Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who go to see the Guru receive all treasures.
Those whose minds hold on to the Guru's feet are very lucky, O my mother.
The Guru is the Giver. The Guru is all-powerful. The Guru is in everyone.
The Guru is the Supreme Lord God, beyond all. The Guru lifts up and saves those who are drowning.
This verse is full of praise: the Guru gives every treasure and pulls us out when we are sinking.
Sagal padaarath tis milay jin gur dithaa jaa-ay — whoever goes to see the Guru finds every treasure. Gur charnee jin man lagaa say vadbhaagee maa-ay — those whose minds hold on to the Guru's feet are very lucky, O mother.
Guru Arjan speaks from real experience. Elsewhere in this song he says he searched and searched and found no one else as great. This is not just a belief handed to him. It is what his own search showed him.
Real love for the Guru has three parts: man, the mind, bachan, our words, and karam, our deeds. Not only thinking, not only praying aloud, not only helping out. All three together.
Gur daataa samrath gur — the Guru is the Giver and all-powerful. Gur sabh meh rahi-aa samaa-ay — the Guru is present in everyone.
Gur dubdaa la-ay taraa-ay — the Guru lifts up those who are drowning. Think of a lifeguard who swims out and carries you back to shore. The Guru's work is to bring back those who feel far from the One. The Guru is not the end of the road. The Guru knows the road.
What in your experience has been most effective at bringing you closer to what you actually are — what is deepest in you? What has served as a 'Guru' in that sense?
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