Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 241
Verse 9 of 9

The Quiet Grow Clear Keeping the True One in Mind

ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਮੁਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ॥
ustat karahi kaytay mun pareet.
The many silent sages lovingly praise Him.
ਤਨਿ ਮਨਿ ਸੂਚੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਸੁ ਚੀਤਿ ॥
tan man soochai saach so cheet.
Their bodies and minds are purified, as they enshrine the True Lord in their consciousness.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਭਜੁ ਨੀਤਾ ਨੀਤਿ ॥੮॥੨॥
naanak har bhaj neetaa neet. ||8||2||
O Nanak, meditate on the Lord, each and every day. ||8||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

So many quiet sages have loved and praised the One.

Their bodies and minds grow clear as they hold the True One in their thoughts.

Nanak: keep the One close, each and every day.

The quiet ones grow clear by keeping the True One in mind — so keep it close, day after day.
The deeper layer

The closing verse (||8||). Ustat karahi kaytay mun preet — countless silent sages (mun = sages who keep inner quiet) praise with preet, love. Tan man soochai — body and mind grow clear — through saach so cheet, keeping the True One in awareness. The final line is the plain instruction the whole hymn earns: har bhaj neetaa neet — remember, day after day, steady and ordinary. Practice framed warmly, as daily companionship.

A Question to Sit With

What's one small thing you could return to every single day that would slowly make you clearer inside?

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