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Savaiye Sri Mukhbak (Mehl 5), Verse 6 — The Truest of the True, sweet as nectar

ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਸਤੇ ਸਤਿ ਭਣੀਐ ॥
sat sat har sat sat satay sat bhanee-ai.
The Lord is said to be True, True, True, True, the Truest of the True.
ਦੂਸਰ ਆਨ ਨ ਅਵਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪਊਰਾਤਨੁ ਸੁਣੀਐ ॥
doosar aan na avar purakh pa-uraatan sunee-ai.
There is no other like Him. He is the Primal Being, the Primal Soul.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਲੈਤ ਮਨਿ ਸਭ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਏ ॥
amrit har ko naam lait man sabh sukh paa-ay.
Chanting the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, the mortal is blessed with all comforts.
ਜੇਹ ਰਸਨ ਚਾਖਿਓ ਤੇਹ ਜਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਏ ॥
jayh rasan chaakhi-o tayh jan taripat aghaa-ay.
Those who taste it with their tongues, those humble beings are satisfied and fulfilled.
ਜਿਹ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨੁ ਭਯੋੁ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਤਿਹ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
jih thaakur suparsan bha-yo satsangat tih pi-aar.
That person who becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master, loves the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਪਰਸਿਓ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਸਭ ਕੁਲ ਕੀਓ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥੬॥
har gur naanak jinH parsi-o tinH sabh kul kee-o uDhaar. ||6||
Whoever meets with the Lord through Guru Nanak, saves all his generations. ||6||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One is called True, True, True, True, the Truest of the True.

There is no one else like the One, the First Being from the very beginning.

Saying the nectar Naam of the One, the mind finds every comfort.

Those who taste it on their tongue are filled and satisfied.

The one the Master is pleased with loves the Sangat.

Whoever meets the One through Guru Nanak lifts up their whole family line.

The Truest of the True fills you, and draws you to the Sangat.
The deeper layer

The One is the Truest of the True, and tasting the Naam fills a person completely.

Sat sat har sat sat: the One is True, again and again, like a drumbeat. Pa-uraatan: the First Being, there from the start. Amrit har ko naam: the Naam of the One is nectar. Taripat aghaa-ay: filled up, like after exactly the right meal.

Jih thaakur suparsan bha-yo satsangat tih pi-aar: the one the Master is pleased with loves the satsangat, the Sangat, people gathered together to remember the One. Sabh kul kee-o uDhaar: the whole family line is lifted.

A Question to Sit With

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