ਸਚ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
sach bin sat santokh na paavai.
Without the Truth, no one finds sincerity or contentment.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਵੈ ॥
bin gur mukat na aavai jaavai.
Without the Guru, no one is liberated; coming and going in reincarnation continue.
ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਸਾਇਣੁ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੫॥
mool mantar har naam rasaa-in kaho naanak pooraa paa-i-aa. ||5||
Chanting the Mool Mantra, and the Name of the Lord, the source of nectar, says Nanak, I have found the Perfect Lord. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without what is true, no one finds honesty or contentment.
Without the Guru, the restless coming and going does not settle.
Nanak says: holding the Mool Mantar, the opening words about the One, like sweet nectar in the heart, I have found the Perfect One.
The oldest, simplest words about the One can settle a restless heart.
The mool mantar is the root mantra, and here it is har naam, the Name of the One. It is held like nectar (rasaa-in) in the heart. The coming and going (aavai jaavai) is a restless mind; with the Guru, it settles.
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