ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਾਵਉ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਗਾਵਉ ਗਾਵਉ ਜਾਗਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ॥
antar gaava-o baahar gaava-o gaava-o jaag savaaree.
Inwardly, I sing His Praises, and outwardly, I sing His Praises; I sing His Praises while awake and asleep.
ਸੰਗਿ ਚਲਨ ਕਉ ਤੋਸਾ ਦੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਨਾਮ ਕੇ ਬਿਉਹਾਰੀ ॥੧॥
sang chalan ka-o tosaa deenHaa gobind naam kay bi-uhaaree. ||1||
I am a trader in the Name of the Lord of the Universe; He has given it to me as my supplies, to carry with me. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Inwardly and outwardly I sing His praises; I sing them awake and asleep.
I am a trader in the Name; He has given it to me as my supplies, to carry with me.
The Name is the provision given for the whole journey — carry it everywhere.
Praise fills every state — "inwardly and outwardly... awake and asleep." And the soul is "a trader in the Name," given it as "supplies, to carry" on the journey (the merchant image). Provisions for the road of life (cf. Shabad 206).
A Question to Sit With
What would you want to carry with you through every part of your day?
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