ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਨਾਸਹਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਮਜਨ ਇਸਨਾਨਾ ॥
janam janam kay kilbikh naaseh kot majan isnaanaa.
The sins of countless incarnations are erased, as if one has taken purifying baths at millions of sacred shrines.
ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਗਾਵਤ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਲਾਗੋ ਸਹਜਿ ਧਿਆਨਾ ॥੧॥
naam niDhaan gaavat gun gobind laago sahj Dhi-aanaa. ||1||
The treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is obtained by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, and centering one's mind in meditation on Him. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The wrongs of countless lifetimes are erased, as if you'd bathed at a million holy places.
The treasure of the Name comes by singing the One's praises and resting the mind on it.
A single practice of remembrance carries the cleansing you'd travel to a million holy rivers for.
The verse relocates the sacred once more: singing the One's praises equals "purifying baths at millions of sacred shrines." The pilgrimage is done in the heart, through praise. You need not travel to a million rivers; a single practice of remembrance carries the cleansing of all of them.
A Question to Sit With
What 'far pilgrimage' might be accomplished right where you are, through remembrance?
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