ਜਪਿ ਜਗੰਨਾਥ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਗੁਸਈਆ ॥
jap jagannaath jagdees gus-ee-aa.
Meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the Master of the world, the Lord of creation.
ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰੇ ਸੇਈ ਜਨ ਉਬਰੇ ਜਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਉਧਾਰਿ ਸਮਈਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
saran paray say-ee jan ubray ji-o par-hilaad uDhaar sama-ee-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Those humble beings who seek the Lord's Sanctuary are saved, like Prahlaad; they are emancipated and merge with the Lord. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Remember the One, the Master of the whole world.
Whoever comes to the One for shelter is saved, the way Prahlaad was saved and became one with the One.
*Ask for shelter, and shelter is given.*
Whoever takes shelter in the One is carried through, as Prahlaad was.
This is the rahau (the pause -- the hinge line of the whole hymn). jap jagannaath calls on the Lord of all worlds. Prahlaad is named as one who was carried through danger by that shelter; the accent is on rescue and safety, the promise the rest of the song keeps returning to.
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