Verse study

ਤੇਰਾ ਕੀਆ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਗੈ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮਾਂਗੈ ॥੨॥੪੨॥੯੩॥

Teraa keeaa meethaa laagai. Har naam padaarath naanak maangai.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 394 · Raag Asa · Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDB

ਤੇਰਾ ਕੀਆ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਗੈ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮਾਂਗੈ ॥੨॥੪੨॥੯੩॥

Teraa keeaa meethaa laagai. Har naam padaarath naanak maangai.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Whatever You do feels sweet to me. Nanak asks only for the treasure of the Divine Name.

ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਤੂੰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈਂ, ਉਹ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਿੱਠਾ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ। ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਖ਼ਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਮੰਗਦਾ ਹੈ।

Context

This line is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 394, Raag Asa.

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Where this verse appears on GurVichaar

Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 394
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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