Sikhism·Raag Malaar·Shabad 17
Verse 1 of 5

The One Who Takes Away Pain

ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
malaar mehlaa 3.
Malaar, Third Mehl:
ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਦੂਖ ਨਿਵਾਰਣੁ ਸਬਦੇ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਈ ॥
mayraa parabh saachaa dookh nivaaran sabday paa-i-aa jaa-ee.
My True Lord God, the Eradicator of suffering, is found through the Word of the Shabad.
ਭਗਤੀ ਰਾਤੇ ਸਦ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੧॥
bhagtee raatay sad bairaagee dar saachai pat paa-ee. ||1||
Imbued with devotional worship, the mortal remains forever detached. He is honored in the True Court of the Lord. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My True One, who takes away pain, is found through the Word.

Dyed in loving devotion, a person stays free of clinging, always, and is honored in the One's True Court.

Your True One takes away sorrow, and you meet that One in the living Word.
The deeper layer

The True One takes away our pain, and we find the One through the Word.

Mayraa prabh saachaa dookh nivaaran: my True One is the remover of pain. Dookh means pain, and nivaaran means taking it away. Sabday paa-i-aa jaa-ee: the One is found through the Word, the Guru's teaching.

Those dyed deep in love for the One become bairaagee, free and at ease. Nothing here can knock them off balance. Think of a boat with a heavy keel that stays upright in waves. And at the True Door, dar saachai, they receive pat, honor.

A Question to Sit With

What helps you feel steady when everything around you is changing?

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