Sikhism·Raag Kaanraa·Shabad 30
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Blessed Is That Love

ਕਾਨੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
kaanrhaa mehlaa 5.
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:
ਧਨਿ ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਚਰਨ ਸੰਗਿ ਲਾਗੀ ॥
Dhan uh pareet charan sang laagee.
Blessed is that love, which is attuned to the Lord's Feet.
ਕੋਟਿ ਜਾਪ ਤਾਪ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਏ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੇ ਪੂਰਨ ਬਡਭਾਗੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kot jaap taap sukh paa-ay aa-ay milay pooran badbhaagee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The peace which comes from millions of chants and deep meditations is obtained by perfect good fortune and destiny. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Blessed is the love that holds on to Your feet.

The peace that millions of chants and deep meditations bring comes by perfect good fortune.

The peace of a million chants comes as a gift of good fortune.
The deeper layer

Love that holds on to the One's feet is blessed, and its peace comes as a gift of good fortune.

This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the centre of the shabad. Dhan uh preet charan sang laagee: blessed is that love which clings to Your feet. Kot jaap taap sukh paa-ay: the peace of millions of chants and hard practices. Pooran badbhaagee: by perfect good fortune. The peace others work so hard for arrives as a gift, the way sunshine comes through an open window.

A Question to Sit With

What is one thing you have been chasing that might already be waiting quietly for you?

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