Sikhism·Closing Sections·The Closing Saloks
Verse 188 of 450

Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 130 — stay on the path of the saints

ਕਬੀਰ ਸੰਤ ਕੀ ਗੈਲ ਨ ਛੋਡੀਐ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਲਾਗਾ ਜਾਉ ॥
kabeer sant kee gail na chhodee-ai maarag laagaa jaa-o.
Kabir, do not leave the Society of the Saints; walk upon this Path.
ਪੇਖਤ ਹੀ ਪੁੰਨੀਤ ਹੋਇ ਭੇਟਤ ਜਪੀਐ ਨਾਉ ॥੧੩੦॥
paykhat hee punneet ho-ay bhaytat japee-ai naa-o. ||130||
See them, and be sanctified; meet them, and chant the Name. ||130||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Kabir says: do not leave the side of the saints. Keep walking on their path.

Just seeing them makes you pure; meeting them, you chant the Naam.

Stay near people who remember the One, and you remember too.
The deeper layer

Stay with holy people and walk their way; being near them helps you remember the Naam.

Sant kee gail na chhodee-ai: do not leave the company of the saints. Maarag laagaa jaa-o: keep going on that road.

Paykhat hee punneet: just seeing them, you become pure. Bhaytat japee-ai naa-o: meeting them, the Naam comes to your lips. Being near people who remember the One makes remembering easier.

A Question to Sit With

Who helps you remember what matters most?

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