ਸੁਖ ਮੰਗਲ ਆਨੰਦ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਚਰਨ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
sukh mangal aanand har har parabh charan amrit saar.
Peace, joy and bliss come from the Lord, Har, Har. God's Feet are sublime and excellent.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਸਰਨਾਗਤੀ ਤੇਰੇ ਸੰਤਨਾ ਕੀ ਛਾਰੁ ॥੨॥੪॥੧੨॥
naanak daas sarnaagatee tayray santnaa kee chhaar. ||2||4||12||
Slave Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary; he is the dust of the feet of Your Saints. ||2||4||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Real peace, joy, and delight come flowing from the One — nothing sweeter exists.
I come to rest at that doorway, asking only to belong there, humble as the dust at the feet of those who love the One.
The deepest joy is found in belonging, not in being above others.
Charan amrit is the nectar of the divine Feet — the sweetness of nearness. Being “the dust of the saints' feet” is the language of deep humility, the opposite of ego: the joy here is found in belonging, not in being above anyone. Nanak signs as daas, a servant, closing the song on rest rather than striving.
A Question to Sit With
When have you felt real joy from being part of something bigger than yourself?
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