ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਠਕਾ ਸੁਖਦਾਈ ॥
ਪ੍ਰà¨ੂ ਦਾ ਸਦਾ-ਥਿਰ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਨਾਮ ਸੁਖ-ਦਾਤਾ ਹੈ ।
sat naam prabh kaa sukhadhaiee ||
The True Name of God is the Giver of peace.
सति नामु प्रठका सुखदाई ॥
ਬਿਸ੍ਵਾਸੁ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਈ ॥੬॥
ਹੇ ਨਾਨਕ! (ਜੀਵ ਨੂੰ) ਇਹ ਅਟੱਲ ਸਿਦਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਤੋਂ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ ।੬।
bisavaiaas sat naanak gur te paiee ||6||
Nanak has obtained true faith from the Guru. ||6||ਹੇ ਨਾਨਕ! (ਜੀਵ ਨੂੰ) ਇਹ ਅਟੱਲ ਸਿਦਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਤੋਂ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ ।੬।
bisavaiaas sat naanak gur te paiee ||6||
बिस्वासु सति नानक गुर ते पाई ॥६॥
Satnam reminds me of Guru Nanak’s magic word: Satnam. Once on his trips to the Jogi’s, they asked Guru Nanak, show us your magic. And he said I don’t have any other magic other than the True Name. Satnam. Satnam was the main greeting when I used to live with the American Sikhs in Berkeley — as opposed to Sat Sri Akal, or Guru Fateh. I love this magical mantra.
Here is an audio recording of when Rajesh Prasanna visited me in the US many years ago — I invited a bunch of musicians (I think 8 of us) and we did a recording of this whole album in 2 hours. There was no planning of preparation. Most musicians had never played with each other. I love the organicness of this album (Guru Nanak’s Elemental Meditation — you can find it on Spotify, iTunes or YouTube music.
Satnam reminds me of Guru Nanak’s magic word: Satnam. Once on his trips to the Jogi’s, they asked Guru Nanak, show us your magic. And he said I don’t have any other magic other than the True Name. Satnam. Satnam was the main greeting when I used to live with the American Sikhs in Berkeley — as opposed to Sat Sri Akal, or Guru Fateh. I love this magical mantra.
Here is an audio recording of when Rajesh Prasanna visited me in the US many years ago — I invited a bunch of musicians (I think 8 of us) and we did a recording of this whole album in 2 hours. There was no planning of preparation. Most musicians had never played with each other. I love the organicness of this album (Guru Nanak’s Elemental Meditation — you can find it on Spotify, iTunes or YouTube music.