Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Everyone says the Naam with their tongue.
But only by serving the True Guru does a person receive the Naam.
Then the chains break, and that person lives in the home of freedom.
Through the Guru's Word, they sit in the steady home that never changes.
Anyone can say the Naam. It is received by serving the True Guru, and then the chains fall away.
Rasnaa naam sabh ko-ee kahai means "everyone speaks the Naam with the tongue." Saying it is easy, like reading a recipe out loud. Satgur sayvay taa naam lahai: by serving the True Guru, a person receives it. That is like cooking the meal and tasting it.
Then comes banDhan torhay: the bonds break. The old chains of habit and worry fall away. The heart settles in the asthir ghar, the steady home inside that nothing can shake.
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