ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਪਗ ਸਿਮਰਉ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬਸਿਆ ॥
gur kay pag simra-o din raatee man har har har basi-aa.
I meditate in remembrance on the Guru's Feet, day and night. The Lord, Har, Har, Har, comes to dwell in my mind.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਜਗਿ ਸਾਰੀ ਘਸਿ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਜਸੁ ਘਸਿਆ ॥੧॥
har har har keerat jag saaree ghas chandan jas ghasi-aa. ||1||
The Praise of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, is Excellent and Sublime in this world. His Praise is the sandalwood paste which I rub. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Day and night I remember the Guru's feet, and the One, Har, Har, Har, comes to live in my mind.
Praise of the One, Har, Har, Har, is the finest thing in all the world. That praise is the fragrant sandalwood I rub, again and again.
Some good practices, like sandalwood, give more sweetness the more you return to them.
Remembering the One again and again is like rubbing sandalwood: the sweetness grows.
Gur kay pag simra-o: I remember the Guru's feet, a picture of humble, steady devotion. The sandalwood image (ghas chandan jas ghasi-aa) is a classic Gurbani picture. Rubbed sandalwood gives off more sweetness the more it is rubbed, and praise does too. Repetition here is fragrance, never rote.
A Question to Sit With
What good habit gives you more the more you do it?
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