Sikhism·Raag Kalyaan·Shabad 23
Verse 7 of 9

Crossing Over With Ease

ਜੇ ਵਡ ਭਾਗੁ ਹੋਇ ਅਤਿ ਨੀਕਾ ਤਾਂ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੀਜੈ ॥
jay vad bhaag ho-ay at neekaa taaN gurmat naam darirheejai.
If you have great good fortune and are very noble, then implant the Guru's Teachings and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within.
ਸਭੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਬਿਖਮੁ ਜਗੁ ਤਰੀਐ ਸਹਜੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੬॥
sabh maa-i-aa moh bikham jag taree-ai sehjay har ras peejai. ||6||
Emotional attachment to Maya is totally treacherous; drinking in the Sublime Essence of the Lord, you shall easily, intuitively cross over the world-ocean. ||6||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

If you have great good fortune and a noble heart, then the Guru's teaching and the Naam are planted firmly in you.

Clinging to Maya, the world's glitter, is very dangerous. Drinking in the sweet taste of the One, you cross over this hard world with ease.

With the Naam in your heart, even hard waters can be crossed with ease.
The deeper layer

With the Naam planted inside, the hard pull of the world can be crossed easily, carried by the sweetness of the One.

Jay vad bhaag ho-ay at neekaa: if there is great good fortune, very fine. Gurmat naam drirheejai: the Guru's teaching and the Naam are held firm within. Sabh maa-i-aa moh bikham: clinging to Maya is treacherous. Sehjay har ras peejai: drinking the One's sweetness with natural ease, you cross over. You are carried across on the sweetness of the Naam.

A Question to Sit With

What is something hard that became easy once you found the right way through?

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