Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Naam of the One is the support of the soul.
By the Guru's grace, chant it every day, my brothers and sisters. It will carry you across the ocean of the world.
The Naam holds you up and carries you across.
This is the pause line, the rahaa-o, the center of the shabad. Raam naam jee-a ko aadhaar — the Naam of the One is the support of the soul. Aadhaar means support, the thing everything rests on. Picture swimming in deep water and finding a strong rope to hold. You can breathe again. The Naam is that rope.
The Guru calls us bhaa-ee, which means brothers and sisters, or friends. Keep the Naam with you every day, friends. Taar la-ay saagar sansaar — it will carry you across the world-ocean. That is the big, deep water of life, and the Naam carries you all the way to the other side.
What is the one steady thing you hold onto when life gets rough?
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