ਨਟ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਮਹਲਾ ੪
nat asatpadee-aa mehlaa 4
Nat Ashtapadees, Fourth Mehl:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਰਾਮ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੇ ॥
raam mayray man tan naam aDhaaray.
O Lord, Your Name is the support of my mind and body.
ਖਿਨੁ ਪਲੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਉ ਬਿਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਮੈ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
khin pal reh na saka-o bin sayvaa mai gurmat naam samHaaray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I cannot survive for a moment, even for an instant, without serving You. Following the Guru's Teachings, I dwell upon the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
The good is the support of my heart and my whole self.
I can't do without it even a moment — I keep it close, guided by wisdom.
The good is what holds your whole self up — as needed and constant as breathing.
This opens the raag's Ashtapadee (eight-stanza hymn) block. The rahao: "Your Name is the support of my mind and body; I cannot survive a moment without it." The good isn't a hobby — it's what holds a whole life up, needed as constantly as breath. For a child: the good is what holds your whole self up — as needed as breathing.
A Question to Sit With
What holds you up and steadies you every single day?
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