Sikhism·Raag Malaar·Shabad 48
Verse 2 of 3

Finding The Path

ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੇਵ ਕਰੀਜੈ ॥
khojat khojat maarag paa-i-o saaDhoo sayv kareejai.
Searching and seeking, I have found the Path, and now I serve the Holy.
ਧਾਰਿ ਅਨੁਗ੍ਰਹੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੧॥
Dhaar anoograhu su-aamee mayray naam mahaa ras peejai. ||1||
O my Lord and Master, please be kind to me, that I may drink in Your most sublime essence. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Searching and searching, I have found the path, and now I serve the holy people.

Be kind to me, my Master, so I may drink the Naam, the sweetest taste of all.

Keep honestly searching, and the path has a way of opening.
The deeper layer

Keep searching, and the path opens; then the sweetness of the Naam is a kindness you ask for.

Khojat khojat maarag paa-i-o: searching and seeking, I found the path. Saadhoo sayv kareejai: now I serve the holy. The path is walked by helping others. Dhaar anoograhu means "show kindness." Naam mahaa ras is the Naam, the remembrance of the One, as the greatest sweetness, like cool water after a long, hot walk. Effort and grace meet here: you seek, and the sweetness is given.

A Question to Sit With

What have you found by not giving up the search?

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