Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The true worshiper of the Divine Power is in love with devotion itself - and walks away from company that pulls the heart down.
Doubt washes out of the mind. Service is offered to the One - in everyone.
In the Sangat the old stains dissolve, and wisdom rises to its full height.
Mind and body handed over to love, the Beloved's feet held in the heart. Nanak says: such a worshiper reaches God.
True worship of the Divine Power means serving that Power in everyone.
A Bhagaautee is a devotee of the Goddess, Adi Shakti, the first Power. This title gets the same treatment. The name stays. Its meaning moves inside.
The key phrase is kar poojai sagal paarbarahm — he worships the Supreme One in all. Worship of the Power moves from a picture in a shrine to the Presence in every living being. Think of saying thank you to the sun by watering every plant in the garden.
Two everyday marks frame it. First, sagal ti-aagai dusat kaa sang — he leaves the company of people who pull the heart down. That is the other side of the Sangat. What you leave matters as much as what you join. Second, in the Sangat, saaDhsang, the dirt of wrongdoing washes off.
Notice the heart of it. Bhag-utee bhagvant bhagat kaa rang — he loves devotion itself. He loves the way, not the rewards. The last verse took the price tag off good deeds. This one takes it off worship.
Har kay charan hirdai basaavai — the Beloved's feet held in the heart. Gurbani often uses this picture of loving humility. The highest is held in the deepest place.
If the divine Power lives in every person you meet, how should you treat the next one you see?
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