Verse study

ਸਚੁ ਸਭਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਦਾਰੂ ਪਾਪ ਕਢੈ ਧੋਇ ॥

Sach sabhnaa hoe daaroo paap kadhai dhoe.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 468 · Asa di Vaar, Salok · Raag Asa · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਸਚੁ ਸਭਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਦਾਰੂ ਪਾਪ ਕਢੈ ਧੋਇ ॥

Sach sabhnaa hoe daaroo paap kadhai dhoe.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Truth is the medicine for everyone; it washes away wrongdoing.

ਸੱਚ ਸਭ ਲਈ ਦਵਾਈ ਹੈ; ਇਹ ਮਾੜੇ ਕਰਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਧੋ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 468, in Asa di Vaar, Salok, Raag Asa.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 468
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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