Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
That alone is called the company of the One's people,
where only the praises of the Supreme One are sung.
A gathering is holy wherever the praises of the One are sung.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line. It is the center of the shabad. Everything else leans on it.
It answers a simple question: what makes a gathering holy? sant mandal tahaa kaa naa-o — that is what we call the company of the good. It is any place where the praises of the One are sung.
It is not about a special building. It is not about a big crowd. Two friends singing together in a car can be a sant mandal. What makes it holy is what the hearts are doing, not the walls around them.
When has being with others made something feel bigger than yourself?
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