Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who keeps the Name of the One in mind is the one who is truly, fully alive.
In good company, they drink deeply of that sweetness, the nectar that refreshes from within.
The closing signature. Naam japai so jeevai — "the one who remembers the Name truly lives." As in this raag's other shabads, jeevai — "lives" — points past mere survival to being genuinely, wakefully alive. And saadhsang har amrit peevai — in good company, one "drinks the nectar of the One." Amrit is the deathless sweetness, the deep refreshment of remembrance shared among seekers. After a shabad about being rescued from illness, it ends on what it means to be truly alive: not just to survive, but to be steeped in the sweetness of the One.
What is the difference, to you, between just getting through your days and feeling truly alive?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI