Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The unstruck melody is obtained — that deep inner sound of connection — and egotism is eliminated. Not suppressed. Eliminated, because there is simply nothing left for it to attach to.
I am forever a sacrifice to those who serve the True Guru — who give their lives in service of the teaching.
They are dressed in robes of honor. The Name is their greatest adornment.
The Gurbani anaahat dhun (the unstruck melody of the Guru's word) is obtained through the practice of sevā (selfless service) and simran (remembrance). When the ego is eliminated, the sound that was always playing — underneath all the noise — becomes audible.
"Dressed in robes of honor" (patnaa paaey pat sio) — in the divine court, the robes are given based on inner quality, not outer status.
What do you think is playing underneath all the noise of your daily mind — what's there when everything quiets?
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