Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 60
Verse 4 of 5

Absorbed in the Name, You Lose the Fear of Death

ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ਦੁਖੁ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਭਵ ਖੰਡਾ ਹੇ ॥
har jan har har naam samaanay dukh janam maran bhav khanda hay.
The humble servants of the Lord are absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The pain of birth and the fear of death are eradicated.
ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਬਹੁ ਸੋਭ ਖੰਡ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡਾ ਹੇ ॥੩॥
abhinaasee purakh paa-i-aa parmaysar baho sobh khand barahmandaa hay. ||3||
They have obtained the Imperishable Supreme Being, the Transcendent Lord God, and they obtain great honor throughout all the worlds and realms. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One's servants melt into its Name; the pain of being born and the fear of dying fall away. They have found the imperishable One, and they are honored across every world.

Those absorbed in the Name lose the fear of death and find lasting honor.
The deeper layer

The bright mirror: the servants absorbed in the Name are freed from birth-pain and death-fear (cf. the deathless witness) and find the Imperishable. Honor across all realms -- true status (Radical Inclusivity).

A Question to Sit With

What would change in your life if the fear of death loosened its grip?

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