Sikhism·Raag Prabhaatee·Raag Parbhaatee, Shabad 47
Verse 5 of 9

When the inside matches the outside

ਰਾਗਿ ਨਾਦਿ ਮਨੁ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
raag naad man doojai bhaa-ay.
In music and song, the mind is caught by the love of duality.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਪਟੁ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇ ॥
antar kapat mahaa dukh paa-ay.
Filled with deception deep within, one suffers in terrible pain.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇ ॥
satgur bhaytai sojhee paa-ay.
Meeting with the True Guru, one is blessed with clear understanding,
ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੪॥
sachai naam rahai liv laa-ay. ||4||
and remains lovingly attuned to the True Name. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Even in music and song, the mind gets caught in loving the two-sided world.

With trickery hidden deep inside, a person suffers great pain.

Meeting the True Guru, you are given clear understanding, and you stay lovingly tuned to the True Name.

Peace comes when what you show the world matches who you are inside.
The deeper layer

Even music can feed a split mind, and hidden trickery brings pain; meeting the Guru brings clear sight.

Raag naad man doojai bhaa-ay: even art and music can feed duality when the heart is elsewhere. Antar kapat, hidden trickery, is the gap between what you show and what you are inside, and that gap hurts. Meeting the Guru brings sojhee, clear understanding, and steady attention on the True Name.

A Question to Sit With

Is there a place where your outside and your inside don't quite match right now?

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