Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 272
Verse 8 of 9

In the Fearless Place, No Fear, Grief, or Worry

ਤਹ ਭਉ ਭਰਮਾ ਸੋਗੁ ਨ ਚਿੰਤਾ ॥
tah bha-o bharmaa sog na chintaa.
There is no fear, doubt, suffering or anxiety there;
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਵਣੁ ਮਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਹੋਤਾ ॥
aavan jaavan mirat na hotaa.
there is no coming or going, and no death there.
ਤਹ ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਅਨਹਤ ਆਖਾਰੇ ॥
tah sadaa anand anhat aakhaaray.
There is eternal bliss, and the unstruck celestial music there.
ਭਗਤ ਵਸਹਿ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਆਧਾਰੇ ॥੭॥
bhagat vaseh keertan aaDhaaray. ||7||
The devotees dwell there, with the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises as their support. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

In that place there is no fear, no confusion, no grief, no gnawing worry. There is no coming and going, no ending.

There is a lasting gladness and a music that plays on its own, always. There the lovers of the One live, held up by the joy of singing praise.

In the fearless place there is no fear, grief, or worry -- only lasting gladness and a music that plays on its own.
The deeper layer

This one describes the city of fearlessness from the inside.

Everything that filled the passing world is simply not there. Tah bha-o bharmaa sog na chintaa — there is no bha-o, fear, no bharmaa, doubt, no sog, grief, and no chintaa, worry. There is no aavan jaavan, coming and going, and no death.

This is offered as pure comfort: a warm picture of a place with no fear and no ending.

What fills it instead? Sadaa anand, lasting joy. Anhat, the unstruck music that plays without anyone playing it. And the bhagat, those who love the One, living there with keertan, songs of praise, holding them up. Think of a room where your favorite song is always playing, and everyone you love is singing along.

A Question to Sit With

What would a place feel like where you never had to be afraid of anything at all?

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