Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Remembering the One, tight knots come undone, and joy and calm and rest settle in.
So Nanak says: keep the One in mind always — don't let the Name slip away, even for the blink of an eye.
A promise, paired with a practice. The promise: jis simrat sankat chhuteh — "remembering whom, the knots come loose." Sankat is a tight spot, a bind, a stuck feeling; remembrance is what unsticks it. What follows is a small trio of good things — anad (bliss), mangal (joy), bisraam (rest) — the settled state on the far side of that loosening. Then the practice, stated with lovely urgency: nimakh na bisara-o — "don't forget even for a nimakh," the tiniest instant, the blink of an eye. Not out of pressure, but because the presence is that steadying: why set down, even for a moment, the thing that keeps you calm?
When you feel "stuck" — anxious or knotted up — what small thing can you turn your attention to that helps loosen it?
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