ਜੋ ਜੋ ਸੁਨੈ ਰਾਮ ਜਸੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਦੁਖੁ ਨਾਸਾ ॥
jo jo sunai raam jas nirmal taa kaa janam maran dukh naasaa.
Whoever listens to the Immaculate Praises of the Lord - his pains of birth and death are dispelled.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਈਐ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਹੋਇ ਬਿਗਾਸਾ ॥੨॥੪॥੨੩॥
kaho naanak paa-ee-ai vadbhaageeN man tan ho-ay bigaasaa. ||2||4||23||
Says Nanak, the Lord is found by great good fortune, and then the mind and body blossom forth. ||2||4||23||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever listens to the pure praises of the One is freed from the pain of birth and death.
Nanak says, the One is found by great good fortune, and then mind and body blossom like a flower.
Deep listening opens the heart the way spring opens a flower.
Jo jo sunai — whoever deeply listens — has their pain of coming and going dispelled. This is deep listening, more than just hearing. And when the One is found by vadbhaag, great fortune, the whole self bigaasaa — blossoms, comes alive the way a flower opens. Listening prepares the ground; blossoming is what grows in it.
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