ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਬਚਨੁ ਜਪਿ ਮੰਤੁ ॥
gur kaa bachan jap mant.
Chant the Mantra of the Guru's Word.
ਏਹਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਾਰ ਤਤੁ ॥
ayhaa bhagat saar tat.
This is the essence of true devotional worship.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਏ ਦਇਆਲ ॥
satgur bha-ay da-i-aal.
When the True Guru becomes merciful,
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਨਿਹਾਲ ॥੪॥੨੮॥੩੯॥
naanak daas nihaal. ||4||28||39||
slave Nanak is enraptured. ||4||28||39||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Repeat the Guru's word as your chant.
This is the very heart of devotion.
When the True Guru is kind,
Nanak says: I, the servant, am filled with joy.
The heart of devotion is simply keeping good words close and living them.
Gur kaa bachan jap mant — keep the Guru’s word as your mantra. Ehaa bhagat saar tat: this is the essence of devotion. Devotion here is not spectacle but the quiet keeping of the teaching in the heart. Nihaal: overflowing joy, received when the Guru is da-i-aal (kind).
A Question to Sit With
What words do you like to keep close to your heart?
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