ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ੫ ॥
dayvganDhaaree 5.
Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਮਾਈ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥ ਸਫਲ ਆਇਆ ਜੀਵਨ ਫਲੁ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
maa-ee jo parabh kay gun gaavai. safal aa-i-aa jeevan fal taa ko paarbarahm liv laavai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
O mother, how fruitful is the birth of one who sings the Glories of God, and enshrines love for the Supreme Lord God. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Mother, how fruitful is the birth of the one who sings the One's glories and holds love for the Highest in the heart.
The measure of a life isn't its length or its accumulations but whether it bore fruit — spent in praise and love.
This single-line Pause verse celebrates a fruitful birth — a life that came to something because it was spent in praise and love. The measure of a life is not its length or its accumulations but whether it bore this fruit: singing the glories, loving the One. A birth spent so is called blessed; the whole shabad will unpack what such a life looks like.
A Question to Sit With
What would make your life feel 'fruitful' to you in the end? Is that what you're spending it on?
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