Sumiran Ka Ang (Shri Gurdev Daya Kari)

In this Shabad, Dayabai Ji explains the immense spiritual power of Simran, the constant remembrance of God’s Name. She says that receiving the Divine Name through the grace of the Satguru is the greatest blessing because it fulfills the true purpose of human life. Worldly things are temporary and deceptive, but the remembrance of God remains the only lasting support for the soul. Through sincere repetition of the Divine Name, sins, impurities, and inner restlessness gradually disappear.

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॥बानी दयाबाई जी॥ ॥दोहे॥

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सुमिरन का अंग

Sumiran Ka Ang

Simran

श्री गुरदेव दया करी मैं पायौ हरि नाम।
एक राम के नाम तें होत सँपूरन काम॥

Shri Gurudev daya kari main paayau Hari naam,
Ek Raam ke naam ten hot sampooran kaam.

The Master bestowed his grace and I received the Lord's Nam;
with the Lord's Nam alone, all tasks are accomplished.

'दयादास' हरि नाम लै या जग में ये सार।
हरि भजते हरि ही भये पायौ भेद अपार॥

'Dayaadaas' Hari naam lai ya jag mein ye saar,
Hari bhajate Hari hi bhaye paayau bhed apaar.

Says Daya, the faithful servant: Meditate on the Lord's Nam, this is the true essence in this world.
Contemplating on the Lord, one unites with him and the infinite mystery is revealed.

राम नाम के लेत ही पातक झरैं अनेक।
रे नर हरि के नाम की राखो मन में टेक॥

Raam naam ke let hi paatak jharain anek,
Re nar Hari ke naam ki raakho man mein tek.

Repeating the Lord's Nam, innumerable sins are destroyed;
O man, firmly hold onto the Lord's Nam as a steadfast support within your heart.

राम कहो फिर राम कहु राम नाम मुख गाव।
यह तन बिनस्यो जातु है नाहिन आन उपाव॥

Raam kaho phir Raam kahu Raam naam mukh gaav,
Yah tan binasyo jaatu hai naahin aan upaav.

Over and over, repeat the Lord's Nam and sing its glory.
This body is wasting away, there is no other recourse.

सोवत जागत हरि भजो हरि हिरदे न बिसार।
डोरी गहि हरि नाम की 'दया' न टूटै तार॥

Sovat jaagat Hari bhajo Hari hirde na bisaar,
Dori gahi Hari naam ki 'Daya' na tootai taar.

Whether awake or asleep, contemplate on the Lord; let your heart never forget him.
Once you have a grip on the cord of the Lord's Nam, never let go of it, says Daya.

'दया' जगत में यह नफो हरि सुमिरन कर लेह।
छल-रूपी छिन-भंग है पाँच तत्त की देह॥

'Daya' jagat mein yah nafo Hari sumiran kar leh,
Chhal-roopi chhin-bhang hai paanch tatt ki deh.

The only benefit of coming into this world, O Daya, is remembering the Lord.
Illusory and short-lived, this body is composed of the five elements.

'दया' देह सूँ नेह तजि हरि भजु आठौ जाम।
मन निर्मल ह्वै तनिक में पावै निज बिस्राम॥

'Daya' deh sun neh taji Hari bhaju aathau jaam,
Man nirmal hvai tanik mein paavai nij bisraam.

Give up attachment to this body, O Daya; contemplate on the Lord at all times.
It purifies the mind in no time and one obtains repose in the primal abode.

'दया' नाव हरि नाम की सतगुरु खेवनहार।
साधू जन के संग मिलि तिरत न लागै बार॥

'Daya' naav Hari naam ki Satguru khevanhaar,
Saadhu jan ke sang mili tirat na laagai baar.

The Lord's Nam is the boat, says Daya; the Satguru is its helmsman.
One who seeks refuge in the saints is ferried across without delay.

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Spiritual Insight

The Shabad encourages the seeker to remember God continuously while awake, asleep, or engaged in daily life. Dayabai Ji teaches that the human body made of the five elements is temporary and will one day perish, so attachment to it should be reduced while love for God should increase. She beautifully compares the Divine Name to a boat and the Satguru to the boatman who helps souls cross the ocean of worldly existence. In the company of saints and through constant Simran, the mind becomes pure and attains true inner peace and spiritual rest.