Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 76
Verse 4 of 5

Blessed Is That Place

ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਥਾਨੁ ਬਸੰਤ ਧੰਨੁ ਜਹ ਜਪੀਐ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
Dhan so thaan basant Dhan jah japee-ai naam.
Blessed is that place, and blessed are those who dwell there, where they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਕਥਾ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਅਤਿ ਘਨਾ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮੁ ॥੩॥
kathaa keertan har at ghanaa sukh sahj bisraam. ||3||
The Sermon and the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung there very often; there is peace, poise and tranquility. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Blessed is the place, and blessed are the people, where the Name is sung.

Stories and songs of the One fill it, and there is peace, poise, and a deep calm.

A place fills with peace when good things are sung and shared there.
The deeper layer

Dhan so thaan basant dhan, jah japee-ai naam — the place made blessed; kathaa keertan har at ghanaa, sukh sahj bisraam — sahj, natural ease, resting there. The gathering is the blessed place.

A Question to Sit With

What place feels peaceful to you, and what happens there?

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