Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Praising the One is true and real — and the one who does it is the one whose heart has grown soft and open.
Those who hold the One with a whole, undivided mind grow steady and strong within.
Wonderful, wonderful is the person who tastes the sweet nectar of the true Name on their tongue.
One whose mind delights in the One is welcomed home with open arms.
Blessed, blessed is such a life; the One makes their face bright with truth.
A Pauri of the Fourth Mehl in full praise. Its opening insight is quiet but deep: real praise flows only from a heart that has been "softened" (bhijai) — you cannot manufacture it; it seeps up from an open heart. The image rasnaa amrit — the tongue tasting nectar — recalls the "sweet candy" theme of nearby verses: knowing the One is a felt sweetness, not just an idea. "The body never perishing" points to inner steadiness: such people "grow steady and strong within." The bright face (mukh ujal) is the verse's picture of a life lived in truth: it simply shows.
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