ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਇਆ ਏਹੁ ਨਿਧਾਨ ॥
naanak paa-i-aa ayhu niDhaan.
Nanak has obtained this treasure,
ਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮ ॥
haray har nirmal naam.
the immaculate Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
ਜੋ ਜਪੈ ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
jo japai tis kee gat ho-ay.
Whoever chants it, is emancipated.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੨੯॥੪੦॥
naanak karam paraapat ho-ay. ||4||29||40||
It is obtained only by His Grace. ||4||29||40||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: I have found this treasure —
the clean, pure Name of the One, *Har, Har*.
Whoever repeats it is set free.
It comes, Nanak, only by grace.
The greatest treasures are received as gifts, not earned as wages.
Naanak paa-i-aa ayhu nidhaan — the treasure found. Jo japai tis kee gat ho-ay: whoever remembers is freed (given gat, release/high state). Karam paraapat ho-ay: it is received by grace — the treasure is a gift, not a wage.
A Question to Sit With
What is a gift you were given that you could never have earned?
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