Sikhism·Siree Raag·Shabad 61
Verse 3 of 4

Attuned to the Shabad, the Happy Soul-Bride Is Adorned

ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੀਆ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੀਗਾਰਿ ॥
sabad ratee-aa sohaaganee sachai sabad seegaar.
Attuned to the Shabad, the happy soul-brides are adorned with the True Word of the Shabad.
ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਪਾਇਨਿ ਘਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਹੇਤਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
har var paa-in ghar aapnai gur kai hayt pi-aar.
Within their own home, they obtain the Lord as their Husband, with love for the Guru.
ਸੇਜ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਵੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਭਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
sayj suhaavee har rang ravai bhagat bharay bhandaar.
Upon her beautiful and cozy bed, she enjoys the Love of her Lord. She is overflowing with the treasure of devotion.
ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਜਿ ਸਭਸੈ ਦੇਇ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
so parabh pareetam man vasai je sabhsai day-ay aDhaar. ||2||
That Beloved God abides in her mind; He gives His Support to all. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Attuned to the Shabad, the happy soul-bride is forever adorned with the True Name as her ornament.

She is truthful, and her speech is sweet and loving. She serves her Husband Lord with devotion.

The adornment that matters is not gold or jewels — it is the Naam, worn in how she lives and speaks.

The adornment of the Naam is worn not as jewelry but in how one speaks and lives.
The deeper layer

The happy soul-bride's adornment: Naam abharan — the Name as ornament. Not jewelry but the divine Name worn in life. Her speech is meetha bol (sweet, loving) — which was also the mark of the happy soul-bride in Shabad 45.

Pati sevai — she serves her Husband Lord. The service is not servility — it is the joyful engagement of the one who has found what she was made for.

A Question to Sit With

What is the most beautiful thing about someone you genuinely admire — not their appearance, but what shines from them? How do they 'wear' it?

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