Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Creator alone is seen to be Eternal. All others come and go.
Only You, Lord, are Immaculate and Pure. All others are bound up in worldly pursuits.
Those who are protected by the Guru are saved. They are lovingly attuned to the True Lord.
The comparative permanence: only the Creator is eternal (Kartaa eko vekhiai). Everything else comes and goes — enters and exits the stage of existence. This is not pessimism; it is the accurate description of reality that allows proper alignment: invest in what is eternal, use what is temporary without being used by it.
The purity contrast: only the Lord is immaculate (nirmal). Everything else is moh moh rath — absorbed in worldly attachment. The Guru-protected ones are saved not by their own purity but by the divine's protection.
If you genuinely internalized that everything except the divine is temporary — your possessions, your relationships, your body — how would that change how you live today?
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