Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Hearing the Name, the mind is in bliss.
Reaping the profit of the Name, through the Guru's teaching, my soul has blossomed.
Gather the Name, and the soul opens like a flower.
Naam laahaa lai gurmat bigsaa — taking the profit of the Name through the Guru's teaching, my soul has blossomed. Bigsaa, or vigaas, means to bloom.
A flower is not pulled open by hand. If you tried, you would tear it. It opens by itself when the sun is warm. In the same way, hearing and gathering the Name lets the soul open gently.
The verse calls the Name a laahaa, a profit. Other shabads say it is the one investment that always pays. Here we see what it pays: a soul in bloom.
When have you felt yourself "open up" rather than being pushed?
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