ਦੁਲਭ ਦੇਹ ਜਪਿ ਹੋਤ ਪੁਨੀਤਾ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਤ੍ਰਾਸ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ॥
dulabh dayh jap hot puneetaa jam kee taraas nivaarai.
This human body, so difficult to obtain, is sanctified by meditating on the Lord. It takes away the fear of death.
ਮਹਾ ਪਤਿਤ ਕੇ ਪਾਤਿਕ ਉਤਰਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰੈ ॥੧॥
mahaa patit kay paatik utreh har naamaa ur Dhaarai. ||1||
Even the sins of terrible sinners are washed away, by cherishing the Lord's Name within the heart. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This human life is a rare and precious gift, and it grows clean and bright when you keep the One in mind.
Old fears loosen and even old mistakes wash away when you hold the Name gently in your heart.
Your life is rare and precious — keeping the One in mind keeps it bright.
Dulabh dayh — the human body, hard to come by and precious — is made clean by keeping the One in mind. The fear of death lifts, and even the worst wrongs wash away when the Naam is held ur dhaarai, within the heart. No one is beyond that cleansing.
A Question to Sit With
What makes you feel that your life is a gift, not something to take for granted?
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