ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਉਬਰੇ ਭਾਈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
gur sarnaa-ee ubray bhaa-ee raam naam liv laa-ay.
In the Guru's Sanctuary, O Siblings of Destiny, you shall be saved; be lovingly attuned to the Lord's Name.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਉ ਬੇੜਾ ਨਾਉ ਤੁਲਹੜਾ ਭਾਈ ਜਿਤੁ ਲਗਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਜਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥੯॥
naanak naa-o bayrhaa naa-o tulharhaa bhaa-ee jit lag paar jan paa-ay. ||4||9||
O Nanak, the Name of the Lord is the boat, and the Name is the raft, O Siblings of Destiny; setting out on it, the Lord's humble servant crosses over the world-ocean. ||4||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sheltered in the teaching, tuned to the Name, I find my footing.
The Name is both my boat and my raft — step onto it, and it carries me across every deep water.
The Name is both boat and raft — step onto it, and it carries you across.
Naa-o bayrhaa, naa-o tulharhaa — the Name is both the big boat and the simple raft — is a lovely, generous image: whatever you have, the Name carries you. Grand vessel or bare planks lashed together, it does the same work of getting you across. This closes the ghar 1 set.
A Question to Sit With
What has carried you safely through something that felt too deep to cross alone?
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