Sikhism·Raag Prabhaatee·Raag Parbhaatee, Shabad 47
Verse 6 of 9

Home in your own heart

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
sachai sabad sach kamaavai.
Through the True Word of the Shabad, one practices Truth.
ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
sachee banee har gun gaavai.
He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, through the True Word of His Bani.
ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਅਮਰ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
nij ghar vaas amar pad paavai.
He dwells in the home of his own heart deep within, and obtains the immortal status.
ਤਾ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੫॥
taa dar saachai sobhaa paavai. ||5||
Then, he is blessed with honor in the Court of the True Lord. ||5||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Through the true Word, a person lives what is true,

and through the true song of the Guru, sings the praises of the One.

Such a person lives in the home of their own heart, deep within, and reaches the state that never dies.

Then they are honored at the door of the True One.

The truest home is the one you find inside your own heart.
The deeper layer

Living by the true Word brings you home to your own heart, and to honor at the True One's door.

Sach kamaavai is truthful living: lining up your whole life with what is true. Nij ghar vaas, living in the home of your own heart, and amar pad, the state that never dies, describe an inner home that does not wear out. Dar saachai sobhaa is honor at the door of the True One, being welcomed by what is truest.

A Question to Sit With

What does it feel like to be at home in yourself?

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