Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
For the one turned to the Guru, the Naam is a nourishment that finally makes the endless hunger stop — the deep, restless wanting that no snack or new thing ever quite fills. When the Naam settles into you, that craving quiets down.
Fill yourself with only the other stuff, and you stay a little unwell, always reaching for the next bite. Nanak says: make the praise of the Shabad your favorite flavor, and the One draws you close. You are satisfied all the way through.
Shalok, Third Mehl. The Naam as amrit (nectar): eating it, all hunger departs (jit khaadhai sabh bhukh jaa-ay), and craving (trisnaa) ends. Eating anything else, without the Naam, brings illness into the body (rog lagai tan dhaa-ay). ras kas sabad salaahnaa — taking the praise of the Shabad as one's spices and flavors: delight, not duty.
What satisfies you, and what just makes you want more?
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