Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Soaked through with the Naam, they walk light and free.
They listen to the story of the One, it gladdens their hearts, and through the teaching their love holds fast.
Love for the One makes a person light and free.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Har kai naam rataa bairaagee — dyed in the Name, they are free. Bairaagee means someone not tied down by things. Think of a white shirt dipped in dye. Every thread takes the color.
Har har kathaa sunee man bhaa-ee — hearing the One's story makes the heart glad. Then gurmat har liv laagee — through the Guru's teaching, love takes hold. Liv means steady, loving attention.
Listening is the doorway here. This is suniai, deep listening, the same deep listening Japji Sahib sings about. You listen closely, and love grows on its own.
What is a story you love hearing again and again? What does it do to your heart?
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