Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
As fire drives out the cold,
so wrongs are driven out in the Sangat.
As soap makes cloth clean and bright,
so chanting the Naam clears away every doubt and fear.
The heart gets clean the way cold hands warm by a fire and cloth comes bright with soap.
Ji-o paavak sang seet ko naas — fire melts away the cold. Paavak is fire. Think of warming your hands by a heater on a winter night.
Aisay paraachhat satsang binaas — in the same way, old wrongs melt away in satsang. Satsang is the Sangat: people gathered together to remember the One. Paraachhat means the wrongs we have done.
Ji-o saabun kaapar oojal hot — soap makes cloth clean and bright.
Naam japat sabh bharam bha-o khot — repeating the Name clears away all doubt and fear. Japat means saying the Name again and again, with love.
These are everyday pictures. Warmth, soap, a clean shirt. Getting fresh inside can be as simple as that, when we stay close to the Sangat and to the Naam.
What makes a heavy feeling lift for you?
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