Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 47
Verse 2 of 5

The Clear Truth

ਸੁਣਿ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥
sun santahu nirmal beechaar.
Listen, O Saints: this is the pure philosophy.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਕਾਈ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਭੇਟਤ ਉਧਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
raam naam bin gat nahee kaa-ee gur pooraa bhaytat uDhaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Without the Lord's Name, there is no salvation. Meeting with the Perfect Guru, one is saved. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Listen, saints — here is a pure and clear truth:

without the Name of the One, no one is set free. Meeting the perfect Guru, we are carried across.

The Naam, and the Guru who shows it, set you free.
The deeper layer

Sun santahu nirmal beechaar — listen, saints, to a spotless truth. Freedom from grasping rests on the Naam, and the perfect Guru shows the way to it.

A Question to Sit With

What is a simple truth you've heard that turned out to matter a lot?

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