Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
She is the most beautiful among women. Upon her forehead she wears the Jewel of the Lord's Love.
Her glory and her wisdom are magnificent. Her love for the Infinite Lord is True.
Other than her Beloved Lord, she knows no man. She enshrines love for the True Guru.
The soul-bride's exclusive love: par purakh na jaanai — she knows no other man. The exclusivity is the sign of genuine love for the Infinite. Not because other things are unreal, but because the genuine lover of the divine does not divide the heart.
This is consistent across all the Gurus' soul-bride teachings: the happy soul-bride is identified by her singular focus. Not because the divine demands jealous exclusivity (like a possessive human partner) but because the soul's fragmentation into many loves is what produces the restlessness. The gathering of all love into one is what produces the beauty and peace of the suhaagan.
What are you most divided about in your life — pulled in different directions? What would it feel like to gather all of it into one love?
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