ਹਾਥ ਦੇਇ ਰਾਖੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਸਦ ਜੀਵਨ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ॥
haath day-ay raakhay parabh apunay sad jeevan abhinaasee.
God gave me His Hand and saved me; He has blessed me with eternal life.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਿ ਅਨਦੁ ਭਇਆ ਹੈ ਕਾਟੀ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ॥੨॥੨੮॥੫੧॥
kaho naanak man anad bha-i-aa hai kaatee jam kee faasee. ||2||28||51||
Says Nanak, my mind is in ecstasy; the noose of death has been cut away from my neck. ||2||28||51||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One reached out a hand and steadied me, and gave me a life that never ends.
Nanak says: my mind filled up with joy, because the old tight fear that used to grip me — even the fear of dying — simply let go.
When the fear of loss lets go, the mind fills with quiet joy.
Sad jeevan abinaasee is undying life — not endless clinging to the body, but the recognition that what you are at heart was never separate from the One, and so cannot be lost. Jam kee faasee — the noose of death — stands for the grip of that fear; when it loosens, the mind fills with anad, deep joy.
A Question to Sit With
What would change in your day if a fear you carry quietly loosened its grip?
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