ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raamkalee mehlaa 5.
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
ਬੀਜ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਉ ॥
beej mantar har keertan gaa-o.
Sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and the Beej Mantra, the Seed Mantra.
ਆਗੈ ਮਿਲੀ ਨਿਥਾਵੇ ਥਾਉ ॥
aagai milee nithaavay thaa-o.
Even the homeless find a home in the world hereafter.
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਕੀ ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੁ ॥
gur pooray kee charnee laag.
Fall at the feet of the Perfect Guru;
ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕਾ ਸੋਇਆ ਜਾਗੁ ॥੧॥
janam janam kaa so-i-aa jaag. ||1||
you have slept for so many incarnations - wake up! ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sing the praises of the One — the seed-song that everything grows from.
Even someone with no home finds a home in the world to come.
Bow at the feet of the perfect Guru.
You have been asleep for so many lifetimes — wake up!
Even the homeless heart finds a home in the One.
Beej mantar, the seed-mantra, is the root sound that everything grows from. Nithaavay thaa-o: even someone with no place finds a place. So-i-aa jaag — sleeper, wake up! — is a bright, urgent call, like a parent opening the curtains on a school morning.
A Question to Sit With
What is something that feels like “home” to you, no matter where you are?
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