🌸 **ਜੈਤਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥**
Jaitsree, Fifth Mehl: 🌸
🌈 **Insight:**
This hymn is in the Jaitsree Raag and is composed by the Fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev. 🌈
🌸 **ਆਏ ਅਨਿਕ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਸਰਣੀ ॥**
After wandering through so many incarnations, I have come to Your Sanctuary. 🌸
🌈 **Insight:**
The hymn begins by acknowledging the long spiritual journey of the soul through various incarnations, finally seeking refuge in the Divine Sanctuary. 🌈
🌸 **ਉਧਰੁ ਦੇਹ ਅੰਧ ਕੂਪ ਤੇ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਚਰਣੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥**
Save me – lift my body up out of the deep, dark pit of the world, and attach me to Your feet. ||1||Pause|| 🌸
🌈 **Insight:**
This line is a plea for Divine intervention to lift the soul out of the metaphorical dark pit of worldly attachments and bring it closer to God. 🌈
🌸 **ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨਾ ਨਾਹਿਨ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਕਰਣੀ ॥**
I do not know anything about spiritual wisdom, meditation or karma, and my way of life is not clean and pure. 🌸
🌈 **Insight:**
The hymn humbly admits a lack of spiritual wisdom and pure conduct, emphasizing the need for Divine guidance. 🌈
🌸 **ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੈ ਅੰਚਲਿ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਬਿਖਮ ਨਦੀ ਜਾਇ ਤਰਣੀ ॥੧॥**
Please attach me to the hem of the robe of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; help me to cross over the terrible river. ||1|| 🌸
🌈 **Insight:**
The hymn ends by asking to be a part of the Holy Company to navigate the challenging journey of life and cross the metaphorical ‘terrible river’. 🌈
🌸 **Review:**
This hymn explores the soul’s long journey through various incarnations to seek refuge in God finally. It expresses a heartfelt plea for Divine help to escape worldly entanglements and attain spiritual enlightenment. The hymn admits a lack of spiritual wisdom but ends on a hopeful note by seeking the company of the Holy to cross life’s challenges. 🌸