Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 130
Verse 10 of 16

Winning the Game of Life

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਜਾਪੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਜਪੁ ਜਪਨੇ ॥
har kaa jaap japahu jap japnay.
Chant the Chant of the Lord, the Chant of Chants.
ਜੀਤਿ ਆਵਹੁ ਵਸਹੁ ਘਰਿ ਅਪਨੇ ॥
jeet aavhu vashu ghar apnay.
Be a winner of the game of life and come to abide in your true home.
ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਨਰਕ ਨ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਰਸਕਿ ਰਸਕਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥
lakh cha-oraaseeh narak na daykhhu rasak rasak gun gaa-ee hay. ||10||
You shall not see the 8.4 million types of hell; sing His Glorious Praises and remain saturated with loving devotion||10||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Say the Name of the One — the best of everything you could say.

Win the game of life, and come home to stay. You will never see the countless dark places. Sing the One's praises, soaked in love, again and again.

You win the game of life by saying the Name and coming home, full of love.
The deeper layer

jeet aavhu vas ghar apnay — win the game of life and come home to your own true home. lakh cha-oraaseeh narak na daykhhu — the countless dark places are never seen. rasak rasak — saturated, again and again, with loving devotion.

A Question to Sit With

What would winning the game of life look like to you?

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