Sikhism·Raag Wadahans·Shabad 52
Verse 19 of 64

A Life Hungry for Goodness Is Full and Fruitful

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਜਿਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਤਿਨੀ ਪਾਇਅੜੇ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖਾ ॥
jinee har har naam Dhi-aa-i-aa tinee paa-i-arhay sarab sukhaa.
Those who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, obtain all peace and comforts.
ਸਭੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਸਫਲੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਮਨਿ ਲਾਗੀ ਭੁਖਾ ॥
sabh janam tinaa kaa safal hai jin har kay naam kee man laagee bhukhaa.
Fruitful is the entire life of those, who hunger for the Name of the Lord in their minds.
ਜਿਨੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਬਚਨਿ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਗਏ ਸਭਿ ਦੁਖਾ ॥
jinee gur kai bachan aaraaDhi-aa tin visar ga-ay sabh dukhaa.
Those who worship the Lord in adoration, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, forget all their pains and suffering.
ਤੇ ਸੰਤ ਭਲੇ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਹੈ ਜਿਨ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਿੰਤ ਪਰਾਈ ਚੁਖਾ ॥
tay sant bhalay gursikh hai jin naahee chint paraa-ee chukhaa.
Those Gursikhs are good Saints, who care for nothing other than the Lord.
ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਫਲ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਗੇ ਮੁਖਾ ॥੬॥
Dhan Dhan tinaa kaa guroo hai jis amrit fal har laagay mukhaa. ||6||
Blessed, blessed is their Guru, whose mouth tastes the Ambrosial Fruit of the Lord's Name. ||6||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Hearts that hold the good find real peace and comfort.

A life spent hungry for goodness is a full and fruitful one.

The best companions care about what's good above all.

A life spent hungry for goodness is a full and fruitful one.
The deeper layer

"Fruitful is the entire life of those who hunger for the Name." A life spent longing for goodness is a full life, and the best friends (Gursikhs) "care for nothing other than the Lord" — they keep goodness first. For a child: a life spent hungry for goodness is a full and fruitful one.

A Question to Sit With

What good thing would you like to 'hunger for' more?

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