ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਕਲਜੁਗ ਵਿਚਿ ਊਤਮ ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਕਥਾ ਭਜੰਤੀ ॥
har keerat kaljug vich ootam mat gurmat kathaa bhajantee.
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is lofty and exalted. Following the Guru's Teachings, the intellect dwells on the sermon of the Lord.
ਜਿਨਿ ਜਨਿ ਸੁਣੀ ਮਨੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਨਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਹਉ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੰਤੀ ॥੧॥
jin jan sunee manee hai jin jan tis jan kai ha-o kurbaanantee. ||1||
I am a sacrifice to that person who listens and believes. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Singing about the good together is a lofty, worthy thing, especially in a confusing time.
I look up to anyone who truly listens and takes it to heart.
It's not just hearing good things but truly taking them to heart that matters.
The verse repeats that Kirtan is "lofty and exalted," and honors the one who "listens and believes" — who not only hears but takes it in. The real thing is receiving the good, not just letting it pass by your ears. For a child: it's not just hearing good things but truly taking them to heart that matters.
A Question to Sit With
What's the difference between just hearing something and really taking it to heart?
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