Sikhism·Raag Basant·Shabad 62
Verse 4 of 4

The One Thing That Travels With You

ਇਕ ਭਗਤਿ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ ਹੋਇ ਸੰਗਿ ॥
ik bhagat naaraa-in ho-ay sang.
Only devotion to the Lord shall go with you.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਜੁ ਤਿਹ ਏਕ ਰੰਗਿ ॥੩॥੪॥
kaho naanak bhaj tih ayk rang. ||3||4||
Says Nanak, vibrate and meditate on the Lord with single-minded love. ||3||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Only loving devotion to Narayan, the One, goes along with you.

Nanak says: remember the One with a love that is all one color, your whole heart in one place.

The love you grow is the one treasure that travels on with you.
The deeper layer

One thing travels on with you: love for the One.

Ik bhagat naaraa-in ho-ay sang means only devotion to the One goes along with you. Naaraa-in is a name for the One.

Bhaj tih ayk rang means remember the One with a single-colored love, a whole heart in one place. Think of a favorite teddy bear a child carries everywhere. Every move and every trip, it comes along. Love for the One is like that. It is the treasure that never gets left behind.

A Question to Sit With

What kind of love do you want to keep growing, the kind that lasts?

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