ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ॥
jis bhaavai tis aapay day-ay.
The Lord Himself blesses those with whom He is pleased.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਲੇਇ ॥
gurmukh naam padaarath lay-ay.
The Gurmukh receives the wealth of the Naam.
ਆਪੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੇਵੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੮॥
aapay kirpaa karay naam dayvai naanak naam samaa-ee hay. ||8||
When the Lord grants His Grace, He bestows the Naam; Nanak is immersed and absorbed in the Naam. ||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One gives to whoever pleases the One. The one who turns toward the Guru receives the treasure of the Naam.
In kindness the One gives the Naam. Nanak says: I melt right into the Naam.
Grace is a gift you become open to, not a prize you win.
jis bhaavai tis aapay day-ay — the One gives to whom the One is pleased. This is grace, not merit: the Name (naam padaarath, the treasure) is bestowed, and the receiver merges (samaaee) into it rather than possessing it.
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