Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 216
Verse 2 of 5

No Debt Is Too Deep for the Name to Clear

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਸਾਇਆ ॥
satgur tayree aasaa-i-aa.
O True Guru, You are my only hope.
ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਨੁ ਤੇਰੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮੈ ਏਹਾ ਓਟਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
patit paavan tayro naam paarbarahm mai ayhaa otaa-i-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Your Name is the Purifier of sinners, O Supreme Lord God; You are my only Shelter. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O true Guru, You are my only hope.

Your Name is the Purifier of sinners, O Supreme Lord; You are my only Shelter.

No debt is too deep for the Name, the purifier of sinners, to clear.
The deeper layer

The Pause turns from the fool's debts to the one remedy: "Your Name is the Purifier of sinners." The bad trader, deep in debt, has one hope — the Name that purifies even the sinner. No debt is too deep for it to clear.

A Question to Sit With

What would it mean to believe no failure is beyond a fresh start?

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