Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the Lord's mercy comes, people find themselves bathing in the dust of the Saints' feet — humbled, grateful, transformed by the company of those who carry what the soul has been seeking.
I have found everything I was looking for. The Lord Himself is my wealth. What more could I possibly need?
The dust of the Saints' feet
Dhūṛī majan sādh khe — "people bathe in the dust of the feet of the Saints." In the devotional tradition of Punjab and across South Asia, the dust from a holy person's feet was considered purifying — not because of superstition but because of what it symbolizes. It is the posture of genuine humility: to bow low enough to touch what they have walked on. It says: I place myself beneath you. I acknowledge that you carry something I need.
This is not self-abasement. In Gurbani, humility is not the diminishment of the self but the correct sizing of the self — knowing what you are and what you are not. The one who genuinely loves the Saints is not threatened by bowing to them; they are liberated by it.
"The Lord is my Wealth and Property"
Nānak har dhan māl — "O Nanak, the Lord is my Wealth and Property." The Dakhanaa closes with the statement that the previous prayer (carry me across, be my crossing) has been answered. Everything found. The Lord is the wealth, the property, the total accumulation of what matters. Not a substitute for wealth — the thing that wealth was always trying to be.
*What is it in your life that you treat as your real security — and does that security actually hold when things get hard?*
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