Sikhism·Raag Basant·Shabad 37
Verse 4 of 5

Falling in Love with the Name

ਹਰਿ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਧਾਰਹੁ ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਲੰਞੁ ॥
har ustat Dhaarahu rid antar su-aamee satsangat mil buDh lanj.
I enshrine the Praises of my Lord and Master within my heart; joining the Sat Sangat, my intellect is enlightened.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੈ ਹਮ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਗਾਨੀ ਹਮ ਹਰਿ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਘੁਮਿ ਵੰਞੁ ॥੩॥
har naamai ham pareet lagaanee ham har vitahu ghum vanj. ||3||
I have fallen in love with the Lord's Name; I am a sacrifice to the Lord. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I keep the praises of my Master inside my heart. Joining the Sangat, my mind wakes up and grows clear.

I have fallen in love with the One's Name. I would give my whole self for the One.

Love wakes the mind up and makes everything clearer.
The deeper layer

Love for the Naam grows in the heart, and sitting with the Sangat makes the mind clear.

Har ustat dhaarahu rid antar — hold the praises of the One inside the heart. Budh lanj means the mind becomes bright, like a room when the curtains open.

Har naamai ham pareet lagaanee — I have fallen in love with the Naam. Ham har vitahu ghum vanj — I would give myself for the One. In old Punjabi, to circle around someone and give yourself for them was a way of saying, "I love you more than anything." It is glad, the way a child runs to hug someone they love.

A Question to Sit With

What is something you love so much you would happily give things up for it?

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