ਬਡਭਾਗੀ ਤਿਹ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
badbhaagee tih jan ka-o jaanhu jo har kay gun gaavai.
Know that one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord is very fortunate.
ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਪਾਪ ਖੋਇ ਕੈ ਫੁਨਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠਿ ਸਿਧਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
janam janam kay paap kho-ay kai fun baikunth siDhaavai. ||1||
The sins of countless incarnations are washed off, and he attains the heavenly realm. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Know that whoever sings the goodness of the One is very lucky.
The wrongs of many, many lifetimes are washed away, and they go on to the heavenly home.
*A heart that sings the One's goodness is a fortunate heart.*
Singing the goodness of the One is good fortune: badbhaagee, very lucky. The load carried from life after life, janam janam kay paap, washes away, and the singer reaches baikunth, the heavenly realm.
Baikunth is an old word for heaven. Gurbani often uses it to mean the peace of being close to the One.
A Question to Sit With
When has singing or praising something you love made your own load feel lighter?
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