ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਹਰਿਆ ॥
naam japat man tan sabh hari-aa.
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind and body are totally rejuvenated.
ਕਲਮਲ ਦੋਖ ਸਗਲ ਪਰਹਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
kalmal dokh sagal parhari-aa. ||1||
All sins and sorrows are washed away. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Meditating on the Name, mind and body are made new again;
all sins and sorrows are washed away.
Remembrance makes the whole self new — washing away both wrongs and sorrows.
This one says remembering the Name makes the whole self feel new.
Naam japat man tan sabh hari-aa — "saying the Name, mind and body turn green again." Hari-aa means green, like a plant after rain. Kalmal dokh sagal parhari-aa — every wrong and every sorrow is washed away.
Picture a dry plant on a windowsill. You water it, and in a day it stands up green again. Remembering the One does not only calm you down. It makes you new, and it washes away wrongdoing and sadness together.
A Question to Sit With
What makes you feel genuinely renewed, body and mind?
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