ਗੁਣਾ ਕਾ ਗਾਹਕੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
gunaa kaa gaahak hovai so gun jaanai.
One who purchases merits, knows the value of these merits.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥
amrit sabad naam vakhaanai.
He chants the Ambrosial Nectar of the Word, and the Name of the Lord.
ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸੂਚਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
saachee banee soochaa ho-ay.
Through the True Bani of the Word, he becomes pure.
ਗੁਣ ਤੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
gun tay naam paraapat ho-ay. ||2||
Through merit, the Name is obtained. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who "buys" good qualities knows what they are worth.
He drinks the Nectar of the Word and the Name; through the true Word he becomes pure.
It is through real goodness that the Name is found.
You treasure most what you've truly invested in — and goodness and the Name grow each other.
The merchant image: one who "purchases merits" knows their value — you treasure most what you have paid for. Virtue and the Name are intertwined: "through merit, the Name is obtained," and the Name in turn purifies. There is a real reciprocity between living well and finding the One — they grow each other.
A Question to Sit With
What do you value more because you worked hard for it?
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