Verse 1 of 5
I Bow to the Name; Saying It, I'm Saved
ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maalee ga-urhaa mehlaa 5.
Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਕਉ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ॥
raam naam ka-o namaskaar.
I humbly bow to the Name of the Lord.
ਜਾਸੁ ਜਪਤ ਹੋਵਤ ਉਧਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jaas japat hovat uDhaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Chanting it, one is saved. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I bow, low and glad, to the Name of the One.
Just saying it with love, I'm carried safely through.
A small, loving bow to the Name carries you further than you'd think.
A very short, chant-like rahao: namaskaar to raam naam, and jap — loving repetition — that ubarai (lifts, saves). This launches a litany-shabad where every line begins "jaa kai simran" — "in whose remembrance."
A Question to Sit With
What's one small habit that quietly steadies your whole day?
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