Sikhism·Siree Raag·Shabad 60
Verse 2 of 5

Through the True Guru, the True Lord Is Found

ਮੁੰਧੇ ਕੂੜਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ॥
munDhay koorh muthee koorhi-aar.
O woman, the false ones are being cheated by falsehood.
ਪਿਰੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
pir parabh saachaa sohnaa paa-ee-ai gur beechaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
God is your Husband; He is Handsome and True. He is obtained by reflecting upon the Guru. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O Siblings of Destiny — through the True Teacher, the True Lord is found.

Imbued with the Lord's Love and dyed in the deep color of the Name, the mind is satisfied — truly and completely.

The real groom is found through the real guide. No shortcut leads to the genuine thing.

The true Lord is found through the true Guru — and the finding is a permanent dyeing, not a temporary tinting.
The deeper layer

The rahao gives the direct path: Satgur milai → Sach Prabh lahai (True Guru met → True Lord found). The guide to the Real must themselves be Real.

Rang raataa — dyed deep in the color. The permanent color appears again: once genuinely imbued with the Lord's Love, the mind is satisfied. Not temporarily. Not until the next craving. Satisfied.

A Question to Sit With

What is the difference between being temporarily satisfied and being genuinely, deeply satisfied? Can you describe a time you experienced each?

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