Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
With everything in me, mind and body both, I love the Naam of the One.
And in peace, in easy calm, in joy and celebration, I have been carried straight across the wide, frightening sea of the world.
Blessed is the place, blessed is the house, where the saints live. My one wish is simple: let me bow, with respect, to those who love the One.
Loving the Name, I am carried across life's sea in peace and joy.
This verse holds the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Man tan raam naam hitkaaray — with mind and body, I love the One's Name.
The pause line promises a crossing of the bhav niDh, the wide ocean of the world. It does not happen by struggle. It happens sookh sahj aanand mangal sahit — with peace, ease, joy, and celebration. It is like being carried across a pool on a parent's back, laughing the whole way.
Blessed are the thaan and the bhavnaa, the places and houses where holy people live. The one wish left is to honor them.
What place or gathering feels 'blessed' to you — somewhere you always leave feeling lighter?
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