ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mehlaa 3.
Shalok, Third Mehl:
ਜਿਨ ਕੰਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਸਦਾ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥
jin kaN-u satgur bhayti-aa say har keerat sadaa kamaahi.
Those who meet the True Guru, ever sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.
ਅਚਿੰਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥
achint har naam tin kai man vasi-aa sachai sabad samaahi.
The Lord's Name naturally fills their minds, and they are absorbed in the Shabad, the Word of the True Lord.
ਕੁਲੁ ਉਧਾਰਹਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਮੋਖ ਪਦਵੀ ਆਪੇ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
kul uDhaareh aapnaa mokh padvee aapay paahi.
They redeem their generations, and they themselves obtain the state of liberation.
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਤਿਨ ਕੰਉ ਸੰਤੁਸਟੁ ਭਇਆ ਜੋ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਨੀ ਜਨ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
paarbarahm tin kaN-u santusat bha-i-aa jo gur charnee jan paahi.
The Supreme Lord God is pleased with those who fall at the Guru's Feet.
ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਦਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਜ ਰਖਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
jan naanak har kaa daas hai kar kirpaa har laaj rakhaahi. ||1||
Servant Nanak is the Lord's slave; by His Grace, the Lord preserves his honor. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Hearts that meet real wisdom keep a song of gladness going.
The good naturally fills their minds, and they lift up everyone around them.
Their own hearts find freedom, and grace keeps them safe.
One heart full of goodness lifts up everyone around it — and everyone who comes after.
"Those who meet the True Guru ever sing the Kirtan... they redeem their generations, and themselves obtain liberation." Goodness is never merely private — one good heart lifts up its whole family and line. For a child: one heart full of goodness lifts up everyone around it and after it.
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