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Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 168
Verse 22 of 110

What Rises When You Listen

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸਭ ਸਿਧਿ ਹੈ ਰਿਧਿ ਪਿਛੈ ਆਵੈ ॥
naa-ay suni-ai sabh siDh hai riDh pichhai aavai.
Hearing the Name, all supernatural spiritual powers are obtained, and wealth follows along.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
naa-ay suni-ai na-o niDh milai man chindi-aa paavai.
Hearing the Name, the nine treasures are received, and the mind's desires are obtained.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਹੋਇ ਕਵਲਾ ਚਰਨ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥
naa-ay suni-ai santokh ho-ay kavlaa charan Dhi-aavai.
Hearing the Name, contentment comes, and Maya meditates at one's feet.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸਹਜੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
naa-ay suni-ai sahj oopjai sehjay sukh paavai.
Hearing the Name, intuitive peace and poise wells up.
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੭॥
gurmatee naa-o paa-ee-ai naanak gun gaavai. ||7||
Through the Guru's Teachings, the Name is obtained; O Nanak, sing His Glorious Praises. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

When you listen to the Naam, remarkable strengths gather around you, and what you need follows along on its own. Every kind of treasure comes near, and the heart's deepest wishes are met.

Deep listening brings contentment, and even the pull of the shiny, grabby world quietly bows and settles at your feet. A natural ease wells up from inside, and with it a calm, steady happiness. Through the Guru's teaching you find the Naam. Nanak says: sing the praises of the One.

When you listen to the Naam, what you need tends to arrive on its own.
The deeper layer

Pauri 7, Suniai sequence. Spiritual powers and wealth (sidh, ridh, na-o nidh) come as blessings that follow the listener, never as goals to chase. Maya (kavlaa) settling at one's feet means the world's pull loses its grip. Natural ease (sahaj) wells up. Through the Guru's teaching (gurmatee) the Name is found.

A Question to Sit With

Have you noticed that chasing something hard often pushes it away, while ease invites it closer?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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