Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 137
Verse 5 of 5

A Daily Return Grows a Sense That All Is Well

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਿ ਭਈ ਪਰਤੀਤਿ ॥ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਸੁ ਪੀਵਹਿ ਜਨ ਨੀਤਿ ॥੪॥੭੩॥੧੪੨॥
kaho naanak man bha-ee parteet. nirmal jas peeveh jan neet. ||4||73||142||
Says Nanak, faith comes into the mind of His servant, who continually drinks in the Immaculate Praises of the Lord. ||4||73||142||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

And so a quiet certainty grows in the heart — a knowing that all is well. Those who love the One drink in its clear, unclouded beauty every single day, the way you return again and again to water when you are thirsty.

A daily return to the One grows into a quiet, unshakeable sense that all is well.
The deeper layer

Coming back to the One every day grows a quiet sense that all is well.

Kaho naanak man bha-ee parteet — says Nanak, faith has come into the mind. Parteet is settled inner certainty. It grows out of everything the song has said so far.

Nirmal jas peeveh jan neet — the One's people drink in the nirmal jas every day. Nirmal means spotless and clear. Jas means praise. So this is clear, unclouded praise and remembrance. Drinking it every day makes the practice ordinary and steady, not a rare event. Think of going back to your water bottle again and again on a hot day. The soul returns to where it came from in the same way.

A Question to Sit With

What is a small thing you return to every day that leaves you feeling steadier?

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