ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਸੁ ਰਾਮ ਰਸਾਇਣੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਹੁ ॥
raam naam ras raam rasaa-in har sayvhu sant janhu.
The Name of the Lord is the medicine to cure all diseases; so serve the Lord, O humble Saints.
ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਚਾਰੇ ਪਾਏ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਹੁ ॥੪॥੪॥
chaar padaarath chaaray paa-ay gurmat naanak har bhajahu. ||4||4||
The four great blessings are obtained, O Nanak, by vibrating upon the Lord, under Guru's Instruction. ||4||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Name is the essence of essences — the medicine that heals every kind of trouble; so hold the One close, dear companions.
Nanak says: every one of the four great blessings comes to those who, guided by the Guru, keep singing the One.
The Name is the one medicine that heals every kind of trouble.
Rasaa-in — the master-medicine, the elixir — names the Name as a cure-all, echoing the healing raags. The chaar padaarath (four blessings: righteous living, means, love, and liberation) are received not as prizes but as fruits of remembrance.
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