ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਗਤੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥
har naam hamaaraa parabh abigat agochar abhinaasee purakh biDhaataa.
The Lord's Name is my immortal, unfathomable, imperishable Creator Lord, the Architect of Destiny.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਮ ਸ੍ਰੇਵਹ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਮ ਪੂਜਹ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੇ ਹੀ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ॥
har naam ham sarayveh har naam ham poojah har naamay hee man raataa.
I serve the Lord's Name, I worship the Lord's Name, and my soul is imbued with the Lord's Name.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੈ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਕੋਈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੋ ਅੰਤਿ ਛਡਾਤਾ ॥
har naamai jayvad ko-ee avar na soojhai har naamo ant chhadaataa.
I know of no other as great as the Lord's Name; the Lord's Name shall deliver me in the end.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਾ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ॥
har naam dee-aa gur par-upkaaree Dhan Dhan guroo kaa pitaa maataa.
The Generous Guru has given me the Lord's Name; blessed, blessed are the Guru's mother and father.
ਹੰਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਪੁਣੇ ਕੰਉ ਸਦਾ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੈ ਜਾਤਾ ॥੧੬॥
haN-u satgur apunay kaN-u sadaa namaskaaree jit mili-ai har naam mai jaataa. ||16||
I ever bow in humble reverence to my True Guru; meeting Him, I have come to know the Lord's Name. ||16||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The good is steady and lasting, never wearing out.
I serve it, love it, and soak my whole self in it.
I know nothing greater — and it's what carries me home in the end.
The good is steady and lasting — and it's what carries you home in the end.
The Pauree makes the Name (goodness) the whole of life: "I serve the Name, I worship the Name... I know of no other as great; the Name shall deliver me in the end." And gratitude even for the Guru's parents ("blessed are the Guru's mother and father") — thankfulness reaching back to those who raised the one who taught us. For a child: the good is steady and lasting, and it's what carries you home in the end.
A Question to Sit With
What lasting good would you want to carry with you your whole life?
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