ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਜਪ ਤਪ ਜੇਤੇ ਸਭ ਊਪਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
punn daan jap tap jaytay sabh oopar naam.
Donations to charity, meditation and penance - above all of them is the Naam.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨਾ ਜੋ ਜਪੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਕਾਮੁ ॥੩॥
har har rasnaa jo japai tis pooran kaam. ||3||
One who chants with his tongue the Name of the Lord, Har, Har - his works are brought to perfect completion. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Donations to charity, meditation, and penance — above all of them is the Name.
One who chants the Name with his tongue — his works are brought to perfect completion.
Above all charity, meditation, and penance stands one thing: the Name.
The Name is set "above" the whole hierarchy of meritorious acts — "charity, meditation and penance." Not that these are worthless, but the Name surpasses them all, and through it "works are brought to perfect completion".
A Question to Sit With
What single thing, done well, is worth more than many done for show?
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