ਮਨੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਪਰਤੀਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਹਉਮੈ ਤਜੇ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥
man sabad marai parteet ho-ay ha-umai tajay vikaar.
When one's mind dies in the Shabad, one radiates faith and confidence, shedding egotism and corruption.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮੀ ਪਾਈਅਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥੪॥੨॥੧੬॥੩੬॥
jan naanak karmee paa-ee-an har naamaa bhagat bhandaar. ||4||2||16||36||
O servant Nanak, through the karma of good actions, the treasure of devotional worship and the Name of the Lord are attained. ||4||2||16||36||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the mind dies into the Word, a quiet confidence shines out, and the ego and the harm fall away. Through ripened good actions, the treasure of devotion and the Name is yours.
When the mind dies into the Word, a quiet confidence shines and the ego falls away.
The resolution: dying while alive (the mind dies in the Shabad) produces not emptiness but radiant faith and the shedding of ego and corruption. The treasure comes through good actions ripening into grace -- effort and grace meeting (Gurprasad).
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