Sikhism·Siree Raag·Shabad 56
Verse 5 of 5

Meditating on the Naam, Inner Peace

ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਤਿਸੈ ਦਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥
jee-o pind sabh tis daa tisai daa aaDhaar.
Body and soul all belong to Him; He is the Support of all.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਤਾ ਪਾਏ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥
gur parsaadee bujhee-ai taa paa-ay mokh du-aar.
By Guru's Grace, understanding comes, and then the Door of Liberation is found.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਤੂੰ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੪॥੨੪॥੫੭॥
naanak naam salaahi tooN ant na paaraavaar. ||4||24||57||
O Nanak, sing the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He has no end or limitation. ||4||24||57||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Body and soul all belong to Him. He is the Support of all.

By the Guru's grace, understanding comes, and then the Door of Liberation is found.

O Nanak, sing the praises of the Name. He has no end and no limit.

Healed of the ego-disease, balanced in equipoise, merged in the Shabad — this is the completed arc.
The deeper layer

This one closes the shabad: everything is His, and seeing that opens the door to freedom.

Jee-o pind sabh tis daa — body and soul are all His. He holds everyone up. If all of it is His, then there is no separate "me" left with a bill to pay. The account from the last verse is settled, because the doer has melted into the One who does everything.

Taa paa-ay mokh du-aar — then the door of freedom is found. That comes through understanding, by the Guru's grace.

This ends the doctor story of the shabad. The ego was the sickness, the Guru the doctor, and the Name the medicine. Now the person is healed, balanced, and merged in the Word.

Naanak naam salaahi — Nanak says, praise the Name. The One has no end and no edge. Think of trying to find the last number. There isn't one.

A Question to Sit With

What does 'being at peace' feel like for you — physically, mentally, in your chest? Can you describe the actual sensation of genuine peace when you find it?

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