ਸੇ ਬਡਭਾਗੀ ਸੇ ਪਤਿਵੰਤੇ ਸੇਈ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਾਹਾ ॥
say badbhaagee say pativantay say-ee pooray saahaa.
They are very fortunate and honorable; they are the perfect bankers.
ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸੁਘੜ ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਹਾ ॥੨॥੧੦॥
sundar sugharh saroop tay naanak jinH har har naam visaahaa. ||2||10||
They are beautiful, so very wise and handsome; O Nanak, purchase the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
They are so fortunate and honored — the perfect bankers.
They are lovely and truly wise; Nanak says, buy the Name from them.
The Name is a wealth traded among the good — you acquire it by drawing near to those who already carry it.
The close calls the devoted "the perfect bankers" — those who hold the true wealth and can pass it on. And it gives a plain instruction: "purchase the Name of the Lord" from them. This is the raag's commercial metaphor at its warmest: the Name is a wealth traded among the good, and you acquire it by drawing near to those who have it. Their beauty and wisdom are the visible interest on the treasure they carry.
A Question to Sit With
Who are the 'bankers' of the good you want more of? How could you do more business with them?
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