the Guru was quietly drawn close to the One.
The Guru made this whole journey not for himself, but so that everyone along the way could be lifted.
Down the road we went, walking beside the Guru.
The pilgrimage becomes a moving festival of song: an-din bhagat, devotion "night and day," khin khin nimakh vikhaa, at every instant and every step. The crowds gather for daras, the sight of the Guru. The key line is the fifth: the Guru undertook the journey "for the sake of saving all the people" (sabh lok udhran arthaa) — not to earn merit for himself, but as a blessing poured out for everyone on the road. That reframes pilgrimage from a private transaction into a gift for others.
Have you ever done something not for yourself but so others could share in it? How did it feel?
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