Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In my mind there is such a deep longing for the Lord.
The Perfect Guru planted the Naam inside me — and through that Name, I found the Lord.
Yearning as a spiritual state
The refrain of the second stanza introduces taras — deep yearning, longing, burning desire for the Lord. This is not casual wishing. It is the soul genuinely aching for what it recognizes as its source.
In the bhakti tradition, this longing is not a problem to be solved. It is a form of devotion. The soul that burns for the Lord is already in relationship with the Lord — the burning is the beginning of the finding. Guru Ram Das describes this yearning as existing "in my mind," and then immediately resolves it: the Perfect Guru planted the Naam inside, and through the Naam, the Lord was found.
Naam as implanted — not achieved
Gurū poorai naam de'i'ā — "the Perfect Guru implanted the Naam within me." The Naam is not something the seeker produces. It is something the Guru places inside. This makes the finding an act of grace, not personal achievement. The longing creates the receptiveness; the Guru provides what the longing was reaching for.
*Think of a longing you have had for a long time. Do you think the longing itself might be pointing you toward something real?*
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