ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਈ ॥
bhaa-ee ray raam naam chit laa-ee.
O Siblings of Destiny, focus your consciousness lovingly on the Lord's Name.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਾਚੇ ਐਸੀ ਨਾਮ ਬਡਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur parsaadee har parabh jaachay aisee naam badaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
By Guru's Grace, one begs of the Lord God; such is the glorious greatness of the Naam. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Family of the heart — rest your attention, lovingly, on the One's name.
By grace, a person learns to beg from the One; such is the glory of the Name.
Learning where to bring your needs is itself a gift — many never learn where to ask.
The Pause line names the practice — loving attention on the Name — and, tenderly, calls even asking a grace: "by Guru's Grace, one begs of the Lord." To learn to bring your needs to the right door is itself a gift; many never learn where to ask. The "glorious greatness of the Naam" is that it turns a scattered, self-reliant person into one who knows how to receive. Even our begging is graced.
A Question to Sit With
Have you learned where to bring your deepest needs? What taught you?
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