Sikhism·Raag Dhanaasaree·Shabad 99
Verse 5 of 5

Merged by Grace

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਲੇਹੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਮਹਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਜੀਉ ॥
kar kirpaa layho milaa-ay mahal har paa-i-aa jee-o.
Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਕਰ ਜੋੜਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ਜੀਉ ॥
sadaa rahai kar jorh parabh man bhaa-i-aa jee-o.
I remain standing with my palms pressed together; I have become pleasing to God's Mind.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
parabh man bhaavai taa hukam samaavai hukam man sukh paa-i-aa.
When one is pleasing to God's Mind, then he merges in the Hukam of the Lord's Command; surrendering to His Hukam, he finds peace.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਪਤ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥
an-din japat rahai din raatee sehjay naam Dhi-aa-i-aa.
Night and day, he chants the Lord's Name, day and night; intuitively, naturally, he meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਮੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਏ ॥
naamo naam milee vadi-aa-ee naanak naam man bhaav-ay.
Through the Naam, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained; the Naam is pleasing to Nanak's mind.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਲੇਹੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਮਹਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਵਏ ਜੀਉ ॥੫॥੧॥
kar kirpaa layho milaa-ay mahal har paav-ay jee-o. ||5||1||
Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||5||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

By grace, I've been drawn close to the One and found my true home.

I stand with my hands gently pressed together, my heart at ease with the One.

When your heart rests easy with the One, you flow with the flow of existence instead of fighting it, and that's where peace lives.

Morning and night, holding the Name becomes as natural as breathing. The Name itself is the greatest gift, and being close to the One is home.

Peace comes from flowing with the flow of existence, not fighting it.
The deeper layer

Peace comes when you stop fighting the flow and rest in it.

Hukam man sukh paa-i-aa — accepting the Hukam, the flow of existence, brings peace. Sukh means peace. It is like floating on your back in a river instead of swimming hard against it.

Sehjay naam Dhi-aa-i-aa — remembering the Name has become easy and natural. That easy way is called sahj. The verse opens and closes on the same line: kar kirpaa layho milaa-ay, by grace You join me with You. It is grace from start to finish that brings the joining.

A Question to Sit With

What's something in your life that gets easier when you stop fighting it?

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