Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Go on — make the effort, you lucky ones — and turn your heart toward the One.
Remembering it, you'll find a deep peace, and your worries and doubts will lift.
The opening Shalok strikes a note the raag doesn't always sound: udam karahu — make the effort! Grace is a gift, yes, but you still have your part: you show up, you try, you turn your heart. And the ones urged to try are called vadbhaagee — very fortunate — as if the very chance to make the effort is itself good luck. The promise is simple and whole: remembering brings total peace, and pains, troubles, and doubts depart. Effort and grace aren't rivals here; you make the effort, and the peace is given.
What's one small effort you could make toward something good, starting today?
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