One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਰਸਕਿ ਰਸਕਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵਹ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਲਿਵ ਉਨਮਨਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗਾਨ ॥
rasak rasak gun gaavah gurmat liv unman naam lagaan.
Through the Guru's Teachings, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord with joyous love and delight; I am enraptured, lovingly attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਮ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਕੁਰਬਾਨ ॥੧॥
amrit ras pee-aa gur sabdee ham naam vitahu kurbaan. ||1||
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I drink in the Ambrosial Essence; I am a sacrifice to the Naam. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In plain words
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.
Through the Guru's teaching, I sing the praises of the One with joy upon joy, lifted up and lovingly tuned to the Naam.
Through the Guru's Word, I drink the sweet nectar. I give my whole self to the Naam.
When the heart is full, praise pours out on its own.
The deeper layer
Sing with joy upon joy, and your heart is lifted into the Naam.
Guru Ram Das opens this Bibhaas shabad with rasak rasak, a doubling that means with relish, with delight upon delight. Unman is the lifted, enraptured state of a mind carried up by love. The tone of the whole shabad is set here: overflow.
A Question to Sit With
When was the last time you were so happy you couldn't help but sing, hum, or shout?
