Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 125
Verse 3 of 3

Known by Living It

ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧਹ ਕੀਨੋ ਸਹੀ ॥
deen da-i-aal pareetam manmohan mil saaDhah keeno sahee.
Merciful to the meek, my Beloved, Enticer of my mind; meeting with the Holy, He is known.
ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਤ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਭੀਰ ਨ ਫਹੀ ॥੨॥੮੬॥੧੦੯॥
simar simar jeevat har naanak jam kee bheer na fahee. ||2||86||109||
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, Nanak lives; the Messenger of Death cannot catch or torment him. ||2||86||109||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Gentle with everyone who feels small, this Beloved One quietly wins my whole heart — and I come to know the One by meeting the Guru's people.

Nanak says: remembering the One, again and again, I live, and even the fear of death loses its grip on me.

You come to know the Beloved by living with those who love it — and even death stops being frightening.
The deeper layer

We come to know the One by spending time with the Guru's people.

Deen da-i-aal means kind to those who feel small. Preetam manmohan means the Beloved who wins the heart. This is Saarang at its warmest.

The One is known mil saaDhah, by meeting the Guru's people. We learn it by walking together, not alone. Think of learning to cook by standing next to a grandparent in the kitchen. No book teaches it quite the same way.

Jam kee bheer na fahee means "Death's messenger cannot catch him." The old picture is of a scary messenger. The point is gentle: the person who lives remembering the One is freed from the fear of death. Its grip loosens.

A Question to Sit With

What makes you feel most alive?

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