Raag Soohee, Shabad 77 - Heaven Is Wherever the Song Is Sung
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Real freedom, real comfort, a good way to live - all of it grows from serving the One, and even the serving is something You awaken in me.
And heaven is not a faraway place. Heaven is anywhere the One's praises are being sung - right here, whenever the song rises.
Everything good grows from serving the One, and heaven is wherever the One is praised.
Mukat bhugat jugat tayree sayvaa — freedom, comfort, and a good way to live all come from seva, serving the One. And even the wish to serve is something the One wakes up in us.
Then comes a surprise. Tahaa baikunth jah keertan tayraa — heaven is right there, where Your praises are sung. Baikunth means heaven. Keertan means singing the One's praises together. So heaven is not a faraway place above the clouds. It is here and now, wherever the song rises.
Think of a kitchen on a holiday, full of family and laughter. That warm feeling fills whatever room it is in. Heaven is like that.
Too aapay sarDhaa laa-ihi — You Yourself plant sarDhaa in us. SarDhaa means heartfelt love and trust.
Where does it feel like heaven to you - where is the song being sung?
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