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Sikhism·Raag Goojaree·Shabad 57
Verse 49 of 66

Wonder Longs for the Fellowship of the Wonderstruck

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mehlaa 3.
Shalok, Third Mehl:
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਉ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu say jan sadaa karahi jinH ka-o aapay day-ay bujhaa-ay.
Waaho! Waaho! Those humble beings ever praise the Lord, unto whom the Lord Himself grants understanding.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰਤਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu karti-aa man nirmal hovai ha-umai vichahu jaa-ay.
Chanting Waaho! Waaho!, the mind is purified, and egotism departs from within.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਗੁਰਸਿਖੁ ਜੋ ਨਿਤ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu gursikh jo nit karay so man chindi-aa fal paa-ay.
The Gurmukh who continually chants Waaho! Waaho! attains the fruits of his heart's desires.
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਹਰਿ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
vaahu vaahu karahi say jan sohnay har tinH kai sang milaa-ay.
Beauteous are those humble beings who chant Waaho! Waaho! O Lord, let me join them!
ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਉਚਰਾ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਭੀ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਕਰੇਉ ॥
vaahu vaahu hirdai uchraa mukhahu bhee vaahu vaahu karay-o.
Within my heart, I chant Waaho! Waaho!, and with my mouth, Waaho! Waaho!
ਨਾਨਕ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਜੋ ਕਰਹਿ ਹਉ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕਉ ਦੇਉ ॥੧॥
naanak vaahu vaahu jo karahi ha-o tan man tinH ka-o day-o. ||1||
O Nanak, those who chant Waaho! Waaho! - unto them I dedicate my body and mind. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

'Wonder!' — those humble ones praise the One always, whom the One itself gives the understanding.

Crying 'Wonder!', the mind is cleaned and ego departs. The Gurmukh who keeps crying it gets the heart's desires. Beautiful are those who cry 'Wonder!' — let me join them! In my heart 'Wonder!', on my mouth 'Wonder!' Nanak says: to those who cry it, I give my body and mind.

The one full of wonder longs most to stand among others who share it — awe builds a fellowship worth wanting to join.
The deeper layer

The litany turns into longing for good company: "O Lord, let me join them!" The one full of wonder wants, above all, to stand among others full of wonder. Praise creates a community, and the deepest wish becomes belonging to it. Even here, the understanding to praise is "granted" by the One — wonder is a gift, and the fellowship of the wonderstruck is the place to receive it.

A Question to Sit With

Who are the 'wonderstruck' you'd love to spend more time among?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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