Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Shabad — the Word of the teaching — is the Nectar. Drinking it in, the thirst is quenched.
Meditating on the Name of the Lord, one is liberated — and liberated, one liberates others.
The Shabad quenches what nothing else reaches. When you've found the real drink, you know you've found it.
The amrit (nectar/ambrosial water) that the Shabad provides quenches the trisha (thirst) that nothing else can satisfy. The sequence: drink the Shabad → thirst quenched → liberation → liberation of others.
The ripple continues: not just personal liberation but the liberation of others. The Gurmukh who has found liberation becomes a source of it for those around them. This is Guru Amar Das's consistent social teaching: genuine realization cannot be contained.
Has a book, a teacher, a practice, or an experience ever quenched something in you that you'd been thirsty for? What was it, and how did it change you?
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