Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Master Himself bestows honor.
He creates and bestows body and soul.
He Himself preserves the honor of His servants — He places both His Hands upon their foreheads.
Aap-ay maan-u dayvai — He Himself (Aap-ay) bestows honor (maan-u dayvai — gives dignity, respect, honor). The honor of the Gurmukh, the radiance of the accepted soul-bride, the good fortune visible on the forehead (Pauri11) — all of these are not self-earned. They are given. He Himself gives the honor.
Kaayaa jee-o Aap-ay dayvai — He Himself bestows the body (kaayaa) and the soul (jee-o). Even the body and soul are gifts. The person who thinks "I have this body, I have this life" is missing something: both were given. The giver is the Lord. The receiver — the soul who recognizes this — is the Gurmukh.
Dono hath rakh-ay, sir-i aapnai daas-aa kaa — He places both His Hands (dono hath) on the heads (sir-i) of His servants (daas-aa kaa). The image of the divine placing both hands on the head of the devotee is the image of complete blessing, complete protection, complete endorsement. Not one hand — both. The parent's gesture of full blessing. The Lord as the One who blesses His servants with the full weight of both hands.
What is the experience of feeling genuinely honored or blessed by something larger than yourself — not complimented by another person, but received by something deeper?
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