Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 98
Verse 2 of 3

Thought, Word, And Deed

ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਆਰਾਧੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
man bach karam aaraaDhai har har saaDhsang sukh paa-i-aa.
He worships and adores the Lord, Har, Har, in thought, word and deed; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he finds peace.
ਅਨਦ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਰਸੁ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
anad binod akath kathaa ras saachai sahj samaa-i-aa. ||1||
He enjoys bliss and pleasure, and savors the Unspoken Speech of the Lord; he merges intuitively into the True Lord. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Some people hold the One in their thoughts, their words and their deeds, all three together. In the Sangat, they find a deep peace.

Joy bubbles up in them, and a sweetness too big for words. With an easy, natural calm, they settle into the True One.

Peace grows when your thoughts, words, and actions all point the same way.
The deeper layer

Loving the One means lining up your thoughts, your words and your actions, and then peace comes.

Man bach karam means mind, word and deed. Worship here uses all three together, not one without the others. Think of a friend who says they care, thinks kindly of you, and also shows up when you need them. That is the whole thing.

The reward is right here. There is sukh, peace, in the saaDhsang, the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One. There is akath kathaa, the unspoken story, something you can feel but never fully say.

And there is sahj samaa-i-aa, sinking with natural ease into the True One. Sahj means that easy settling, the opposite of forcing.

A Question to Sit With

When did your thoughts, words, and actions last line up completely — and how did it feel?

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