Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is a treasure so precious no money could ever buy it — the Name, the living presence of the One. The teaching-facing heart receives it, lives by it, and settles into a natural, unforced peace. On the tongue it becomes a song sung again and again; and it is grace, always here, that lets you taste its sweetness.
The Name is a treasure no money can buy, and it comes as a gift.
The shabad opens with naam amolak. Amolak means priceless, beyond any price tag. The gurmukh, the one who faces the Guru, paavai, receives it. Then sayvay, lives by it. Then sahj samaavai, settles into sahaj, a natural, easy calm.
Amrit naam rasnaa nit gaavai — the Name is amrit, sweet nectar, sung on the tongue every day. Think of a favorite song you hum without even trying.
Then the grace note. Jis no kirpaa karay so har ras paavai — the one the One is kind to tastes the ras, the sweetness. That comes through kirpaa, mercy. It is received, not earned.
What's the most precious thing you have that no amount of money could ever buy?
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