Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The houses, mansions, and palaces you see — none of them will go with you.
As long as you live in this age, servant Nanak, remember the Name.
Houses and palaces stay behind. The Name is what you take with you.
Garihu mandar mehlaa jo deeseh naa ko-ee sangaar — the houses, mansions, and palaces you see, none of them will go along with you.
Think of a school trip. You cannot bring your whole room. But you can bring what is in your heart. So the verse gives the one thing to do with a life: naam samhaar, remember the Name, for as long as you live in this age. Things stay here. The Name goes with you, even past death.
What would you focus on if you really took to heart that none of your things come with you?
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