Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 22
Verse 1 of 5

True Devotion Eases the Body’s Ache

ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
bhairo mehlaa 3.
Bhairao, Third Mehl:
ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਈ ॥
sabad beechaaray so jan saachaa jin kai hirdai saachaa so-ee.
That humble being who contemplates the Word of the Shabad is true; the True Lord is within his heart.
ਸਾਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਤਾਂ ਤਨਿ ਦੂਖੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥
saachee bhagat karahi din raatee taaN tan dookh na ho-ee. ||1||
If someone performs true devotional worship day and night, then his body will not feel pain. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The one who thinks deeply on the Word is true, and the True One lives in that person's heart.

Those who give true, loving devotion day and night feel no pain in the body.

Steady, loving devotion reaches even the body.
The deeper layer

Think deeply on the Word, and the True One lives in your heart; steady devotion, day and night, reaches even the body.

Sabad beechaaray so jan saachaa: the one who reflects on the Word is true, with the True One in the heart. Saachee bhagat, true devotion, kept up day and night, brings tan dookh na ho-ee: the body feels no pain. Devotion is whole; it reaches body and mind together.

A Question to Sit With

Have you noticed your body feeling lighter when your heart feels good?

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