Sikhism·Raag Kaydaaraa·Shabad 1
Verse 2 of 4

The Priceless Gift and the Cleared Account

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਮੋਲਕੁ ਹਰਿ ਪਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਦੇਵੈ ਤਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੀਐ ਰੇ ॥
har har naam amolak har peh har dayvai taa naam Dhi-aavee-ai ray.
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is priceless. It rests with the Lord. If the Lord bestows it, then we meditate on the Naam.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੇਇ ਮੇਰਾ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਸਭੁ ਛਡਾਵੀਐ ਰੇ ॥੨॥
jis no naam day-ay mayraa su-aamee tis laykhaa sabh chhadaavee-ai ray. ||2||
That person, whom my Lord and Master blesses with His Name - his entire account is forgiven. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The Name is the most precious thing there is — you cannot buy it in any store.

It is a gift. When it is placed in my hands, I hold it close and keep it in mind through the day.

And something wonderful happens: when the Name fills my heart, my old mistakes are wiped clean, like a slate washed fresh. I get to begin again.

The best thing in life cannot be bought — it is given, and it lets you begin again.
The deeper layer

Amolak means priceless — beyond any price a person could pay. The Name rests with the One and is given, not bought; this fits the project lens of grace received rather than earned. The line tis laykhaa sabh chhadaavee-ai — the whole account is forgiven — is the ledger of one's past actions being cleared. For children this is framed as a fresh start and a clean slate, never as fear of judgment.

A Question to Sit With

When have you felt the relief of getting to start fresh after a mistake?

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