Sikhism·Raag Kalyaan·Shabad 20
Verse 5 of 9

Praises That Spread Everywhere

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਅਨੁਗ੍ਰਹੁ ਬਹੁ ਕੀਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਾਧੂ ਪੁਰਖ ਮਿਲੀਜੈ ॥
raam naam anoograhu baho kee-aa gur saaDhoo purakh mileejai.
The Lord has shown great mercy, and bestowed His Name; I have met with the Holy Guru, the Primal Being.
ਗੁਨ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਸਥੀਰਨ ਕੀਏ ਹਰਿ ਸਗਲ ਭਵਨ ਜਸੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੪॥
gun raam naam bistheeran kee-ay har sagal bhavan jas deejai. ||4||
The Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name have spread out everywhere; the Lord bestows fame all over the world. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One has shown great kindness and given me the Naam. I have met the holy Guru, the first Being.

The praises of the Naam have spread out everywhere, and the One gives honor through all the worlds.

When a heart fills with the Name, the light naturally spreads to others.
The deeper layer

Grace comes first, and then the praise of the Naam spreads everywhere.

Anoograhu, grace, is freely given, and the Naam is bistheeran, spread out. The seeker meets gur saaDhoo purakh, the holy Guru, the first Being. Jas, glory and praise, reaches sagal bhavan, all the worlds. Think of one candle lighting another, until a whole room glows.

A Question to Sit With

How does one person's joy or kindness spread to the people around them?

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