Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 11
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Cherish The Name Kept Deep Within

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
Dhanaasree mehlaa 3.
Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:
ਸਦਾ ਧਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥
sadaa Dhan antar naam samaalay.
Gather in and cherish forever the wealth of the Lord's Name, deep within;
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਜਿਨਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੇ ॥
jee-a jant jineh partipaalay.
He cherishes and nurtures all beings and creatures.
ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਪਾਏ ॥
mukat padaarath tin ka-o paa-ay.
They alone obtain the treasure of Liberation,
ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥੧॥
har kai naam ratay liv laa-ay. ||1||
who are lovingly imbued with, and focused on the Lord's Name. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Always gather and cherish the Name-treasure deep inside. It is the treasure of the One who feeds and cares for every living thing.

Those who are colored through and through by the Name, and tuned to it, receive the treasure of freedom.

The greatest treasure is not kept in a box but carried in the heart.
The deeper layer

The greatest treasure is kept in the heart, not in a box.

Sadaa Dhan antar naam samaalay — always cherish the Name-wealth inside you. The One is jineh partipaalay, the One who feeds and looks after every living being, like a parent packing lunches for the whole world.

Mukat padaarath means the treasure of freedom. It comes tin ka-o, to those who are har kai naam ratay liv laa-ay, soaked in the Name like cloth in dye, and lovingly tuned to it. Being steeped in the Name is already the freedom.

A Question to Sit With

What is something precious you carry inside you that no one can take away?

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