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Sikhism·Raag Wadahans·Shabad 41
Verse 6 of 8

When Goodness Lives in the Heart, Sweetness Rains Down

ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chhant.
Chhant:
ਤਿਨ ਖੰਨੀਐ ਵੰਞਾਂ ਜਿਨ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਡੀਠਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
tin khannee-ai vanjaaN jin mayraa har parabh deethaa raam.
I am cut into pieces as a sacrifice, to those who have seen my Lord God.
ਜਨ ਚਾਖਿ ਅਘਾਣੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
jan chaakh aghaanay har har amrit meethaa raam.
His humble servants partake of the Sweet Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord, Har, Har, and are satiated.
ਹਰਿ ਮਨਹਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਤੂਠਾ ਅਮਿਉ ਵੂਠਾ ਸੁਖ ਭਏ ॥
har maneh meethaa parabhoo toothaa ami-o voothaa sukh bha-ay.
The Lord seems sweet to their minds; God is merciful to them, His Ambrosial Nectar rains down upon them, and they are at peace.
ਦੁਖ ਨਾਸ ਭਰਮ ਬਿਨਾਸ ਤਨ ਤੇ ਜਪਿ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਈਸਹ ਜੈ ਜਏ ॥
dukh naas bharam binaas tan tay jap jagdees eesah jai ja-ay.
Pain is eliminated and doubt is dispelled from the body; chanting the Name of the Lord of the World, their victory is celebrated.
ਮੋਹ ਰਹਤ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਥਾਕੇ ਪੰਚ ਤੇ ਸੰਗੁ ਤੂਟਾ ॥
moh rahat bikaar thaakay panch tay sang tootaa.
They are rid of emotional attachment, their sins are erased, and their association with the five passions is broken off.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਖੰਨੀਐ ਵੰਞਾ ਜਿਨ ਘਟਿ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਵੂਠਾ ॥੩॥
kaho naanak tin khannee-ai vanjaa jin ghat mayraa har parabh voothaa. ||3||
Says Nanak, I am every bit a sacrifice to those, within whose hearts my Lord God abides. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I'm full of admiration for the hearts where goodness truly lives.

Sweetness rains down on them, their pain lifts and their doubts clear.

They let go of clinging, and the pull of the big passions loosens its grip.

When goodness truly lives in your heart, sweetness rains down and the pull of big feelings loosens.
The deeper layer

The third Chhant praises hearts where the Lord "abides": "His Ambrosial Nectar rains down... pain is eliminated, doubt dispelled... their association with the five passions is broken off." The intense literal ("I am cut into pieces") is not rendered to a child, per the wellbeing rules — only "I'm full of admiration." A heart soaked in goodness has sweetness raining on it and the grip of the big passions loosening. For a child: when goodness truly lives in your heart, sweetness rains down and the pull of big feelings loosens.

A Question to Sit With

What does it feel like when 'sweetness rains down' on a good day?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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