Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Says Nanak: the one soaked in the Name
goes to the next world carrying the rosary of the Name.
The Name is the one thing you carry with you when you leave this world.
Kaho naanak jo raachai naa-ay — says Nanak, the one who is soaked in the Name. Raachai means dyed through, like cloth soaked in color. Har maalaa taa kai sang jaa-ay — the rosary of the Name goes along with that person.
When we leave this life, toys, phones and money stay behind. Think of a scent that has soaked into a scarf. Wherever the scarf goes, the scent goes. The Name soaked into the soul goes with it into the next world.
What is the one thing you'd want to carry beyond everything you'll leave behind?
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