ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
ga-orhee gu-aarayree mehlaa 5.
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl:
ਕਰਮ ਭੂਮਿ ਮਹਿ ਬੋਅਹੁ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
karam bhoom meh bo-ahu naam.
In the field of karma, plant the seed of the Naam.
ਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਇ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ਕਾਮੁ ॥
pooran ho-ay tumaaraa kaam.
Your works shall be brought to fruition.
ਫਲ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮਿਟੈ ਜਮ ਤ੍ਰਾਸ ॥
fal paavahi mitai jam taraas.
You shall obtain these fruits, and the fear of death shall be dispelled.
ਨਿਤ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਸ ॥੧॥
nit gaavahi har har gun jaas. ||1||
Sing continually the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the field of your actions, plant the seed of the Name. Your efforts will come to fruit. You will gather that harvest, and the fear of death will fall away. So keep singing the One's praises.
Plant the Name in the field of your actions, and the harvest dispels the fear of death.
The farming image (cf. the farming shabads of earlier Mehls): life is a field of karma; the seed worth planting is the Name. Its harvest dispels the fear of death (cf. the deathless witness). What you plant in the field of action determines what you reap -- so plant the Name.
A Question to Sit With
What "seed" would you most want growing in the field of your daily actions?
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