ਸਫਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਜੀਵਨ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
safal janam jeevan parvaan.
Their lives are fruitful and prosperous, and their birth is approved;
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣੁ ॥੩॥
gur parsaadee har rang maan. ||3||
by Guru's Grace, they enjoy the Love of the Lord. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Their lives bear fruit, and their being born is welcomed and accepted.
By the Guru's kindness, they enjoy the love of the One.
A life well-lived bears fruit and gets to be enjoyed.
A life that counts is one that enjoys the One's love.
The verse calls it safal janam jeevan parvaan: a birth that bears fruit, a life that is accepted. Like a tree that finally gives apples, this life gives something good.
Then gur parsaadee har rang maan: by the Guru's kindness, they enjoy the One's love. The key word is enjoy. It is about savoring, like tasting a favorite meal. It is not a grim chore.
A Question to Sit With
What would make you feel, looking back, that your life had borne fruit?
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