Sikhism·Raag Nat Naaraayan·Shabad 16
Verse 2 of 3

Near Humble People, the Heart Washes Clean

ਸਾਧੂ ਧੂਰਿ ਕਰਉ ਨਿਤ ਮਜਨੁ ਸਭ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਪਾਪ ਗਵਾਇਣ ॥
saaDhoo Dhoor kara-o nit majan sabh kilbikh paap gavaa-in.
I take my daily cleansing bath in the dust of the feet of the Holy, and I am rid of all my sins.
ਪੂਰਨ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਿਧਿ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਸਮਾਇਣੁ ॥੧॥
pooran poor rahay kirpaa niDh ghat ghat disat samaa-in. ||1||
The Lord, the ocean of mercy, is all-pervading, permeating everywhere; He is seen to be contained in each and every heart. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Being near humble, good people washes my heart clean of its troubles.

The kind One is everywhere — I see it living in every single heart.

Being near humble, good people washes your heart clean — and the good lives inside every single person.
The deeper layer

The verse: "I take my daily cleansing bath in the dust of the feet of the Holy... the ocean of mercy is seen to be contained in each and every heart." Two notes: good company is a daily bath that washes the heart clean, and the good lives in every heart — everyone. For a child: being near humble, good people washes your heart clean — and the good lives inside every single person.

A Question to Sit With

If the good lives in every heart, how might you look at people differently?

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