Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 21
Verse 3 of 5

The Word That Cures Every Sickness

ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਭਿ ਰੋਗ ਗਵਾਏ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਲਾਏ ॥
gur kaa sabad sabh rog gavaa-ay jis no har jee-o laa-ay.
The Word of the Guru's Shabad cures all diseases; he alone is attached to it, whom the Dear Lord attaches.
ਨਾਮੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥੨॥
naamay naam milai vadi-aa-ee jis no man vasaa-ay. ||2||
Through the Naam, glorious greatness is obtained; he alone obtains it, whose mind is filled with the Lord. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The Guru's Word takes away every sickness, for the one the Dear One joins to it.

Through the Naam comes glory and greatness, for the one in whose mind the One comes to live.

The Guru's Word is medicine that heals every inner sickness.
The deeper layer

The Guru's Word heals every sickness, and the Naam brings greatness to the one the One draws close.

Gur kaa sabad sabh rog gavaa-ay: the Guru's Word removes every rog, sickness. Jis no har jee-o laa-ay: for the one the Dear One attaches to it. Naamay naam milai vadi-aa-ee: through the Naam comes vadi-aa-ee, greatness. Grace draws the person in, and the healing follows.

A Question to Sit With

What are the kinds of things that help heal a heavy or worried heart?

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