Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 162
Verse 3 of 9

The Name as Daily Bread

ਭਗਤਾਂ ਕਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪੈਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਣੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਬਡਾਈ ॥
bhagtaaN kaa bhojan har naam niranjan painHan bhagat badaa-ee.
The Immaculate Name of the Lord is the food of His devotees; they wear the glory of devotional worship.
ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥
nij ghar vaasaa sadaa har sayvan har dar sobhaa paa-ee. ||2||
They abide in the home of their inner beings, and they serve the Lord forever; they are honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

For those who love the One, the Name is their food — it nourishes them — and devotion is the fine clothing they wear.

They live at home in their own quiet depths, staying near the One, and they are honored just as they are.

Let what you love become your food and your clothing.
The deeper layer

For people who love the One, the Name is their food and devotion is their clothing.

Bhagtaan kaa bhojan har naam means the Name is the food of those who love the One. Devotion is what they wear. So love is woven into the plainest parts of the day: eating, getting dressed, coming home. The Gurus often picture Truth this way, as food, clothing and home.

Nij ghar vaasaa means living in your own inner home. Think of the calm corner in your room where you feel most like yourself. They live there, always close to the One. And har dar sobhaa paa-ee: they are honored in the One's presence.

A Question to Sit With

What nourishes you on the inside the way food nourishes your body?

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