ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
vad-hans mehlaa 3.
Wadahans, Third Mehl:
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਗਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਾਦੁ ਆਇਆ ॥
amrit naam sad meethaa laagaa gur sabdee saad aa-i-aa.
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam is always sweet to me; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I come to taste it.
ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
sachee banee sahj samaanee har jee-o man vasaa-i-aa. ||1||
Through the True Word of the Guru's Bani, I am merged in peace and poise; the Dear Lord is enshrined in the mind. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The sweetness of the beautiful Name always tastes good to me; wise words help me taste it.
Through those true words, a deep peace settles in, and the One feels at home in my heart.
The sweetness of what's good and true always tastes good — and it brings a settled, easy peace.
Guru Amar Das opens with the sweetness of amrit naam — the nectar of the Name — "always sweet to me," tasted "through the Word of the Guru." The result is sahaj — an effortless, settled peace — with "the Dear Lord enshrined in the mind." A gentle, glad opening before the shabad's bold middle verses.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing 'tastes sweet' to you every single time?
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