Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 188
Verse 2 of 5

The Good You Gather Now Travels With You

ਕਰਉ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਮੀਤਾ ਸੰਤ ਟਹਲ ਕੀ ਬੇਲਾ ॥
kara-o baynantee sunhu mayray meetaa sant tahal kee baylaa.
Listen, my friends, I beg of you: now is the time to serve the Saints!
ਈਹਾ ਖਾਟਿ ਚਲਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਆਗੈ ਬਸਨੁ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ॥੧॥
eehaa khaat chalhu har laahaa aagai basan suhaylaa. ||1||
In this world, earn the profit of the Lord's Name, and hereafter, you shall dwell in peace. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Listen, my friends — I'm asking you kindly: now is the time to give yourself to what is good and true.

Gather the real riches of the Name here and now, and the road ahead will feel like coming home to peace.

The good you gather now — kindness, truth, remembrance — is the real wealth that travels with you.
The deeper layer

Now is the time to do good, and the good you gather comes along with you.

Kara-o baynantee sunhu mayray meetaa — listen, my friends, I am asking you. It is a warm request to friends, not a scolding.

Sant tahal kee baylaa — now is the season for sayvaa, loving service done in good company.

Then comes a picture from the shop. Eehaa khaat chalhu har laahaa — earn the profit of the Name here. Aagai basan suhaylaa — and where you live next will be a comfortable, peaceful home. The road ahead is full of hope.

Think of saving up kindness the way some kids save coins in a jar. This kind of saving is inside you. It is the kind that truly lasts.

A Question to Sit With

What is something good you could 'save up' now that would make your future self glad?

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