ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 5.
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਾ ਕੋ ਅਨਾਥ ਕੋ ਹੈ ਨਾਥੁ ॥
patit paavan naam jaa ko anaath ko hai naath.
His Name is the Purifier of sinners; He is the Master of the masterless.
ਮਹਾ ਭਉਜਲ ਮਾਹਿ ਤੁਲਹੋ ਜਾ ਕੋ ਲਿਖਿਓ ਮਾਥ ॥੧॥
mahaa bha-ojal maahi tulho jaa ko likhi-o maath. ||1||
In the vast and terrifying world-ocean, he is the raft for those who have such destiny inscribed on their foreheads. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One's Name washes clean whoever has stumbled, and stands by whoever has no one else.
In the wide, deep water of the world, that Name is the raft that keeps us afloat.
The Naam is a raft that keeps you afloat in deep water.
The Name is a raft in deep water and a Master for the masterless (anaath ko naath). Whoever has stumbled is washed clean; whoever is alone has someone to belong to.
A Question to Sit With
What keeps you afloat when life feels deep and wide?
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