Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Make your body worthwhile in the priceless company of the good, saying the Name.
Don't put it off, not for an instant — death keeps you always in its sight.
A gentle urgency enters. "Don't delay" — not from fear-mongering, but from honesty: time is real, and "death keeps you in its vision" the way the horizon is always there. This is not meant to terrify but to focus. Knowing the day is finite is exactly what makes you spend it on what matters. The "priceless Sangat" is where the body is "redeemed" — made worthwhile — because there, in good company, the Name comes alive. The message is tender but firm, the way a loving parent might say: this life is precious and it doesn't last forever, so don't keep postponing the thing that actually matters.
If you knew your time was precious and limited, what would you stop putting off?
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