ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ॥
naam padaarath na-o niDh siDh.
The wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is for me the nine treasures, and the spiritual powers of the Siddhas.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਈ ਬੁਧਿ ॥੪॥੧੪॥੬੫॥
naanak gur tay paa-ee buDh. ||4||14||65||
O Nanak, I have obtained understanding from the Guru. ||4||14||65||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
For me, the wealth of the Name is all nine treasures and all the powers of the adepts.
Says Nanak: I have received understanding from the Guru.
The Name is worth more than all riches and all miraculous powers combined.
The close: "the wealth of the Naam is for me the nine treasures, and the spiritual powers of the Siddhas." In the speaker's own reckoning the Name stands in place of every treasure and every miraculous siddhi (cf. Shabad 50, the true Yogi).
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