Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 15
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A Light That Saves Every World

ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
bhairo mehlaa 3.
Bhairao, Third Mehl:
ਨਾਮੇ ਉਧਰੇ ਸਭਿ ਜਿਤਨੇ ਲੋਅ ॥
naamay uDhray sabh jitnay lo-a.
All people are saved through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਿਨਾ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
gurmukh jinaa paraapat ho-ay. ||1||
Those who become Gurmukh are blessed to receive It. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Through the Naam, all the people of every world are lifted up and carried across.

Those who turn toward the Guru are the ones who receive it.

The Naam uplifts everyone; you receive it by turning toward it.
The deeper layer

The Naam lifts up everyone in every world, and it comes to those who turn toward the Guru.

Naamay udhray sabh jitnay lo-a: all the worlds, as many as there are, are lifted up by the Naam. A gurmukh is one whose face is turned toward the Guru. No one is outside the reach of the Naam.

A Question to Sit With

What does it feel like to be included in something that leaves no one out?

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