Har ke Naam bina dukh paave – Raag Bilaaval – Ang 830

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Raag Bilaaval (Bilawal) M.9

Guru Ji tells us without Naam, we endure all kinds of miseries. Towards the end of the Shabad, Guru Ji tells us how one can become a jiwan mukat.

Without the Name (Attributes) of the Lord, you shall only find pain; without devotional worship of the Lord, restlessness of the mind is not dispelled, this secret has been revealed to me by my Guru (Shabad).

“Har ke Naam bina dukh paave; bhagat bina sahsa neh chukay Gur eh bhed batavhe.” (rahao).

Of what use are pilgrimages to sacred shrines, and your fasts, if you do not enter the Sanctuary of the Lord?;  know that yogic practices and sacrificial feasts are useless, if you forget to sing Praises of the Lord.

“Kaha bheyo tirath bratt kiye Raam Sharan nahi aave; jogh jagh nifalh teh maano jo Prabh jass bisravhe.”

One who sets aside both pride and attachment, and sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord; Nanak says, such a mortal is said to be a jiwan mukat – liberated, while yet alive.

“Maan moh dono ko parhar Gobind ke gunn gaavhe; kaho Nanak eh bidh ko pranee jiwan mukat kahaavhe.”

Shabad Viakhya by Bhai Manjeet Singh Ji

Shabad Kirtan available on YouTube